HK regulator softens proposed shorting rule

IOSCO secretary general appointed as ASIC commissioner

Samena Capital: creating cross-border synergies

Shirish Saraf, CEO and deputy chairman of Samena Capital, explains why the SAMENA model works in today’s changing world

Towards a more spiritual style of capitalism

Could more virtue lead to more prosperity?

AsiaHedge Forum 2012: Adapting Alpha to the New World

The AsiaHedge Forum 2012, held in Hong Kong on 29 February to 1 March, attracted more than 300 Asian hedge fund managers, global allocators and policy makers. Lively debates and animated keynote addresses during the two-day event focused on several key issues: macro headwinds, business sustainability, capital inflows and, most importantly, alpha generation amid changing global dynamics

Ortus Capital, LIM Advisors and Value Partners lead the winners at the 2011 AsiaHedge Awards

Despite being held against a backdrop of some of the toughest market conditions in recent times, the overriding sentiment at the 10th AsiaHedge Awards dinner was one of strength and determination – given the emergence of Asia as the epicentre of future economic and geo-political growth

Gottex-Penjing deal creates major allocator in Asia

Vistra readies launch of incubation platform in Hong Kong

EIP builds new business model for hedge funds

Tobias Bland, chief executive officer of Enhanced Investment Products in Hong Kong, isn’t your typical hedge fund manager. For one thing, he started the firm with a series of passive funds that was accompanied by a hedge fund

Prudence prepares to piggyback strong growth in Chinese credit markets

Prudence Investment Management stuck its neck out when Chinese credit was in the doldrums. Now it is uniquely placed to benefit from growth

The Asian hedge fund industry is seeing a new conduit to long term assets in the form of hedge fund consultants, which have emerged as a key gate-keeper for institutional assets following the global financial crisis

Credit Suisse closes the gap by assets on Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, while Deutsche Bank – again the biggest player in Hong Kong and China – and UBS are also now close by mandates as the top five firms fight for market share in a shrinking Asian hedge fund world

Global investors are waking up to the potential of Asian macro funds – a burgeoning category that is notching up some notable success stories