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The SFC’s new online distribution guidelines aim to create a direct fund distribution channel from firm to investor, bypassing banks and wealth managers.
China recently announced it would ease foreign ownership limits for fund management firms, but huge challenges await foreign players that want to enter China’s retail investor market, industry sources said.
Asian investors seeking low-cost technology-driven financial advice are underserved, but providers of robo-advisory services have found the market hard to crack.
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