Opalesque Hong Kong Rountable: Eight local veterans say best ideas are in Asia

Hong Kong, October 26th 2010: The Hong Kong hedge fund industry now contains a more experienced crowd of managers, but also more emerging managers, who use a greater variety of strategies and instruments, says a panel of eight Hong Kong based hedge fund specialists who participated in a recent Roundtable organized by Opalesque.

Opalesque is the world's largest subscription-based publisher covering the alternative investment industry. The 2010 Opalesque Hong Kong Roundtable is the the 37th issue in a series of international roundtable forums. The 22 page Roundtable publication can be downloaded for free at:
http://www.opalesque.com/RT/RoundtableHK2010.html

As one of Asia’s main financial hubs, Hong Kong is also seeing a renewal of interests from Western allocators, who are setting up shop there in droves.
The territory does not just present a stable regulatory environment, low taxes, and more local money to court; it also supports the great Greater China story.

This Roundtable also covers:
• What strategies are being launched in Hong Kong?
• What kind of emerging managers are there in Hong Kong?
• What are the investment opportunities and the macro prospects in China?
• Why was the China hedge fund industry called the grey market? Where is it heading now?
• What Asian markets are currently attractive?
• What are the challenges and key investment risks? Will Western regulation affect the industry? Is the investment space being over-crowded? Is non-risk taking such a high risk on the industry?
• How difficult is the current fund raising environment? What deals are managers cutting to attract capital?
• Is the UCITS structure likely to work in Asia?

The Hong Kong Roundtable took place on September 16th, 2010, at the local offices of Bingham McCutchen, who also sponsored the event, and included the following experts:
1. Daniel Ghirardi, Chief Executive Officer, SYZ & CO
2. Vincent Duhamel, Chief Executive Officer, SAIL Advisors
3. Denise Hu, Chief Investment Officer of Archer Asia
4. Frank Brochin, Chief Investment Officer, StoneWater Capital
5. Tobias Bland, Chief Executive Officer, Enhanced Investment Products (EIP)
6. Andy Mantel, Founder and Managing Director, Pacific Sun Investment Management
7. Anne-Marie Godfrey, Partner, Bingham McCutchen's Investment Management Practice Group
8. Matthew Puhar, Partner in the Corporate M&A Securities Practice Group at Bingham McCutchen

Opalesque Roundtable Series is an unparalleled collection of intelligence on the most important global hedge fund jurisdictions and players. In each Opalesque Roundtable, Opalesque unites some of the leading hedge fund managers (single and multi strategy managers) as well as representatives of the local investor base (institutions, fund of funds, advisers) to gain unique insights into the specific idiosyncrasies and developments, the issues and advantages of the highlighted hedge fund centers.

The Opalesque 2010 Roundtable Series are supported by Custom House Group and Taussig Capital. All Opalesque Roundtable Scripts can be accessed here:
http://www.opalesque.com/index.php?act=archiveRT
Matthias Knab, founder of Opalesque and internationally recognized expert on hedge funds and alternatives, moderates the Opalesque Roundtables.

About Opalesque:
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