The MSCI rejection of A-share inclusion, as well as Brexit, has had little impact on China-focused equity funds in the short-term, according to FE data.
Category: Fund news
Profits of China fund firms improve in 2015
Despite the downturn in China markets in the second half of 2015, Chinese fund management companies saw revenues and profits rising in 2015, according to Cerulli Associates.
Investors cool toward BOJ-promoted ETFs
Investors are not convinced that exchange-traded funds tracking Japanese companies that invest in human capital, as promoted by Bank of Japan, are attractive.
Asia-Pac fund sales beat developed markets in 2015
In 2015, net sales of regulated funds in Asia-Pacific for the first time outpaced sales in Europe and the Americas, according to data from the Investment Company Institute.
China equity funds struggle in 2016
The first half results reveal significant year-on-year weakness in China equities.
China onshore funds take 1H hit
Assets in China’s onshore mutual funds fell 5.2% in the first half after investors fled domestic equities.
Fund managers warn on European bank stress
The banking sector’s worrisome low valuations have the potential to spark a financial crisis, fund managers said.
E Fund in cooperation with Holland’s APG
China’s E Fund Management hopes to learn from the experience of the Dutch pension fund asset manager and apply the knowledge to its own onshore mandates.
Old Mutual Wealth to be spun out and floated
Old Mutual Wealth is set to be spun out of its parent group and floated on the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges as part of Old Mutual’s four-way demerger.
Malaysia, Indonesia lead in Shariah funds
The Shariah fund market remains highly challenging despite heightened interest from managers and regulators in Southeast Asia, according to Cerulli Associates.
