Economics
Scaramucci Picking Singapore Shows City’s Rank as Hot Spot
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When Anthony Scaramucci wanted to bring SALT, the largest U.S. annual hedge-fund schmooze fest, to Asia for the first time, he toured five cities looking for a venue.
Singapore won. Citing its world-class infrastructure and status as a global financial center, Scaramucci, known in the industry as “the Mooch,” ruled out Hong Kong, Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai before settling on Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands hotel and casino for his SkyBridge Capital LLC’s SkyBridge Alternatives Conference on Oct. 17-19, an add-on to the firm’s annual conference in Las Vegas.