GAM targets existing clients

The GAM Asian Hedge Fund is to be gradually made available to GAM's existing long-only clients, following its launch earlier this month. The long/short fund, which at the moment is being run with $5m of internal assets, will be introduced to other investors once the fund has a proven track record. GAM Asian Hedge, which began trading on 5 November 2001, is managed by a team of three: John Mytton, Michael Lai and Inez Chow. Mytton, who is based in GAM's Hong Kong office, said: 'The core markets for the fund are likely to be Australia, Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore. This refl...