Relationships - the key focus for Asian funds
One of the leading international providers of services to hedge funds and other alternative investments, UBS is perhaps better known as the largest wealth manager in the Asia-Pacific region and globally.

Hedge fund managers expect to resume upward path
Asia's hedge fund industry may be reeling from a monthly decline of more than 5 per cent in January, its worst performance for at least eight years, but the sector remains confident that the setback - one experienced practically across the board by the global hedge fund industry - will only prove a hiccup in what has seemed an irresistible ascent over the past decade.

Linedata builds on Beauchamp's critical mass in Asia
Beauchamp Hedge Fund Solutions is part of the French-owned solutions firm, Linedata Services. Linedata, with its LongView product for the traditional buy-side market, wanted a complementary hedge fund software business and bought Beauchamp Financial Technology in December 2005.

Asian hedge fund industry set to thrive despite headwinds
Arguably, 2007 was the most important year for hedge funds in Asia since GFIA started researching the Asian hedge fund universe in 1998. First, it was clearly a good year for returns. The Asiahedge composite was up 9.2 per cent in US dollar terms, roughly twice Libor, while the more representative Asia ex-Japan and Asia including Japan indices were up by 24.6 and 21.1 per cent respectively.

Asian industry growth drives admin challenges
More than 50 new alternative funds were launched in Asia in 2007, raising USD5bn in assets, and the continent's hedge fund industry saw total assets under management rise by just over 20 per cent - a performance that would have been even more impressive but for a substantial outflow of capital from Japan-focused funds.

Rival centres share growth of alternatives industry
Hong Kong and Singapore, the traditional rivals for financial services business in Asia outside Japan, are also doing battle to become the region's de facto hub for hedge funds and other alternative investments. So far, say industry observers, honours are about even.

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In this issue…
03 Asian hedge fund industry set to thrive despite headwinds
By Peter Douglas, GFIA
05 Industry growth drives admin challenges
By Gordon Shaw, Fortis Prime Fund Solutions
09 Linedata builds on Beauchamp’s critical mass in Asia
An interview with Marie Christine Merkly and Stuart Calder of Linedata Services
11 Hedge fund managers expect to resume upward path
By Simon Gray
13 Relationships – the key focus for Asian funds
By André Valente and Michelle Chua, UBS Global Asset Management – Fund Services

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