Bridgewater Associates, led by Ray Dalio, became the first foreign hedge fund to set up a wholly-owned subsidiary in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone.
Category: Fund news
China’s guaranteed funds on watch
Mainland regulators warned of the risks on guaranteed funds, as they might not be 100% guaranteed due to existing “system deficiencies”.
Survey: HK fund houses want MRF changes
Hong Kong fund managers want regulators to relax rules on the Mutual Recognition of Funds scheme to boost participation, an industry survey has shown.
China’s CSOP debuts oil ETF
After launching an oil futures ETF in Hong Kong, CSOP’s next step will be leveraged and inverse ETFs in the SAR.
Nikko AM to launch themed ETF in Japan
Nikko Asset Management will launch an exchange-traded fund that tracks Japanese companies investing in physical and human capital.
EM fund buying continues
Emerging market funds drew $5bn of net inflows globally in April, accounting for 70% of total fund flows across all asset classes, according to the Institute of International Finance.
Samsung AM hopes for retail interest in ETFs
Samsung Asset Management intends to launch at least one leveraged and one inverse exchange-traded fund in Hong Kong.
Asia Pacific Funds Passport moves forward
Representatives from Australia, Japan, Korea, and New Zealand signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) on the Asia Region Funds Passport (ARFP) on Thursday, that should see the initiative launched next year.
Samsung AM has high hopes for oil ETF
The firm believes both institutional and retail investors will show interest, but ETF takeup in Hong Kong has been slow.
Oil ETFs roll out in Hong Kong
Samsung Asset Management, Mirae Asset and CSOP are among the firms planning to launch crude oil ETFs.
