Gottex Fund Management, a fund of hedge funds manager with over $8 billion in assets under management, is looking to grow its Asia Pacific fund to capture the rapid growth […]
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Indus reaches capacity in Asia Pacific fund
New York-based Asian equity specialist Indus Capital Partners has closed its flagship Indus Asia Pacific Fund to new capital, say clients. The fund, launched in 2000, is understood to have […]
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HSBC launches Asia-Pacific prime broking service
HSBC has taken the decisive step to launch its prime broking services in Asia-Pacific, with the ultimate aim of grabbing a significant chunk of market share. The service kicks off […]
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RBS boosts Japan team
The fixed income and debt capital markets team for Japan at Royal Bank of Scotland has been strengthened with several key appointments. The new hires include Filip Beuls as global […]
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Triskele assets soar above $600 million
Triskele China, a Hong Kong-based China equity long/short fund, is seeing significant interest with assets having now breached the $600 million mark. By end June 2011, the firm’s AUM stood […]
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Canning Park sees strong start for Asia long/short strategy
Sydney-based Canning Park Capital, an Asia including Japan long/short strategy run by former AlphaGen Capella and Goldman Sachs veterans, has generated a strong 19% return in its first 10 months […]
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Ginger Capital launching Greater China multi-strat vehicle
Greater China specialist Ginger Capital Advisors in Hong Kong is staging a comeback of sorts following the granting of a new license to operate as a hedge fund manager by […]
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Chaos at La Polar
Chilean retailer La Polar reshuffled its leadership after raising its loan-loss provisions due to unauthorized practices in the management of its credit portfolio. It hired Eduardo Bizama as CEO beginning […]
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Chile Chases Brazil
Brazilian corporates will almost certainly dominate equity offerings in the region this year with $8.13 billion al-ready sold through June 15, but Chile is also making its presence felt with […]
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Colombia Gets Busy
M&A deals continue to grow from last year, with 741 deals announced in the year through June 22, beating 2010’s figure of 707 deals for the corresponding period, according to […]