Citi’s Singapore unit has sued Hong Kong-based hedge fund manager Raghavendran Rajaraman over a USD1million shortfall incurred after it liquidated his gold account reported FINalternatives.
While European and North American investors are shying away from investing in emerging manager hedge funds, Asian investors are increasingly keen to commit to such funds, the latest Preqin research shows. Fifty-eight percent of investors in the region are prepared
The HFRI Emerging Markets: Asia ex-Japan Index gained 0.75 per cent in June, compared to an anemic 0.05 per cent return for the broader industry, according to He
MSCI, a provider of investment decision support tools, has launched the Barra China Equity Model (CNE5), which captures the short and long term dynamics of the Chinese local market and includes the latest advances in risk methodology. The enhanced model
GLG Partners, the investment manager division of Man Group, has made a series of appointments in Asia to form a long-short equities team focused on fundamental stock picking. Based in Hong Kong, the team will be co-managed by David Mercurio,
Asian hedge funds finally enjoyed a solid month of performance for September, gaining 2.48 per cent according to Eurekahedge: their best monthly return since February 2012 when they gained 3.46 per cent. That now puts the region’s alternatives industry at
The first RMB Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor A-share exchange-traded fund has been listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. The first RMB Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor A-share exchange-traded fund has been listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.
Financial information services company Markit has been selected by members of the Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA) to provide an online solution to facilitate compliance with Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission’s (SFC) new electronic trading rules.
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund association, has launched a Middle East initiative. AIMA is seeking to create a network for managers and service providers in the Middle East that can give the local industry a
ChineseInvestors.com’s S-1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission became effective this past week, securing a USD1.5m financing commitment from Kodiak Capital Group, a Delaware limited liability company. ChineseInvestors.com’s S-1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission became effective this
