Asia hedge funds suffer shortage of legal talent
A rising tide of regulation is driving demand for in-house expertise, with more insider-trading cases tipped in Japan, for instance, as a result of expected rule tightening.
Demand is rising among hedge fund managers in Asia for experts to tackle the growing volume and complexity of regulatory, legal and compliance requirements*. In the past, only the largest firms would have in-house staff in this area, but that is changing fast.
“Anyone with a compliance background in the region and hedge-fund experience is getting snapped up”, says the general counsel at a big Hong Kong-based hedge fund manager. “This is a hot area. If you talk to the talent manage…
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