ETF Connect, the scheme that aims to link the exchange-traded fund markets of Hong Kong and mainland China, is expected to launch by the end of 2018, according to Sally Wong, CEO of the Hong Kong Investment Funds Association.
Author Archives: Fund Selector Asia
Is widely-held liquor producer a risk for Chinese funds?
A recent hike in the price of Kweichow Moutai’s flagship product has prompted analysts to boost their stock price forecasts, but is the market too optimistic?
Blackrock: headwinds for Chinese tech, property
Sluggish demand for smartphones and curbs on property market are likely to hinder major gains in technology and property sectors in China in 2018, argues Helen Zhu, Blackrock’s head of China equities.
Fidelity leads the WFOE race
Fidelity’s investment-management wholly foreign-owned enterprise (IM WFOE) has launched two new funds while Blackrock and Schroders obtain private fund management (PFM) licences for their WFOEs.
Happy Holidays from Last Word Asia
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Last Word Asia. We will take a holiday break.
Bond Connect still in ‘beta testing’
The slow development of Bond Connect and muted investor interest may delay the inclusion of Chinese bonds in global indices, according to industry sources.
Morningstar: Invesco Great Wall fund tops peers
A mixed-asset fund managed by Invesco Great Wall stands out among peers in Morningstar’s semi-annual ranking of best China funds, according to Rachel Wang, director of manager research in China.
China Top Trumps — RMB fixed income
It’s E Fund vs Ping An in a quick comparison of two Renminbi fixed income funds.
Bluebay: Mispricing a boost for cocos
Contingent convertible (coco) debt of European banks is mispriced relative to other bank debt and this presents an arbitrage opportunity, argues Marc Stacey, portfolio manager at Bluebay Asset Management.
Mutual fund Top Trumps — euro high yield
This week FSA presents a quick comparison of two euro high yield funds, the Franklin Euro High Yield Fund and the UBS Bond Euro High Yield Fund.
