Asia hedge funds suffer shortage of legal talent

Demand is rising among hedge fund managers in Asia for experts to tackle the growing volume and complexity of regulatory, legal and compliance requirements*. In the past, only the largest firms would have in-house staff in this area, but that is changing fast. “Anyone with a compliance background in the region and hedge-fund experience is getting snapped up”, says the general counsel at a big Hong Kong-based hedge fund manager. “This is a hot area. If you talk to the talent manage…