News & Press Releases

Astera wins 4 prestigious titles in Professional Investment Awards 2024

  • We are thrilled to share some exciting news with you, as Astera has continued its success and we have been honoured with 4 prestigious titles in the Insight and Mandate Professional Investment Awards 2024.

    Market Awards:

    Hong Kong Market - Emerging Manager of the Year

    Hong Kong Market - Best Fund Launch – Hedge Fund

    Regional Awards:

    Asian Supernova of the Year

    Regional - Best Fund Launch – Hedge Fund

    We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the judging panel at Insight and Mandate for acknowledging the track record of our flagship Asia-focused Long/Short Credit Strategy, and the company’s effort towards building a dependable investment platform. We are thankful for the support we have received from our valued partners and investors throughout the past several years. With your support, we are confident in achieving many more milestones and continued success in the near future.

    For further details, please refer to here.

Astera awarded as Asian Rising Star in Best of the Best Awards 2024 by Asia Asset Management

  • It is our great honour to be awarded “Asian Rising Star” in the Best of the Best Regional Awards 2024 by Asia Asset Management.

    Over the course of the past 3 years; the team at Astera has endeavoured to build a comprehensive platform through enhancing our product offerings, institutionalizing operational standards, and most importantly providing our investors with sustainable risk-adjusted returns in a bear credit cycle.

    We would like to express our utmost gratitude to the judging panel at Asia Asset Management, for their acknowledgement of our efforts and for the consistent support from our valued partners and investors throughout this journey. We look forward to reaching many more milestones and achieving further success in the near future.

    For further details, please refer to here.

On The Tape – Small Caps Hold the Key and a Conversation with Astera Capital’s Kenny Chung

  • Grateful to RiskReversal Media for the invitation to share our house views on one of the most popular podcasts in the industry - On The Tape.

    On the most recent episode, our Portfolio Manager, Kenny Chung, CFA had an in-depth discussion with Dan Nathan and Guy Adami on Asian credit markets.

    For full episode, please refer to here.

Astera remains as Top Investment Houses in The Asian G3 Bond Benchmark Review by The Asset in 2023

  • Following the exciting news of our Portfolio Manager Kenny Chung, CFA being voted as one of The Asset’s Most Astute Investors in Asian G3 Bonds for 2023, we are honoured to share that Astera Capital has been ranked no.4 amongst Top Investment Houses in Asian G3 Bonds for 2023 as well.

    Our gratitude to all of our valued partners and investors who have continued their unwavering support towards our platform amidst challenging market conditions, as we hope to continue delivering positive yet sustainable returns throughout various credit cycles and amidst volatility in the global markets.

    For further details, please refer to here.

Tomorrow’s Titans 2023 - The Hedge Fund Journal

  • Kenny Chung, an expert on Asian credit markets, manages the public long/short credit strategy on the Astera Capital platform launched in September 2021. His credit long/ short strategy trades senior and subordinated bonds, perpetual debt, convertible bonds, options and swaps including CDS, globally with a strong focus on Asian credit and macro driven credit events. The investment process blends top down and bottom-up analysis, including precise judgements on credit cycles and trends, carrying out fundamental credit analysis and technical trading.

    To access the full profile, please refer to here.

HK Firm Backed by Big Builders Sets Up $30m Credit Fund - Bloomberg

  • Astera Capital Partners, a Hong Kong-based investment firm

    funded by the family offices of several major local developers,

    is set to launch a $30m credit fund Tuesday, said portfolio

    manager Kenny Chung.

    * Some of the initial cash is from Astera’s $100m credit

    portfolio and will be augmented by new investors who opted to

    participate following a road show this month, he said in an

    interview

    * Chung is targeting “low-teens” returns, with about 80% of

    investments to be allocated in Asia public bonds

    ** “The biggest trade this year will be centered around China’s

    reopening,” with Chung seeing buying opportunities in areas

    including Southeast Asia commodities and Macau gaming

    * NOTE: Astera’s website says the firm’s key partners include

    Hong Kong developers New World and Henderson Land

    To view this story in Bloomberg, click here.

HK property tycoon-backed HF preps L/S credit fund - HFM

  • Astera Capital Partners is launching a long/short fund focused on Asia-Pacific credit with ex-Gao Teng PM Kenny Chung to run the strategy.

    Astera is looking at a $30-$50m size for the public debt fund when it launches near the end of the month.

    It will be the second fund to come out of Astera after a hybrid credit fund in the third quarter of 2021.

    For full article, it is available on https://WithIntelligence.com

Astera wins 2 awards in The Asian G3 Bond Benchmark Review by The Asset in 2022

  • Astera Capital was ranked No.8 among hedge funds in the 2022 Asian G3 Bond Benchmark Review conducted by The Asset.

    Our portfolio manager, Kenny Chung was voted as ‘The most Astute Investors in Asian G3 Bonds’ for 2022’.

    Amidst the global pandemic and challenging market conditions; we have been able to persevere and navigate through, delivering solid returns for our investors. We are humbled by, and grateful for the support we have received so far from investors and partners alike since our inception 1 year ago.

    Together, we continue to build!

    Congratulations to our team and together we continue to grow!

    Source: The Asset Benchmark Research

    https://www.theasset.com/awards/g3-2022-investment-housr-yudsdfaf

    https://www.theasset.com/awards/g3-2022-astute-investors-dsaDSASD

    Awards and Recognitions are based on a number of qualitative and quantitative factors which can be subjective. The number of investment managers and funds in each category may also vary widely.

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