May 7th, 2012
China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) is consulting with bankers regarding the feasibility of expanding the country’s QFII program, which allows foreign institutions to invest in the nation’s domestic securities markets.
The CSRC . . . → Read More: CSRC May Allow Hedge Funds and PE Funds to Join QFII
May 2nd, 2012
William Lee, who was head of JP Morgan’s Asia Pacific Equity Derivatives desk in Hong Kong, plans to start a hedge fund in the city later this year with a capacity of $2 billion. The relative-value fund will focus on Asia Pacific markets and . . . → Read More: Ex-JP Morgan Equity Derivatives Head to Start Hedge Fund in Hong Kong
May 2nd, 2012
Hugh Hendry, intellectual and out-of-the-box thinking fund manager of the Eclectica Fund, released his manager commentary for April 2012.
Some of the many points made. Link to the must-read letter below:
Economic crisis started in the . . . → Read More: Hendry: Final Shoe (to Drop) is China
April 30th, 2012
Former GLG Partners emerging markets managers Kelvin Woo and Joe Zhang are said to be leaving to start their own Hong Kong-based hedge fund, HighIsland . . . → Read More: HighIsland Capital Partners to start-up in Hong Kong
April 24th, 2012
A group of 20 representatives from Chinese hedge funds, business organizations, and government visited Greenwich, Connecticut, to learn more about transforming FengXian (奉贤区), one of 18 districts in Shanghai, into a haven for hedge . . . → Read More: Shanghai Looks to Greenwich as Hedge Fund Model