Interviews

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.

Wout Kalis talks about building a successful business in APAC, key segments within asset management and serving both small and large fund managers.

Qi Wang is the CEO, CIO and Co-Founder of MegaTrust Investment (HK), a boutique China fund manager based in Shanghai and Hong Kong.

Flexible workspace solutions are key to many hedge fund managers and others in 2023. Since the pandemic began, flexible workspace solutions such as coworking plans, virtual offices and serviced offices have become a prominent fixture in many corporate business portfolios.

As hedge fund industry veteran Daniel Jim takes on a new challenge at Chartwell Capital in Hong Kong, the Hedge Funds Club’s Stefan Nilsson checks in with Daniel to talk about his new role, impact investments and the future of Hong Kong.

“I don’t see a great future for cryptocurrencies,” says Noviscient’s Scott Treloar as he shares his thoughts on the FTX collapse and where things are at.

Japan’s work culture is starting to change. Hedge funds, asset managers, fintech firms and other financial services organisations are slowly moving away from the old ways of presenteeism to focus on more flexible working arrangements and more productivity.

Jimmy Lim of Modular Asset Management talks about spinning out from Millennium, managing an Asian strategy and running a multi-PM team.

Two former JP Morgan colleagues talk about commitment and character in investment management.