Tricor Group (Tricor) congratulates the Hong Kong Government for boosting the city’s role as a major Asian private equity hub by introducing the long-awaited Limited Partnership Fund Bill (LPF regime) which should become legislation on August 31.
From Tricor’s perspective, when compared with other offshore and overseas jurisdictions, Hong Kong SAR with the new LPF regime will be able to attract more private funds and family offices and fast-track the development of its asset management industry.
“Together with the already imposed tax exemptions for Hong Kong funds, this new legislation is a major step towards cementing Hong Kong’s position as the private equity center in Asia, the soon to be favored domicile and location for fund managers,” said Gary Tok, Group Chief Commercial Officer, Tricor Group.
Hong Kong SAR has always been viewed as the regional headquarters by most Asian-focused funds. Their investment teams are often based in Hong Kong, but the funds have typically been established offshore, particularly in the Cayman Islands because of its attractive tax neutral investment platform and progressive legislative and regulatory framework.
As a result of the LPF regime, Hong Kong is continuing its emergence as a highly competitive and practical option for Asian-based and locally-based asset managers and family offices, as well as fund managers wanting to invest in China. This allows Hong Kong SAR to compete with the likes of the Cayman Islands and Singapore while offering a closer proximity to the mainland, its investors and abundant investment opportunities.
“At Tricor we applaud the Hong Kong government’s range of initiatives that raise Hong Kong’s competitiveness in the private equity arena with the legal and tax frameworks to facilitate fully onshore funds. We look forward to supporting our clients under this new regulatory framework,” said Joe Wan, CEO, Tricor Hong Kong.
For Hong Kong fund managers, it helps too that there is no shortage of high-quality law firms in Hong Kong to offer valuable advice to these fund managers, all in the same city and same time zone.
Tricor Group has been setting up and structuring funds for investment and investors in Asia, the Caribbean and Europe. In Hong Kong and Singapore these services are provided to private equity, real estate and alternative assets funds. Tricor IAG, our fund administrator currently has assets under administration of over USD10 billion, the vast majority of which are invested in the region.
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HONG KONG SAR (GROUP OFFICE)
Tricor Services Limited
Group Head of Marketing & Communications
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