UBS O’Connor, the US$5.2 billion unit of UBS AG, plans to open its first Asia-focused hedge fund to investors later this year.
The fund will be managed by Singapore-based John Bradshaw and David Perrett in New York.
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The O’Connor Asia-focused fund will focus on fundamental equity long/short tactical trading.
The 10 people working on the O’Connor Asia fund are based in Hong Kong, Singapore and the US.
The fund, which started trading in August with internal money, is now preparing to open itself to external investors.
UBS O’Connor is among hedge-fund units of global banks to start their first Asia funds this year, answering investor demand for products focused on a region with faster economic growth, and diverse and often less efficient markets.
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