Can South Korea Nurture a Home-Grown Hedge Fund Industry?

CFA – Korea-style hedge funds and prime brokers had been a popular topic within Korean financial circles long before their launch in December 2011. In mid-June, the subject become the talk of the town as two conferences that focused on Korean hedge funds took place in Seoul: the Korean Hedge Fund Conference— hosted by Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC), the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), the Korea Capital Market Institute (KCMI), and the New York Hedge Fund Roundtable (NYHFR) — and the Korea Investment Conference— hosted by CFA Korea and CFA Institute — which featured several key sessions focused on hedge funds. (The Korea Financial Investment Association, an industry group, was also involved in both events.)

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