Select Asian markets are showing encouraging signs, but the likely strengthening of the US dollar is a strong headwind.
Tag: China
China relaxes internet finance firm registration
Three types of financial companies are expected to resume registration after a complete suspension on registration of new finance-related firms, mainland media reported.
Mainland investors warm to offshore products
Downward pressure on the RMB and A-share volatility are prompting China’s investors to diversify their assets, said David Leung, head of wealth management at Standard Chartered Bank in China.
Fidelity: China de-leveraging is healthy
The sharp rise in Chinese onshore bond defaults should not be exaggerated as the deleveraging of weak corporates is inevitable, said Bryan Collins, portfolio manager at Fidelity International.
Conning Asia Pacific cautious on EM equities
EM equity markets are vulnerable to moves in the US dollar and US monetary policy, said Marc Franklin, portfolio manager.
Demand for long-term stable yield in China
Mainland retail investors queued for a day to snap up government savings bonds, which are perceived as a safehaven for capital, mainland media reported.
China takes more steps to open bond market
The mainland’s provident and pension funds should bring up to $610bn into China’s interbank bond market (CIBM) after regulators open it to a wide range of foreign and domestic investors, analysts said.
China this week – 06 May 2016
A roundup of the week’s asset management news from mainland publications.
CSRC cautions on bond risks
After the Chinese regulator urged a more thorough risk analysis, some mainland brokers have refused to issue bonds from privately-owned companies amid default concerns, mainland media reported.
Chinese AM industry cleanup underway
More than 2,000 private fundraising and management firms will be forced out of the Chinese market, according to the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Asset Management Industry Association of China.
