A roundup of the week’s asset management industry news from mainland publications.
Tag: China
The FSA Spy market buzz – 23 Oct 15
Scepticism about Credit Suisse; cancer therapy ETFs; getting rich Swiftly; Chinese women rule; change at the CSRC; advertising from BEA and AB and much more.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Principal vs Schroder
As China’s transition from an export-led economy to one based on consumption and services shows concrete progress, FSA compares two Hong Kong equity funds.
Interest in Bond Connect with China grows
Exchanges in Hong Kong and Russia are each firming up their own plans for separate Bond Connect initiatives with China.
China this week – 16 Oct 15
A roundup of the week’s asset management industry news from mainland publications.
HKEx: Despite a wild ride, the Connect has been mainly successful
Nearly one year after launch, the Stock Connect has largely been a success in terms of what regulators set out to do, though much more needs to be done, according to Tae Yoo, head of client business development in the global markets division for the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Vontobel: systemic risk in EM unlikely
Healthy foreign debt positions in most emerging markets make the possibility of systematic risk remote, despite the recent massive currency and commodity declines, said Rajiv Jain, chief investment officer at Vontobel Asset Management.
China this week – 09 Oct 15
A roundup of the week’s asset management industry news from mainland publications.
Chinese ETFs see unprecedented capital inflows
While money market ETFs are losing their attractiveness due to near zero interest rates in most parts of the world, they are popular in China as the recent stock rout has investors turning to fixed-income products for safety.
Industry cheers new reform measures in EMs
Industry sources are cheering the set of new stimulus introduced last week by several emerging countries to address slowing growth. The Chinese government reduced the minimal down payment for first-time home buyers while India’s central bank unexpectedly reduced its repo rate from 7.25% to 6.75%.
