China’s inclusion on the MSCI emerging market indices is a matter of when, not if, and the resulting capital inflows will have substantial impact on Hong Kong’s market, said Helen Zhu, Blackrock’s head of China equities.
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China’s “one belt, one road” to widen investment avenues
The OBOR strategy is likely to boost foreign investment and export growth, leading to more opportunities in industrial A-shares, according to Invesco Asset Management.
Institutional investors on tail risk events
Institutional investors in Asia-Pacific are more concerned about tail risk events such as oil price shocks, new asset bubbles or geopolitical tensions compared to their global counterparts, according to a study by Allianz Global Investors.
A bubble in China inflated markets
“From an equity market perspective, all classic signs of a bubble are out there,” he said. He warned that the amount of money that inexperienced and first-time investors are borrowing on margin to buy stocks is uncomfortably high. “The margin debt in China as a share of its stock market is higher than during […]
Hong Kong as Asia’s laundromat
Majcher, a former Eurobond trader in London who became a top covert operator for Canada’s RCMP, is particularly critical about the sale of licenses for backdoor listings.
UBS appoints new China country head
Qian replaces David Li, who left the firm in September last year, a spokesman said. Qian has 20 years of experience in China/Hong Kong banking and worked as president and board director of Citi China. At Citi, he was responsible for corporate and investment banking strategy as well as the consumer banking businesses. He joined […]
Maybank launches ASEAN approved fund in Malaysia
The Maybank Bosera Greater China ASEAN Equity-I Fund seeks to tap opportunities in Greater China and ASEAN.
Vanguard launches first S&P 500 ETF
Vanguard, which now has five ETFs in Hong Kong, said the total expense ratio (TER) of the new fund would be 0.25% annually, making it the lowest cost US equity ETF available in the special administrative region of China. “Today’s launch of the Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF demonstrates our ongoing commitment to the Hong […]
East Capital gets HK asset management license
The firm set up its Hong Kong office in 2007 and has been investing in Asia since 2010. “We have ambitious plans for further growth in the region as we see increasing interest for our Asian products from our global investor base,” said Karine Hirn, partner and co-founder of the firm. Hirn leads the Hong […]
Baring warms to Korean market
The US and China provide some benefit to Korean corporates, Hyung Jin Lee, head of Asian equities, wrote in a recent research note. As the US economy expands, Korean exports should pick up. Another tailwind is the increasing number of Chinese tourists visiting the country. “In 2014, Chinese residents visited Korea more than any other […]
