Foreign investment fixed term bond funds remain popular, as local investors rush back into fixed income, according to data from Morningstar Direct.

Foreign investment fixed term bond funds remain popular, as local investors rush back into fixed income, according to data from Morningstar Direct.
QDII funds, which mainland firms use to invest onshore capital outside of China, still account for less than 1% of China’s RMB 11trn mutual fund market, according to data from Morningstar Direct.
In 2018, assets in global bond funds plunged while capital poured into global property funds, according to a Morningstar report.
Taiwan investors poured $2.2bn into renminbi bonds last year and fixed income products accounted for 80% of net inflows, according to data from Morningstar Direct.
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