Hedge Fund Awards 2015

Hedge Fund Awards 2015 www.acquisition-intl.com 5 “We are good at quickly evaluating where values are and we can use such opportunity into profit,” he says. “We also keep good relations with diversified brokers who are helpful to find out such opportunity. We are also strict on risk management and use diversified hedges as we acknowledge that there is no perfect hedge in the financial world. In short, we are not a mega hedge fund and thus we can be nimble in making money in Asia.” Asked how Gen2 distinguishes itself from the competition, Shin points to the firm’s flexible approach. “We can customise the fund that can be tailored to each client’s investment risk and return appetite at com- petitive cost in short period of time. It seems our competitors cannot or don’t offer our quality of service for the time being. We have a good network in Korea and access to the local hedge fund development and regulatory requirements. Also, our strategy fits well with Korean clients’ investment mandates.” As 2014 comes to a close and we move into 2015, Shin says regula- tion remains the key word in the hedge fund industry. “Whether we are talking about FATCA, AIFMD or others, there is more and more time needed to be spent on regulations.” Best Multi-Strategy Fund - Asia (KS Asia Absolute Return Fund IC) “ We can customise the fund that can be tailored to each client’s investment risk and return appe- tite at competitive cost in short period of time. It seems our com- petitors cannot or don’t offer our quality of service for the time being. ”