WSJ – Major hedge funds are expanding rapidly in Asia as global investor interest in the region grows, Alison Tudor reports in The Wall Street Journal today. But there are challenges ahead, particularly for smaller players.
Asian markets remain relatively underdeveloped compared with the U.S. and Europe, with short-selling banned or restricted in some jurisdictions. And at a time when hot-money inflows into the region will only drive more hedge funds to expand in Asia, experienced hedge-fund managers are all the more necessary to make meaningful profits, the article says.
