Hedge Funds

China to open up markets to hedge funds

China's regulators are proposing to allow hedge funds to directly trade in mainland stocks and bonds. Read ››

Asia hedge fund startups falter

Asia-focused hedge funds started with help from a major backer are shutting down as a shrinking pool of key investors. Read ››

China’s wealthy investors turn to ‘sunshine’ trusts

Wealthy Chinese investors are turning to “sunshine” private trusts, the prototypes of hedge funds in the communist nation. Read ››

Citigroup Singapore sues HK-based hedge fund manager over gold

Citigroup Inc.’s Singapore unit sued Hong Kong-based hedge fund manager Raghavendran Rajaraman for $1.03 million in trading losses. Read ››

Singapore hedge fund sector set to shrink on tighter regulations

Singapore's $53 billion hedge fund industry is set for a shakeout as the city-state's planned new regulations are expected to raise costs. Read ››

Myriad Fund cleared for launch

Carl Huttenlocher received a license to launch Myriad Asset Management this December, three months later than planned. Read ››

Wessex closing Asia hedge fund on asset slump

UK-based Wessex Asset Management is closing a hedge fund that invests in Asia-Pacific. Read ››

Asian hedge funds giving up secrecy to win cash

Asian hedge funds are gicing up their secrecy and allowing clients more control of their investments in order to draw money from institutions. Read ››

Monsoon Capital banks on quant to regrow hedge fund assets

Monsoon Capital, which managed $1.6 billion before the financial crisis triggered major redemptions, is banking on quant-driven strategies. Read ››

S. Korea finalizes details on hedge funds

South Korea's financial watchdog has finalized details about qualifications to manage hedge funds. Read ››

South Korea to come up with first local hedge fund

South Korea is moving to quicken a regulatory revision in a bid to launch the first local hedge fund within this year. Read ››

HSBC launches first offshore renminbi fund

HSBC Alternative Investments expanded flagship HSBC GH Fund of Hedge Funds to clients holding renminbi deposits. Read ››

Algebris eyes opening of Singapore office

London-based Algebris Investments LLP is planning to open its office in Asia as growth in the region attracts investors. Read ››

Asia Pacific assets rebounded says survey

Survey says total assets in APAC ended the year at $132.5 billion after bottoming out at $118.75 billion by mid 2009. Read ››

Survey: funds are 47% equity long/short strategies

Hedge fund managers in Singapore participated in a research conducted by the Alternative Investment Management Association, the global industry trade association for the alternative investment management industry. Read ››

ING rebalances hedge portfolio for employee options

ING Groep N.V. has sold 1,450,000 (depositary receipts for) ordinary shares for its delta hedge portfolio, which is used to hedge employee options. Read ››

ING rebalances hedge portfolio for employee options

ING Groep hedges employee options with the sale of 5,230,000 ordinary shares for its delta hedge portfolio. Read ››

Hong Kong hedge funds hit hardest in Asia-Pacific

Almost one out of five hedge funds in the Asia-pacific region closed from January 2008 up to the first quarter of 2009. Read ››

ING rebalances employee hedge portfolio

ING has bought 7,260,000 ordinary shares of its delta hedge portfolio, which is used to hedge employee options. Read ››

SuperDerivatives to power S&P's new Credit Default Swap Indices

SuperDerivatives (SD), the derivatives benchmark, today announced that its credit derivatives platform, SD-CD, has been chosen by Standard & Poor’s to power its new Credit Default Swap (CDS) Indices, launched today. Read ››

EIP Excels its investment universe

Hong Kong-based asset management firm, Enhanced Investment Products Ltd. (EIP) announces strong results despite the current economic climate demonstrating that its market neutral Overlay Fund offers absolute returns. Read ››

SuperDerivatives reports strong growth in Q4 08 and continuing into 2009

uperDerivatives (SD), the derivatives benchmark, reports significant growth in Q4 of 2008 over the previous year, with 83-percent growth in new customers and renewals in December alone, as demand from institutions in driven by cost control and the need for pricing transparency and accurate risk management in derivatives. Read ››