Hedge fund exodus from Singapore predicted

Singapore-based hedge fund managers are being forced to consider relocating to other Asian centres by an increasingly onerous regulatory environment, say industry practitioners. New regulations to be introduced by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will create a 'nightmare' scenario and make it hard for small managers to survive, a hedge fund event in Hong Kong was told.  “It would appear the MAS view on the alternative asset management industry is that it’s much better t…