FinanceAsia- At the forefront of the nouvelle vague, Hong Kong’s design and build specialists are filling the aesthetic gap when designing work-pads for hedgies.
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‘Renting office space’ is high on the to-do list when setting up a hedge fund. However, thinking about interior design matters is seldom at the top of the list of priorities when starting up your fund. Sitting in serviced offices in Hong Kong means that your hedge fund is not going to be taken seriously by the local regulator, so you have to move into your own place. However, it is not like renting an apartment, as these offices invariably come as bare-shell units. Previous inhabitants are required to deliver them back to the building management in that spartan form. You are unlikely to inherit a place that is already kitted out. Confronted with the empty space, no carpeting, and just a floor, ceiling and white-painted walls, the hedge fund manager’s first thought is often to call his prime broker and ask him who can get it ready for business. Whilst acknowledging their remarkable gift for all matters practical and intellectual, your prime broker isn’t going to turn up with a hammer and circular saw. However, they do know people who can fix it |
