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Exploring the FoHFs universe (part 5) – investing in Asian FoFs: betting on Asia` strength requires people on the ground and strict DD

Monday, November 05, 2007

Benedicte Gravrand, Geneva: Why should you invest in a FoHFs? What are the recent developments in the FoHFs space? What makes a fund of hedge funds successful? These topics are explored in our Monday series on FoFs.

Sail Advisors is one of Asia’s largest FoHFs managers, based in Hong Kong, with $2.3 bln under management. Eliza Lau, Sail’s CEO, explained to Opalesque one should invest in the Asian hedge fund arena through FoHFs.

Asia`s strength on fundamental and macro levels “Growth in Asia is very strong both on the fundamental level and on the macro level. The macro side looks very healthy. Also currency is on the rise given that the demand coming to Asia is so strong. The fundamental and the macro fronts certainly justify why one should invest in Asia. Asia has had a strong liquidity over the past 18 to 24 months. A lot of global investors still underweight Asia: big institutions, asset management houses, pension funds, are investing in a single digit to Asia. Liquidity will continue coming from the U.S., Europe and the Middle-East. The subprime crisis and the weakening of the dollar will continue to drive the dollar to that part of the world. The domestic growth is also very strong. Through funds such as the QDRI, the Chinese investors can invest domestically or into Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and other markets with China listing, allowing liquidity to flow out of China throughout the region.”

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