* Funds in Mideast, North Africa hard hit by recent unrest * MENA funds have low assets under management * Client inflows to funds in the region remain muted * Smaller funds with no shareholder...
* Assets above $1 bln, up from $230 mln since 2010 start * Year-to-date return at 5.8 pct, ahead of peers, benchmark * Asia only had 29 hedge fund firms with $1 bln at Jan...
HONG KONG, April 27 - Macquarie Asian Alpha Fund has quadrupled assets to more than $1 billion since the start of 2010, according to an investor letter seen by Reuters, joining a small club of...
BEIJING, April 25 - China's central bank is considering setting up new investment funds to diversify holdings in the country's swelling foreign exchange reserves, the world's largest stockpile, local media reported on Monday. The proposed...
SYDNEY, April 20 - The Australian government on Wednesday said it was considering tax exemptions for sovereign wealth funds that have passive investments in Australian assets. Commenting on a paper discussing the options on tax,...
* Preparing to launch fund by October to seed hedge funds * Frims have committed $25 million towards the fund (Recasts, adds details, quotes) HONG KONG, April 19 - Hong Kong's Samena Capital and Swiss...
* Bond weighting at record high of 49.6 pct in March * Japan quake, N. Africa tensions trigger active reallocation * Fund managers' cash position highest since Nov 2009 (Corrects equities, cash and bond figures...
HONG KONG, April 14 - HSBC marked its foray into the Asian exchange traded funds market with the launch of a series of Greater China-focused funds, pitting itself against established players such as Blackrock and...
* Hedge fund in China may grow to $61 bln in 5 yrs - E Fund * Guotai, China Southern, Finch prepare new launches * Hurdles include lack of expertise, shortage of hedging tools HONG...
* Japan investors net sellers of toushin for 1st time since April 2009 * Overall value rises slightly helped by weaker yen, inflows to equity funds * Toushin market size $780 bln, almost matching economy...