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Opalesque Roundtable finds endowments, sovereign wealth funds and large global hedge funds come back to Japan - What do they see?

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

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Opalesque, the world's largest subscription-based publisher covering the alternative investment industry, has launched the fifth issue of its acclaimed regional Roundtable scripts, the "Opalesque Japan Roundtable".

The Opalesque Japan Roundtable will be closing the 2008 coverage of the Asian hedge fund centers after having covered New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong (see here for Roundtable Archive: Source).

The Opalesque Japan Roundtable was sponsored by Nikko Citi Prime Finance (Source) and took place in their Tokyo office. Opalesque thanks Ed Rogers from Rogers Investment Advisors for helping to put the group together.

After a stellar performance in 2005, Japanese hedge funds were struggling in 2006 and 2007. Is 2008 the turn-around year? The good news is that endowments, sovereign wealth funds and large global hedge funds are coming back to Japan. What opportunities do they see? In this Roundtable script, you will learn:

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