Tag Archives: asia fund


Speculation Over Hedge Fund Manager’s Downfall In Full Swing

New York (HedgeCo.net) The Galleon scandal is raging full force, with Raj Rajaratnam’s global hedge funds under a microscope. Supervising the case is U.S. District Court Judge Jed S. Rakoff, who’s ruling on the Merrill Lynch/BofA case, earned him the […]

Former Och-Ziff, Ivory Senior Asia Managers Start Hedge Fund

Bloomberg – Raaj Shah, an ex-partner of Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC, co-founded a hedge fund last month trading under-researched and mispriced Asian securities affected by events such as mergers, tax changes and forced selling. The almost $50 million Matchpoint […]

Penjing’s Wu to Expand Seeding of New Hedge Funds

Bloomberg – Ronnie Wu, chief investment officer of the $400 million hedge fund of funds house Penjing Asset Management Ltd., will start a pool of money dedicated to providing early investments to new hedge funds next month. It aims to […]

Brummer & Partners Asia Hedge Fund Launch

HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – Swedish hedge fund manager, Brummer and Partners, is expanding its offering of hedge funds by launching Karakoram, a new long-short Asia fund today. The new hedge fund will take both long and short positions in […]

Blackstone’s GSO hedge fund shuts Asia desk

Reuters – GSO Capital Partners LP, Blackstone Group’s $25 billion credit hedge fund, is closing its Asia investment desk after failing to find attractive investments in the region, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The four-member team, led […]