NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As growth in Asia outpaces the rest of the world and its economy continues to be a vibrant economic hub, Bloomberg LINK is set to bring together key investors and financial experts to discuss the rapidly changing hedge fund environment at the Bloomberg Hedge Funds Summit - Asia: Boom or Bubble?.

The full-day program will be held on October 19th, 2010 at the Hong Kong Arts Centre in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

On the heels of dramatic change precipitated by the global financial crisis, the hedge fund business in Asia is emerging with discipline and maturity, as a new generation of promising funds is positioned to create lucrative opportunities for investors. At the Summit, Asia’s central bankers, top investors, CEOs, hedge fund managers and regulatory officials will discuss investment perspectives, exchange strategies for participating in Asian markets and the region’s most interesting economies. Notable speakers include:

• Shuhei Abe, CEO, SPARX Asset Management Co., Limited
• Ronald Arculli, Chairman, Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Limited
• Michael Coleman, Managing Director, Aisling Analytics
• Andrew Colquhoun, Head of Asia-Pacific Sovereigns, Fitch (Hong Kong) Limited
• Sheldon Gao Ph.D., President, China Universal Asset Management (Hong Kong)
• Louis-Vincent Gave, CEO, Marshall Wace GaveKal Asia Limited
• Chad Liu, CIO, Prudence Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited
• Zhen Liu, Managing Director, Index and Quantitative Investment, E Fund Management Co., Limited
• Brian Pohli, Head of Hong Kong, CQS
• Ben Simpfendorfer, Chief China Economist, RBS Global Banking & Markets
• Melvyn Teo, Associate Professor of Finance & Managing Director, BNP Paribas Hedge Fund Centre, Singapore Management University (SMU)
• Dr. Peng Wensheng, Chief Economist and Managing Director, China International Capital Corporation
• Martin Wheatley, CEO, Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission

For more information on the program and speakers, please visit http://www.bloomberglink.com/asia.

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