Cathay United Bank’s offshore private banking unit is exploring opportunities for closed-end structures to expand its product shelf for the second half of 2026, according to Hyde Sun, section head of private banking investment consultant for the lender’s Hong Kong branch.  The move targets wealthy clients willing to lock up capital and endure the “J-curve” – the typical early period […]

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In the summer of 2015, as the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index surged 60% in a liquidity-fuelled “junk rally,” Anthony Wong found himself in a rare position for a long-only fund manager: he was lagging behind. Wong was referring to the 2015 A-share frenzy, when RMB 2.2 trillion (US$354 billion) in margin debt with brokerages fuelled a 150% market surge in […]

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After a weak 2023, Noah’s hedge fund inflows recovered to US$110 million in 2024 as investors shifted toward uncorrelated assets to reduce volatility. Momentum strengthened in 2025, with sales rising nearly fourfold to US$430 million. Carl Wong, Hong Kong chief executive officer of Olive Asset Management, Noah’s core platform for global asset allocation, expects the growth surge to carry into […]

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Regional investment platform StashAway has expanded its alternative investment offerings with two new solutions for HNW investors. The new strategies aim to bring exposure to private tech companies and diversified hedge fund strategies, according to a statement released today.  The private tech strategy, called ‘The Unicorn Top 20’, tracks a rules-based Morningstar index exposed to late-stage private tech companies such […]

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Standard Chartered has boosted hedge fund offerings via its variable capital company (VCC) structure as clients seek diversification amid market volatility. In partnership with Seviora Capital, the emerging markets-focused lender has launched the Signature Select Seviora Titans Absolute Return (STAR) fund to provide exclusive access to a high‑conviction portfolio of best-in-class hedge fund managers, which are less accessible to investors, […]

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Amid an evolving macro landscape in the region, Pictet Asset Management believes its Asia special situations fund avoids falling into the trap of chasing beta in China. The fund, Pictet Total Return (TR) Lotus, is a special situations strategy that seeks to capture a distinctive opportunity in Asia, including short to medium-term corporate catalysts, longer-term secular trends such as China’s […]

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Despite economic turmoil, high inflation and pressurised margins, and a recession in sight, fund managers at Asian Private Banker‘s 7th Intensive event identified compelling opportunities ranging from investment grade (IG) credit, special situations, small-cap equities, hedge funds and farmland. During the webinar, select fund managers pitched their latest investment convictions and product solutions to an exclusive audience of the region’s […]

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Two in five alternative fund managers around the globe see private wealth management and retail as preferred fundraising channels due to the limitations that institutional investors face in adding exposure to alternatives. In order to broaden their LP base and accelerate capital raising, 42% of surveyed alternative fund managers have turned their focus to HNWIs, family office investors and retail […]

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The demand for fixed income strategies — the core portfolio of a typical Asian HNW investor — has returned since the March sell-off, but has still not reached pre-pandemic levels. “Client activity has returned since the March sell-off and year to date we have turned positive in terms of net inflows,” Rodolphe Larqué, head of managed solutions, APAC, Credit Suisse […]

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Citi Private Bank has hired a hedge fund sales specialist from UBS, Asian Private Banker can reveal. Stephen Pak has joined the Citi Investment Management (CIM) Asia team as director, hedge fund sales specialist, according to an internal memo seen by Asian Private Banker. Based in Hong Kong, Pak will be responsible for driving hedge fund sales and providing hedge […]

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