News

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  True Partner blazes a trail in vol arbitrage

  19 Jul 2012

• Taconic Capital establishes its presence in Hong Kong

  19 Jul 2012

• JH Whitney’s Japan Advisory loses licence in Japan over insider trading

  19 Jul 2012

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  Sparx appoints Sunwah man Majcher as senior adviser

  19 Jul 2012

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  RBS brings in ex-UBS talent to run Asia prime broking

  19 Jul 2012

• Treasury Group acquires stake in Octis group

  19 Jul 2012

• Factorial’s multi-strategy flagship vehicle delivers more than 10% return in first six months of operation

  19 Jul 2012

• Hanover Square opens up India fund to outside investors

  19 Jul 2012

• Shanghai readies first batch of hedge funds under QDLP

  19 Jul 2012

• Sumitomo acquires Daiwa asset servicing arm

  19 Jul 2012

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  Veteran FX traders establish Northbridge Park macro fund with 12-15% return target

  19 Jul 2012

• Octagon Capital launches levered version of flagship fund

  19 Jul 2012

• Nomura and Permal join forces to launch market-neutral UCITS-compliant Japanese equity product

  19 Jul 2012

• Ex-HSBC manager soft-launches China fund

  19 Jul 2012

• GLG to launch pan-Asia long/short vehicle

  19 Jul 2012

• Sansar plans to re-open Asia flagship fund

  19 Jul 2012

Industry Analysis

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  New funds in Asia attract over $2 billion in assets during the first half

  19 Jul 2012

  Despite very tough market conditions, new funds in Asia are continuing to mop up considerable assets, raising $2.02 billion through 32 launches in the first half, as more top-quality managers come to the market

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  Chinese hedge funds enter second generation with greater flexibility

  19 Jul 2012

  Despite a difficult year, hedge fund managers in China are heartened by the ongoing renminbi liberalisation and new measures to lower the barrier to entry

Profiles

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  AlphaGen Japan team stays upbeat

  19 Jul 2012

  While many managers remain downcast about the long-term future of Japan’s economy, John Stewart, portfolio manager of the AlphaGen Hokuto and Tenro funds, believes that focusing on the near term can help to manage the worrying structural factors

Performance

• Asia-focused long/short equity managers back in black

  19 Jul 2012

• Japan funds banish the blues with an encouraging rebound in June

  19 Jul 2012

• Wide dispersion among Chinese funds

  19 Jul 2012

• BDT Invest Asian Focus rides high thanks to consumers

  19 Jul 2012

• SC Asian Opportunity Fund enjoys a boost

  19 Jul 2012

• SFP’s Value Realization reaps rewards

  19 Jul 2012

Events

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  AsiaHedge Awards 2012: early contenders

  19 Jul 2012

  This year’s AsiaHedge Awards will be held in Hong Kong at the Island Shangri-La on 25 October. Here we present a preview of early contenders for each category

Comment

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  Transcending global boundaries

  19 Jul 2012

  Asian hedge funds need to step away from the noise of day-to-day trading

Data

• AsiaHedge league tables – June 2012

  19 Jul 2012