Goldman Sachs is launching its Hudson Street Services brand in Asia this week in a series of research conferences in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore. Hudson Street is a distributor of third-party research that was founded in 2007 and supplies mostly to hedge funds. Goldman buys minority investments in alternative research firms. It provides capital and distribution, for which Goldman receives a cut for distribution as well as the... Read the whole story 
By Simon Osborne | 25 Jun 2008
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Global wealth managers now actively manage $17.4 trillion, with Asia flows compensating for market index losses, says Scorpio. More
By Jame DiBiasio | 25 Jun 2008
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Merrill Lynch has raised its annual infrastructure spending forecast for emerging markets by 80% on the back of increased government spending, especially in China, the Middle East and Russia. More
By Rita Raagas De Ramos | 25 Jun 2008
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Lipper figures show portfolios that invest in overseas markets outperform local funds. More
By Rita Raagas De Ramos | 25 Jun 2008
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The fixed-income specialist looks for ways to grow its Japan institutional business with new licenses and hires. More
By Jame DiBiasio | 24 Jun 2008
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EPFR Global is expanding its coverage of frontier markets to meet increasing demand from clients, says managing director Brad Durham. More
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The restoration of parliamentary democracy has cheered the fund management industry, but the new government is under pressure to address the market's structural shortcomings. More
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Vasundhara Pradeep, business consultancy sales for Asia-Pacific at UBS Prime Brokerage, answers questions on providing solutions to hedge funds to establish, expand and manage a successful business in the region.
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Hong Kong hedge fund managers Hindsight unveil two new hedge funds.
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Fund managers are more underweight equities than they have been in 10 years, with only 1% of respondents to a Merrill Lynch poll saying the asset class is undervalued.
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With cheap valuations, strong return-on-equity and a calm inflation outlook, Russia could be the emerging market play in 2008.
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Thanks in part to the integration of Barclays Trust mandates, the firm now has more assets than the next three-biggest players combined – but its lead is not set in stone, says researcher.
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The fund house is more positive on bonds, seeing opportunities in rising yields as the market discounts the possibility of further rate hikes.
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Head of investment strategy at AMP Capital Investors, Shane Oliver, says although managing inflation and interest rates is a challenge, they won’t have a great long-term impact on the region’s equity markets.
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Lipper figures show funds that invest in China were among those that underperformed in May.
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