Henderson sets up Hong Kong office

Hong Kong and Taiwan will be the focus of the fund managerÆs Asian growth strategy for the immediate future.

Jame DiBiasio

July 08, 2001

The great-grandson of Alexander Henderson, who founded modern-day Henderson Global Investors in 1872, is also called Alex. He has recently been spending a lot of time in Hong Kong and North Asia generally. Expect to see more of him, as Henderson expands its Asian presence beyond its Singapore stronghold.

The London-based concern set up shop in Singapore in 1995 and has now amassed $3.3 billion in Pacific investments managed by 15 staff. Now casting about for growth opportunities, the markets of North Asia are obvious magnets. The firm already markets Luxembourg-listed CCAF funds in Hong Kong, and has a fixed-income mandate from Mass Transit Railway Corp, among others.

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