Strong growth in the Asian hedge fund universe is evident from the rise in the number of funds and size of assets; total size of the universe is up 21% to US$160 billion as of end-2007.
The alternative investment industry’s yearly recognition of Asian hedge funds is here again! This is a great occasion to let your hair down and party together with your industry peers, accompanied with plenty of quality food and drinks.
This paper aims to gain an understanding of how the recommendations set out in the AIMA Guide have been received by the UK hedge fund community, and in particular, stakeholders involved in the valuation process.
Despite choppy markets and murky outlook, activist hedge funds show no signs of strains. Damien Park believes activist investing is here to stay as he explains the driving force behind its remarkable growth.
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) issued a media release on 6 March 2008, addressing transparency and settlement risk issues associated with short-selling within the context of its rules.
From 2004 to 2007, private equity investments in India saw 903 deals worth US$24.8 billion struck. Of these, 45 were over US$100 million in size. According to Boston Analytics, this is due to the liberalisation of the Indian economy and the emergence of over 300 million Indian middle class.
Jamal Abbas Zaidi, Islamic International Rating Agency
This article outlines a number of issues constraining liquidity management by Islamic financial institutions and suggests some measures to overcome these issues.
Anne Moore Odell recounts the milestone stories of the SRI industry in 2007, from heralding the expansion of the SRI industry to trumpeting for issues like climate change and improving product and work safety.
Singapore has positioned itself well to harvest the potentials of the fund management industry. Anuj Kagalwala lists three noteworthy tax incentives in which the government has in place to make Singapore an attractive choice of location for fund managers.
