double-skinned crabsVietnamese crab exporter
Advertisement
Advertisement
TOPIC

Hedge funds

Hedge funds
News and analysis about these pooled investment funds that are usually mandated to make extensive use of complex trading, portfolio, risk management techniques, including short-selling, algorithmic transactions, leverage and derivatives. Hedge funds usually have a higher barrier to entry, and promise higher returns for higher risk. They are also usually subject to different risk-management regulations.
Quant funds are becoming more accessible, with brokerages promoting quant trading services through their mobile apps. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
China stock market

DeepSeek effect? How China’s quant funds thrive amid tight regulatory scrutiny

Strong returns are attracting investors to quant funds, with DeepSeek highlighting the sector’s potential role in China’s tech ambitions.

Hong Kong property

Diminishing gains: why next-gen wealthy Hongkongers pivot from property assets

4
Banking & finance

Hong Kong financiers press for tax breaks after Singapore’s challenge

Hong Kong stock market

China fund managers stick with AI, chips this month after July sell-off: survey

Investor interest in defensive shares also surges across Asia as more try to hedge against the downside risks of AI investments.

A footbridge with a screen displaying the Shanghai Composite Index is seen in Shanghai’s financial district of Shanghai on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
China stock market

Chinese hedge funds rotate out of Nvidia and US hyperscalers in AI trade

China’s top-ranked hedge fund managers change tactics to ride the changing wave of overseas investments and market dynamics.

videocam
China stock market

How China’s young fund managers endured bitter lessons from AI-fuelled sell-off

New portfolio managers were thrust into the spotlight as tech bets soured and client scrutiny intensified during 50-day market turmoil.

videocam
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Artificial intelligence

Sudden US AI fund sell-off serves as wake-up call for Chinese tech traders

In July alone, Situational Awareness, which bet heavily on the AI supply chain, reportedly saw its portfolio value plummet 67 per cent.

Digital screens display trading numbers on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on July 23, 2026. Photo: AFP
Wealth management

Hong Kong’s proposed fund talent tax break set to sharpen edge over Singapore

Incentive will give Hong Kong the lowest tax rate globally for fund managers whose income is largely driven by performance fees, sources say.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong ‘block trade king’ exploited bank lapse to make HK$1.7m, court told

Prosecutors allege Simon Sadler and Daniel La Rocca used confidential information about planned block trade to sell more than 1.7 million Esprit shares.

Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek isn’t short of cash: so why has it decided to raise funds anyway?

DeepSeek is raising a small funding round not for cash, but to set a valuation benchmark and retain talent as rivals ramp up poaching.

DeepSeek CEO Liang Wenfeng is pursuing ambitions in artificial general intelligence – AI capable of matching human performance across a wide range of tasks. Photo: Shutterstock
Mergers & Acquisitions

Investment firms remain upbeat on deals despite geopolitical tensions, bankers say

Private equity, sovereign funds and family offices are sitting on record stocks of dry powder even as geopolitical risks cloud the global outlook.

Commentators remain broadly optimistic about the outlook, despite continuing tensions in the Middle East. Photo: Dickson Lee
Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek founder’s High-Flyer ranks among China’s top hedge-fund firms in 2025

Hangzhou-based High-Flyer ranks second among China’s 10 top-performing large hedge-fund managers last year.

Banking & finance

Macroscope | As global spending needs grow and debt rises, business as usual won’t suffice

The increase in government debt means that nations must look elsewhere for funds required to meet socioeconomic needs.

videocam
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong hedge fund founder pays US$74.3 million for luxury Shouson Hill home

Matrix Properties, in which CoreView Capital’s Vincent Gao Leyi is a director, snaps up House 6 at the upscale No 15 Shouson Hill.

No 15 Shouson Hill is surrounded by a verdant green landscape. Photo: Emperor Group
Banking & finance

Adams Street joins wave of investment firms opening in Hong Kong

‘We want to be closer to both our investors and the investment opportunities that are presenting themselves here,’ managing partner says.

Tourists take in the view of Hong Kong from The Peak on June 21, 2025. Photo: Eugene Lee
US-listed Chinese stocks

US funds tread carefully on China as Oaktree and Appaloosa adjust bets

Oaktree exits KE Holdings, billionaire David Tepper’s Appaloosa boosts Baidu stake and Bridgewater stays away from China in third quarter.

Banking & finance

Canada’s RBC BlueBay partners with Endowus to expand Asia presence

Partnership aims to provide specialist fixed-income strategies to investors in Hong Kong and Singapore via Endowus’ platform.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Banking & finance

Former Point72 Japan head plans Hong Kong-based hedge fund firm

Tomohiro Yamaguchi’s Invictus aims to start trading in the first quarter of 2026, focusing on the 300 largest, most liquid Japanese stocks.

A view of Tokyo from Tower Hall Funabori Observation Deck in the Edogawa district on August 14, 2025. Photo: AFP
Banking & finance

Hedge funds boost options bets for yuan to strengthen past 7

Hedge funds ramp up options wagers, signalling that the yuan’s rally against the US dollar still has room to run.

China stock market

Trading places: Chinese quant funds lure AI talent from the US

Trump upheaval plays into the hands of talent-hungry firms in the growing sector, as many eye markets beyond the mainland.

5
Wealth management

Asian family offices expand US footprint: Andon Hong Kong opens New York office

The firm manages money on behalf of Shenzhen-listed Andon Health, a Chinese maker of medical devices.

The skyline of downtown Manhattan in New York on March 15, 2022. Photo: Shutterstock
Cryptocurrency

Hong Kong family office VMS Group makes first foray into cryptocurrency

With about US$4 billion in assets under management, VMS plans to allocate up to US$10 million to strategies run by hedge fund Re7 Capital.

Wealth managers are moving to accommodate growing cryptocurrency adoption among their clients in Hong Kong. Photo: Shutterstock
Fintech

Fintech start-up Syfe bolsters Hong Kong expansion after new funding round

Singapore-based Syfe’s expansion plans reflect the city’s position as the largest hedge fund and cross-border wealth management hub in Asia.

DeepSeek

From gifted student to AI hero, DeepSeek founder inspires a nation

Hailing from an obscure village in southern China, Liang Wenfeng has risen from humble roots to become a household name.

9
Wealth management

Hong Kong finance chief sees US$20 billion of IPOs this year on tech optimism

Companies could raise between US$17 billion and US$20 billion this year, Paul Chan tells tech forum.

Hong Kong is hosting three major financial events towards the end of this month. Photo: Sam Tsang
DeepSeek

DeepSeek founder gets hero’s welcome in Lunar New Year hometown visit

Liang Wenfeng’s hometown in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, is now a tourist attraction based on its DeepSeek connection, local reports say.

videocam
64
DeepSeek founder and chief executive Liang Wenfeng. Photo: Weibo
Artificial intelligence

How start-up DeepSeek emerged as the unlikely game changer in US-China AI war

From visionary founder Liang Wenfeng to a young team of dedicated scientists, DeepSeek is taking the road less traveled in AI.

videocam
26
DeepSeek

DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough could alter China’s ‘national fate’ in US tech war

‘We should have confidence that China will eventually win the AI war with the US,’ Qihoo 360’s Zhou Hongyi said in a Weibo post.

videocam
76
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism.
SUPPORT NOW
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement