Singapore-born Danny Yong (full name Danny Yong Ming Chong), a widely respected veteran of Asian macro markets, is CEO & CIO and Portfolio Manager at Dymon Asia. Dymon Asia is a Singapore-based Asian Global Macro hedge fund and was funded by Tudor Investment Corp. After solid returns in 2009 and 2010, the fund is already up +13.39% net by end of April 2011. Asset base is close to US-$ 1 bn including future commitments. <br /> <br />Danny Yong started his career at JP Morgan and was Head of FX & Rates Trading (South-East Asia) at Goldman Sachs (HK & Tokyo), a Managing Director (Macro Investments) at Citadel Investment Group (Hong Kong) and Chief Investment Officer and Co-founder of Hong Kong-based Abax Global Capital before spinning out Dymon Asia in 2008. <br /> <br />This Opalesque.TV BACKSTAGE interview is a fascinating portrait of a leading global macro thinker and star trader. Danny Yong reflects what it takes to become a star trader and hedge fund manager and lays out Dymon Asia's path to become one of Asia's leading, home grown global macro power houses. <br /> <br />Hear Danny speak about how Global Macro has evolved over last 5 years: Global Macro becoming Local Macro, the changed role of emerging markets and the emerging new financial world order. He shares valuable insights and intelligence like: <br /> <br />- An assessment of Chinese policies over last 10 years <br />- Will the Renminbi be fully convertible by 2014? <br />- Will SDRs replace the US-$? <br />- What is behind the asset bubble across all markets since 2000? <br />- Is there trouble ahead in Food & Real Estate markets as governments regulate asset markets with "social implications" <br />- Why equities will benefit long term <br />- How Asian hedge funds will grow to multi billion size <br /> <br />Dymon Asia's investment team has a 20 years average investment experience and is led by Danny. Dymon Asia targets a 20% target net return with 12% volatility and focuses on Asian and G10 markets in FX, interest rates and futures.
