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From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:

Former Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., (New York) executive Ben Liss has joined Dallas, Texas-based hedge fund firm KeyPoint Capital Management as an analyst effective May 1 this year, the company said in a statement.

Keypoint’s Portfolio Manager Rod Hinze, commented, "We are confident that Ben’s extensive, ground-level diligence in the real estate sector – combined with his financial acumen – will contribute to Keypoint’s success going forward, and is a reflection of our growth and potential in the years ahead."

During his tenure at Cantor, Liss was instrumental in building out a lodging investment banking practice. Prior to Cantor, Liss was an Associate at JF Capital Advisors, a lodging focused advisory and investment firm, where he built portfolio projections and performed asset level due diligence for hotel acquisitions. Liss is a graduate of Yale University.

The $39m equity manager plans to launch an offshore fund in June, which will run alongside its onshore Real Estate Opportunity hedge fund, HFMWeek reported in March. Hinze cited his strategy’s edge in public equity real estate for his decision to launch the offshore vehicle.

KeyPoint Capital is an opportunistic hedge fund that specializes in very liquid long/short investments in re......................

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