China is a bad place to invest for structural and macro-economic reasons, especially since a global economic downturn is on the horizon, argues contrarian Brendan Mulhern, real return strategist at Newton Investment Management.
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Another Australia firm gets RQFII quota
Russell Investment Management in Australia received its first RQFII quota to invest in onshore China, becoming the third Australia-based asset manager to be granted an allocation.
Dim sum bonds endure, says JPM
China’s offshore dim sum bonds are not going to disappear any time soon, despite the expanding issuance of onshore panda bonds, said Stephen Chang, head of Asian fixed income at JP Morgan Asset Management.
APAC’s largest managers hit $6.9trn AUM
Asset managers in Asia-Pacific have reached $6.9 trn of AUM in 2016, up 1.3% from the previous year, according to a study by Willis Towers Watson.
BEA Union joins growing IM WFOE club
BEA Union Investment was granted a license from Chinese authorities to establish an investment management wholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE) in Qianhai.
Singapore’s iFast hits $5.26bn in AUA
iFast Group’s assets under administration (AUA) was up 19.3% year-on-year as of the end of September, hitting a record high of S$7.16 ($5.26bn), according to the firm’s third quarter results.
Is China Mobile a risk for China-focused funds?
Around 21% of China-focused funds have taken huge stakes in state-owned China Mobile. Its stock price has been stable, but what are the risks that investors should be aware of?
China adds 101 billionaires in 2016
Chinese billionaires are young, self-made entrepreneurs with an increasing interest in investing in social impact, according to a new report from UBS and PWC Hong Kong.
Northbound MRF funds record highest inflow in 13 months
Northbound funds under the Mutual Recognition of Funds (MRF) set another record for net inflows in September, according to data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.
Premia Partners joins Hong Kong’s ETF market
The firm received a green light from the Securities and Futures Commission to launch two China-focused ETFs, according to the latest records from the regulator.