The Monetary Authority of Singapore is to allow eligible financial institutions to apply for a licence permitting them to invest in China’s onshore securities market.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is to allow eligible financial institutions to apply for a licence permitting them to invest in China’s onshore securities market.
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has appointed Travis Spence head of global strategic relationship group Asia Pacific ex-Japan under the Asia funds management business.
Haitong International Securities Group has established its first company in Singapore aiming to tap the demand for Renminbi-denominated products.
Schroder Investment Management, the Hong Kong arm of London-based Schroders plc, has reopened its Asia Asset Income Fund, and added a Renminbi-hedged share class.
Fullerton Fund Management has launched an Asia-focussed short duration fixed income fund which will invest in securities with an average portfolio duration of about three years.
Asia Frontier Capital has launched an open-ended fund that will invest in Vietnamese listed equities‚ capturing the value in growth companies in the small- and mid-size segment.
Investec Asset Management has launched three funds into the international retail market.
Manulife Asset Management Hong Kong will introduce a new fund to its mandatory provident fund account platform from 16 December.
Emerging markets specialist East Capital has launched the Luxembourg registered China A-Shares Fund, to be managed out of its Stockholm HQ and Hong Kong.
Alquity Investment Management‚ which has made a name for itself over the past few years with its unique blend of responsible investing and attractive returns‚ is preparing to launch three new frontier funds next year.
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