{"id":8093,"date":"2008-07-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T04:00:00","slug":"frm-hires-award-winning-hedge-fund-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/07\/2008\/frm-hires-award-winning-hedge-fund-manager.html","title":{"rendered":"FRM Hires Award Winning Hedge Fund Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- Global fund of hedge funds (FOHF) group <\/span>Financial Risk Management (‘FRM’), <\/span>has hired Au King-lun, MH, PhD, as Chief Executive Officer of FRM Hong Kong.<\/span><\/p>\n

"The firm has long been known for its strength in serving institutions and for its deep expertise in hedge funds." Dr Au said, "Asian investors are increasing allocations to hedge funds because of the absolute, uncorrelated returns and flexible investment strategies they can offer. FRM is in a strong position to deliver performance and products for this important and growing investor base."<\/span> <\/p>\n

With offices in Europe, Asia, North America and Australia, the new Hong Kong office is an effort to expand business efforts in Japan and Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Au will join in September from HSBC, where he has been working for the past 11 years, most recently as Head of Institutional Business in Asia Pacific.
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FRM opened its Hong Kong office in May 2008, building on its significant presence in Asia, including offices in Tokyo and Sydney, opened in 2000 and 2001 respectively. As one of the largest independent fund of hedge fund groups, FRM manages over $15 billion in assets for institutions and other sophisticated investors, including approximately 300 pension funds worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Au currently serves as Chairman of the Hong Kong Securities Institute and is a previous Chairman of the HK Investment Funds Association.<\/span> In July Dr. Au was awarded the Medal of Honour (MH) by the Hong Kong SAR Government for his valuable contributions to the securities and asset management industry.<\/span> <\/p>\n

Alex Akesson
Editor for HedgeCo LLC
Email: alex@hedgeco.net<\/a><\/p>\n

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