Opalesque - Asia Pacific Intelligence

Editorial

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200

Welcome to the May issue of Asia Pacific Intelligence where we feature two new Australian hedge fund firms, two surveys from Japan showing that their institutions will increase investment in alternatives over this year, and a New Zealand absolute return house that is looking for like-minded comp...
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Allocation to alternatives by Japanese institutions set to increase as domestic market booms

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200

Two pieces of research into Japanese institutional investment, one from JP Morgan Asset Management, the other from the Nomura Research Institute, show that alternative investments are set to gain in popularity. Patrick Moonen The JP Morgan survey, conducted between April and early March 2013 s...
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Allen Partners offers local knowledge for hedge funds chasing super funds

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200

Neil Power is the new head of hedge fund advisory at Allen Partners in Sydney, a firm that knows where the money is in the Australian institutional sector and what it wants to invest in. Founded in 2009 by three senior professionals from the asset management and alternative assets industries, ...
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Boutique absolute return fund of funds searches for like-minded partners globally

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200

Mike Taylor, managing director and executive chairman of New Zealand boutique absolute return fund management house Pie Funds is on a quest to find his fellow small cap absolute return funds across the globe as he puts together his first focused fund of funds. Mike Taylor Pie was founded in D...
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Eurekahedge reports hedge funds up 0.71%in March, 2.98% year to date with Japanese hedge funds up 10.78% in the first quarter

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200

The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 0.71% during March, against the MSCI World Index return of 1.76%. Key highlights for March 2013 included: Early reports indicate positive asset flows to hedge funds in March; 1Q 2013 witnessed positive asset flows of US$20 billion Japanese hedge funds witnes...
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Aussie seeder Scout Global to launch offshore fund version of its family office emerging manager fund

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200

News came this month that IMQ had seeded Romanesco Capital Management's Persistence Fund alongside an Australian seeding company,  Scout Global Funds. Oliver Alliker, director at Scout Global, explains that the firm was founded in Sydney from a family office in 2006 with the remit o...
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Zenith finds good CTAs offer protection from market volatility

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200

Australian consultancy Zenith Investment Partners has just released its 2013 CTA / Macro Sector findings. Daniel Liptak, Head of Alternatives said: "With the performance of many CTAs struggling over the last 18 - 24 months we believe that it is timely to consider the function and uti...
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Alternative news from Asia Pacific for April included:

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200

The Opalesque AMB team reported on the GFIA hedge funds note for April, finding that there had been a significant spike in the number of Asian hedge funds with less than $10m in assets under management due to investor withdrawals and fund poor performance. The firm also found that there were only...
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Dutch investment boutique hunts for returns in Japan's revitalisation

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200

Michael Kretschmer Michael Kretschmer is co-manager of the Netherlands based Pelargos Japan Alpha Fund, from investment boutique Pelargos Capital. The fund launched in June 2008, has returned 35% since inception, and has $135m under management, most of which is from the Dutch insurance company...
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Editorial

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200

Welcome to the April issue of Asia Pacific Intelligence. This issue has a bit of a theme of blending European and Asian investment skills and opportunities. We open with a profile of a company that combines Europe and Hong Kong, with an interview with Max Gottschalk of Gottex Penjing Asset Managemen...
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