Primary Regulatory and Business Considerations When Opening a Hedge Fund Management Company Office in Asia (Part Four of Four)

This article is the fourth in a four-part series by Maria Gabriela Bianchini, founder of Optionality Consulting.  The first article in this series identified factors that hedge fund managers should consider in determining whether to open an office in Asia and compared the relative merits of Hong Kong and Singapore as locations for an office.  See “Primary Regulatory and Business Considerations When Opening a Hedge Fund Management Company Office in Asia (Part One of Four),” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 4, No. 43 (Dec. 1, 2011).  The second article in this series discussed technical steps and considerations for the actual process of opening an office in either Hong Kong or Singapore.  See “Primary Regulatory and Business Considerations When Opening a Hedge Fund Management Company Office in Asia (Part Two of Four),” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 4, No. 44 (Dec. 8, 2011).  The third article in this series described the practical impact of Singapore’s new regulatory regime on hedge fund managers.  See “Primary Regulatory and Business Considerations When Opening a Hedge Fund Management Company Office in Asia (Part Three of Four),” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 4, No. 45 (Dec. 15 2012).  This article series concludes with a discussion of topical regulatory issues regarding opening an office in Hong Kong.

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