The impact of institutional investors on the day to day operations of hedge funds is considerable. Typically, our clients conduct extensive covert and overt due diligence on the hedge funds they are investing in, looking not just at performance but all aspects of the operations of the hedge funds. These investors are concerned about business management, a culture of integrity, operational excellence, disciplined investment process, investment strategy innovation, comprehensive risk oversight and sophisticated client interfaces.

ComplianceAsia will

• Undertake customized due diligence for funds of funds and other potential investors interested in either funds trading Asian instruments, managers based in Asia or managers who have worked in Asia

• Conduct searches of a wide range of public and partially public sources including regulatory databases, English and local language media, company searches and industry journals

• Confirm educational qualifications and former employment and licensing details

• Conduct covert investigations into the background and reputations of hedge fund managers through non-public sources including gathering intelligence from industry contacts

• Conduct overt reviews of the operations of hedge fund managers to identify areas of potential risk or weakness to be considered by the investor prior to financial commitment

• Consider anti money laundering and terrorist financing issues and the likelihood of the hedge fund or manager being involved in organized crime

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