Asia’s funds industry may be blind to US/EU regulatory wave

It may be no surprise that most market participants in the region consider Singapore and Hong Kong to be well regulated. But should they then rank the United States and Europe as the next-best jurisdictions for asset managers? A survey conducted by AsianInvestor and Clifford Chance of 241 market participants, mostly based in Asia, and including fund managers, service providers and institutional investors, finds the industry taking a benign view of US and European regulators. To …