Manager review
The Allianz China A Shares Fund is co-managed by Anthony Wong and Kevin You. Wong joined Allianz in 2012, and prior to this he worked at Julius Baer, where he was responsible for the Julius Baer China fund. He has also worked for Yinhua Fund Management and began his career in the fund management industry in 2002. Wong has run the Alllianz A-share strategy since 2016.
You joined Allianz in 2015 as a research analyst specialising in industrials, and in 2021 became co-lead manager of this fund. He has 14 years industry experience, and before joining Allianz he worked at Credit Suisse, Samsung Securities and CIMB securities, focusing on China equity research, according to McDermott.
FSSA Investment Managers has a “strong team-based process and its interests are firmly aligned with those of its investors,” McDermott said.
Martin Lau has been the lead manager of the Greater China fund since its launch in 2003, and he two decades of experience running Asian and Chinese equity funds.
Helen Chen became co-manager in July 2019. She joined FSSA Investment Managers as a graduate in 2012 and is responsible for providing Greater China research, including China A-share, offshore Chinese, and Taiwanese companies.