Interviews

Ahead of the Sydney Hedge Funds Club evening on Monday 11th September, Stefan Nilsson talks with David Shirt, CEO of Astris Advisory Japan, one of the event sponsors.

Following a highly successful Tokyo Hedge Funds Club Dialogue Luncheon focused on fund flows and asset allocation data, the Hedge Funds Club’s Stefan Nilsson checked in with EFPR’s CEO Todd Willits in Boston.

In Hong Kong, Chelsea Perino, Managing Director, Global Marketing & Communications at The Executive Centre, spoke to the Hedge Funds Club about the changes and trends in workspace requirements.

Stefan Nilsson of the Hedge Funds Club sat down for a quick chat in Sydney with Andrew Bradshaw and Tiffany Besnard from 26 Degrees’ prime brokerage team to find about what clients want.

Leading multi-asset prime brokerage business, Invast Global has rebranded to 26 Degrees, repositioning itself to gain market share in the billion dollar industry as broker-dealers, hedge funds and family offices are left out in the cold by the shakeout in the prime brokerage market.

Alex Mackinnon, CEO, Finalto Asia in Singapore, talks with the Hedge Funds Club’s Stefan Nilsson about the firm’s continuing build-out of its global liquidity provisions.

“A large segment of our client base is hungry for intelligence about, and insights into, the rapidly growing universe of funds with socially responsible and environmental, social and governance mandates.”

Andrew Bradshaw, Head of Prime Services at Invast Global, in conversation with Martin O’Regan, Managing Director and Founder of Solas, about the success of the Variable Capital Company (VCC) program in Singapore.

OP Investment Management in Hong Kong is busy expanding its business as Hong Kong is bouncing back. HFC’s Stefan Nilsson checked in with OPIM’s CEO Alvin Fan to talk about new strategies being launched, a new joint venture and other growth areas as well as the challenges of raising capital.

The Hedge Funds Club’s Stefan Nilsson checked in with CIO Kennie Atle Johansen to learn about the firm’s investment strategy, the decision to relocate from Hong Kong to Singapore, capital raising and running your own shop vs working for others.

The Hedge Funds Club speaks with Andrew Bradshaw and Tiffany Besnard of Invast Global about shifts they are seeing in the prime brokerage space after their recent APAC visit.