John Knox is one of the "old hands" of the Hong Kong Hedge Fund industry. He founded the fund of funds KGR Capital which he sold in 2008 to Liechtenstein-based LGT Capital Partners. In this brief Opalesque FIVE MINUTES, Knox shares his latest observations on the Asian hedge fund industry, particularly on the maturation of the industry and the quality and make-up of emerging managers.
OpalesqueTV's "Legends and Leaders" video interview series was launched November 18th 2009 with in depth portraits of Julian Robertson and Izzy Englander. We zoom in on hedge fund titan Julian Robertson who shares his secrets about “How to identify hedge fund talent”. Robertson, now also recognized as the "world's greatest seeder", has a long history of supporting young talents and upcoming hedge fund managers. The video includes the list of all 38 "Tiger seeds" (confirmed by Tiger Management) – funds set up with the help and financial support of Julian Robertson. OpalesqueTV releases one video per week. Prominent hedge fund managers, hedge fund investors and academics from all continents have been featured in OpalesqueTV. OpalesqueTV is watched in literally all countries on the globe (except Bolivia, Somalia and Turkmenistan, according to a recent analysis...). Register here to receive a weekly email alert when OpalesqueTV releases a new video.