Negative headline news about China has resulted in good A-share companies trading at low valuations, says Robert Horrocks, chief investment officer and portfolio manager.

Negative headline news about China has resulted in good A-share companies trading at low valuations, says Robert Horrocks, chief investment officer and portfolio manager.
In the next 12 months, research suggests that allocations to China equity funds will be up while US and European equity product exposure will decrease, according to data collected by FSA.
FSA compares the Jupiter China Select Fund and the Matthews Asia China Dividend Fund.
The firm has reduced its China equities position amid slower growth and rising trade tensions with the US, according to Wenjie Lu, China investment strategist.
FSA compares the BGF China Fund and the UBS (Lux) China Opportunity Fund.
Investing across all share classes within the Chinese equities universe will provide more diversification benefits for investors, argues Cyrus Mui, Hong Kong-based head of product research for Asia at Vanguard.
FSA looked at the five China equity funds with the lowest average correlation to the performance of peer funds and found three with above average performance.
Most of the fund categories available for sale to investors in Hong Kong are well correlated, with the relative exception of China and India equity funds, FSA research suggests.
China equity funds have delivered, on average, the most bang for the buck in 2017, when measured in terms of alpha and risk-adjusted returns or the Sharpe ratio.
China funds are often measured by past performance, but information ratio is perhaps a better indicator of the manager’s ability.
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