Descartes to launch four hedge funds

Descartes Finance in Hong Kong is to launch four new offshore hedge funds, comprising three single strategy funds and a multi-strategy fund. The four funds, which are expected to begin trading on June 1, are part of a Cayman Islands-domiciled umbrella structure. The funds to be launched in June are a convertible hedging fund, a global macro fund, an equity long/short fund and a multi-strategy fund. The multi-strategy fund, the Descartes Athena Fund (SPC), is an umbrella fund with a '…