APAC In 2017: Japan, HK Dispersion Plays Attract, RV In Vogue As Risk Put To Work

Institutional investors and hedge funds have been active in dispersion strategies in Asia Pacific since the beginning of the year, amid an improvement in the cost of carry and the potential Trump effect on various sectors in the region. Elsewhere, traders have highlighted a spike in relative value flow in HSCEI/HSI, as well as spreading Asia indices vs the SPX, FTSE 100 and EURO STOXX 50 as investors put risk to work at the beginning of the year.

Rob McGlinchey

JAN 17, 2017

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