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BoA hires Citi veteran to head Asian derivatives sales
Bank of America (BoA) has hired Freda Sze as regional head of global derivatives sales in its global markets group. Based in Hong Kong, Sze will report to Goetz Eggelhoefer, Asian head of global markets.
Tokai Bank Europe equity head leaves to start own hedge fund
mark page limbers up for eriswell capital launch in october
Eastern opportunities
The manager of the New Star Asia Renaissance Hedge Fund sees major opportunities for going long and short in the post-crisis restructuring economies of east Asia
Don't settle for second best
Investors need to take extra care when crossing over to multi-strategy funds ' managers may not be all they're cracked up to be, lacking the relevant expertise
Laying down the money laundering law
The Patriot Act passed in the US last year to combat money laundering is adding to the compliance headaches of the European hedge industry
It's all in the mix
Want to set up a hedge fund but don't know where to start? Here's the lowdown
A tough nut to crack
Legal impediments and excessive taxation have stunted the German hedge fund market. If these are eased there should be massive growth
Asia remains the driving force behind the market
Emerging markets still favour Asia, with Latin America underperforming
Benefiting from the ups and downs
Long-only managers take advantage of the added market volatility caused by hedge funds
Success strategies
Since launching two strategy funds in 1999, ORN Capital has gone from strength to strength and is following up this success up with the launch of a European distressed debt strategy next month
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