Continuous Growth in Asia Opens New Opportunities for Alternative Investment Funds
Despite the global economic turmoil of 2008, Hong Kong and the greater China region have held up better than most countries in the West. The market slowed down dramatically and pessimism engulfed the Asia Pacific region after the collapse of Lehman Brothers. However, experience gathered during the financial crisis of 1997 and aggressive intervention by the governments helped the region recover at a speed that surprised many experts in the West. Most of the regional economies have resumed growth, and the fund management industry has experienced strong inflow in the recent months. Hong Kong, one of the most important financial centres in Asia, has seen the alternative funds industry starting to...
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