02/01/2012

Leading global hedge fund administrator expands into Asia Pacific

Building on the success already established in North America and Europe, the expansion reflects the increased importance of bringing fund services to Asia and the Pacific Rim, given an environment where there is an increasing focus on operational efficien

01/16/2012

Hedge Fund Securities Targets Japanese Investors With Epic Funds

The company raised 673 million yen in the first month since starting a fund of hedge funds in November that invests in three Japanese equity strategies run by Tokyo-based Epic, said President Sadaya Mano. It will have capacity of about 10 billion yen, whi

01/13/2012

Former Citadel Asia star eyes China for turnaround

"Our strong focus for this year is hard events. It's deals," Taylor said in the interview at his modest Hong Kong office. "Right now, the hard catalyst part of our portfolio is predominantly outbound China bids."

01/12/2012

Hong Kong regulator approves new synthetic ETFs

The SFC has approved a total of 13 new synthetic ETFs, six for Deutsche and seven for EIP – the first regulatory approval since it brought in requirements that each domestic synthetic ETF should have at least 100% collateralisation.

01/12/2012

Fund managers warm to 'Dim Sum'

In recent months, fund powerhouses including BlackRock Inc., Van Eck Global and Invesco Ltd. have launched mutual funds or exchange-traded funds targeting investors looking to gain exposure to yuan-denominated bonds traded in Hong Kong, dubbed "dim

01/12/2012

Taiwan to sign investment MOU with Australian fund manager

Under the MOU, the CEPD will provide the Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) division of the Macquarie Funds Group with information on infrastructure construction projects in Taiwan, said CEPD Minister Christina Liu.

01/12/2012

Rush to launch new funds as China investment channel opens

Following two rounds of quotas being awarded by China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange to investment firms in Hong Kong under its Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor scheme since December, funds have scrambled to launch invest

01/09/2012

HK approves first set of RQFII funds

The SFC approved the four RQFII funds from CSOP Asset Management, Da Cheng International Asset Management, China Universal Asset Management (Hong Kong) and Guotai Junan Assets (Asia) on December 30, marking the first set of such funds to be approved for s