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Hong Kong seeder preps launch of first offshore A & H-share quant hedge fund

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Matthias Knab, Opalesque:

OP Investment Management Ltd (OPIM) has announced a partnership with Charles Wang from Academia Capital Management (Academia) to launch one of Hong Kong’s first A and H-share quant funds for offshore investors, the Academia China Absolute Return Fund.

The Fund will deploy a series of proprietary quant models uniquely adapted to the Chinese Market to generate outperformance. Targeting an initial launch AUM of $100M USD, the open-ended fund is expected to launch in Q4 2016, managed by Charles Wang and his team in cooperation with OP Investment management.

Alvin Fan, Chief Executive Officer of OP Investment Management commented, "Academia’s new fund is among the first wave of A and H-share quantitative strategies through the Shanghai-Hong Kong and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect. It will provide institutional investors with deep access to China under the professional management of a regional team. With over 20-year experience in global quantitative investment space, and especially his recent years investing in the Chinese market, Charles’ track record brings together the best of both worlds."

Charles Wang, Director and Fund Manager of Academia perceives high opportunity in launching an offshore version of his fund, "I am pleased on the launch and for Academia Fund to be working with OP Investment Management. There is high opportunity for quant funds to thrive offshore."

Prior to launching is his own fund, Charles hel......................

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