The ascent of Man

Profile: Stanley Fink

Man Group was a financial behemoth even before it bought Refco's futures broking business late last year. The world's biggest listed hedge fund manager now employs around 4,000 staff worldwide and, in its most recent results, profit before tax was up by 51% to $1.3 billion in the year to March 31. At the head of the group is Stanley Fink - chief executive since March 2000 and a Man employee for 20 years - who has Asia firmly in his sights.

Asia-Pacific already represents the largest segment