Chinese regulators continue to rein in money market funds with new rules, but Tencent has launched its own MM product to compete with Yuebao, the world’s largest.

Chinese regulators continue to rein in money market funds with new rules, but Tencent has launched its own MM product to compete with Yuebao, the world’s largest.
The success of China’s “new economy” presents a challenge to the Chinese Communist Party’s view of its role in the free market economy, and highlights investment risks in China’s tech giants.
The example of Tencent shows that expensive valuation and great performance can co-exist, said Bin Shi, China equities strategies lead portfolio manager at UBS Asset Management.
The Chinese internet firm is widely held in funds available for sale in Asia, but does it really have greater growth potential than Facebook? James Syme, portfolio manager at JO Hambro, argues that it does.
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