FSA examines the performance of actively-managed Chinese equity funds versus China ETFs over one-, three- and ten-year periods.
Category: News
China Post Global to launch smart beta in Europe
China Post & Capital Global Asset Management plans to launch Europe’s first A-shares smart beta ETFs later this year, and possibly launch them in Asia, said London-based managing director Danny Dolan.
Two sides to China’s war on investment scams
Ponzi schemes remain rife in China because of financial naivety and a collective desire for unfeasibly high returns, an academic at the Renmin University of China in Beijing has said.
Lombard Odier bets on domestic bank links in Asia
To support its onshore bank strategy, Lombard Odier has named Emmanuel Roulin as head of the private banking partnership business in Asia-Pacific.
BEA Union launches two funds for Swiss investors through MRF
BEA Union Investment tests the water by introducing two Asia-focused funds to Swiss investors through the Mutual Recognition of Funds (MRF) scheme, according to CEO Eleanor Wan.
Mason Group’s offshore WM to target Chinese HNWI
Hong Kong financial company Mason Group Holdings has announced plans to build an offshore wealth management business with at least $3bn in assets through a series of acquisitions.
Active share in moderation tends to outperform
Best-performing funds neither stray far from their benchmarks nor stay too close to them, but take the middle-road, according to FSA’s
analysis of Asia-Pacific ex-Japan equity mutual funds.
Italy’s UBI Banca sells down stake in China AM firm
Italian bank Unione di Banche Italiane reduced its stake in Zhong Ou Asset Management to 25% from 35%, by transferring shares to 11 members of the firm’s management.
Malaysia’s HNWIs cool to Shariah funds
Malaysia continues to dominate Southeast Asia’s Shariah fund market, but demand has been driven by institutional investors, with little interest from HNWIs, according to a report by Boston-based research firm Cerulli Associates.
Two ex-senior CSRC officials await prosecution
The China Securities Regulatory Commission’s former vice chairman Yao Gang was charged with corruption, according to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), an anti-graft body.
