Times tough for hedge start-ups, say seeders

Start-up hedge fund managers have a growing number of options in Asia to help finance their business, including seeders and funds of funds (FoFs), but the bar to entry remains high. The ones most likely to receive capital from a seeder or FoF, or to be invited to join a platform, are those with the greatest potential to scale up and attract investor capital, argued panelists at Fund Forum Asia in Hong Kong this week. “In the last 12 months, my team has probably reviewed 200 mana…