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Impartial Independent Support and Advice

Cyson Advisors is committed to excellence and providing the independent support that your fund or business requires.

About Us

Cyson Advisors

Cyson Advisors is committed to excellence and providing the independent support that your fund or business requires. Whatever stage your business is at we will be able to provide support with an unwavering commitment to expertise, consistency, and a dedication to excellence.

Our Services

Independent Fund Director Services

Cyson Advisors will use all reasonable endeavours to promote the best interests and reputation of each Fund that they are involved with. This will includ:.

  • Approving, and signing, contracts, filings, resolutions, representations and other documents on behalf of the Fund.
  • Attending all meetings of the board in person or by phone.
  • Considering all documents contained in board packs provided in advance so as to be able to participate in full in the board's deliberations.
  • Bringing independent judgment to bear on issues of strategy, policy, resources, performance, operations, regulatory and other matters relating to the Fund.
  • Providing advice and direction on all matters affecting the Fund.
  • Planning, developing, and enhancing the future strategic direction of the Fund; and
  • Where necessary or appropriate, liaising with the Fund investors, professional advisers, service providers and regulators.

Fund Management Advisory Services

Cyson Advisors can provide advisory support to fund managers covering a wide range of areas leveraging Carlyon’s experience. He has been working in the fund industry since the mid 1990’s with a very wide range of funds from start-up to wind-down and has helped clients deal with the impact of major economic events, market cycles and the ever changing regulatory and tax complexity. The potential target areas are broad but would be tailored for each client. These could include:

  • Sharing views and perspectives on issues of strategy, policy, resources, performance, operations, regulatory and other matters.
  • Providing advice and direction on matters affecting the business.
  • Planning, developing, and enhancing the future strategic direction of the business; and
  • Where appropriate, liaising with investors, professional advisers, service providers and regulators.

30 Years of excellence

About Carlyon Knight-Evans

Seasoned Expertise.

Carlyon Knight-Evans was the Alternatives Leader for PricewaterhouseCoopers' Asia Pacific region before he retired in December 2022 and was an Assurance Asset Management Partner. He has experience serving clients in the asset management industry since the mid-90's, initially in the United Kingdom. He started his career with Ernst & Young in London before moving to Hong Kong with Ernst & Young in 2001 to help found Ernst & Young's local asset management practice. When he left Ernst & Young to join PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2011 he was Ernst & Young's Asset Management leader for Asia-Pacific and a member of their Global Asset Management's leadership team.

In addition to providing audit services to the asset management industry, Mr. Knight-Evans also has extensive experience in advising asset management firms on operational effectiveness, best practices in areas of corporate governance and internal controls, fund start-ups, and regulatory and compliance matters. While focusing on hedge funds, where he covered a wide range of investment strategies from long short equity through to multi-strategy, multi-manager platforms, he also serviced clients across other sub-sectors of the industry, including fund of funds, private equity, real estate and traditional asset managers. Mr. Knight-Evans is a regular speaker at industry events and was an executive committee member for the Alternative Investment Management Association's Hong Kong Chapter from 2005 until late 2022.

Our Approach

Client-Centric Approach: Consistency and Trust.

Cyson Advisors stands firm in its commitment to a client-centric approach, placing you at the heart of the support that we will provide. Our promise is to provide advice and tailored solutions focused on your unique needs, encompassing the investment strategy or strategies you apply, whether you are start-up fund or an established firm.

With Cyson Advisors, you can expect authenticity, insight, and the highest standards of professionalism. We stand by our values and our commitment to helping you achieve your strategic goals.

30 Years of excellence

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