China A-shares inclusion set to light ESG fuse
The opening of the China A-shares market to foreign investors provides a window for China-focused funds to push ESG criteria into greater prominence in the world’s second largest economy.
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China’s MSCI inclusion: Big step, little change
Index provider MSCI formally included around 230 China A-shares into its three widely-tracked indices on Friday, but fund managers see a minimal impact on the A-share market.
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Online wealth management booming in China
Robo-advice and wealth management mobile apps are taking off in China, with a report from Boston Consulting Group showing online wealth management services have experienced 50% annual growth over the past five years.
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Former boss of Chinese insurer Anbang jailed for 18 years
The ex-chief executive of China’s beleaguered Anbang Insurance Group has been sentenced to 18 years in jail for corruption and fraud and will have assets worth CNY10.5bn (£1.2bn, $1.6bn, €1.4bn) confiscated by the state.
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Vanguard to unveil first China ETF in Hong Kong
Despite a spate of China ETF delistings in Hong Kong, Vanguard is about to launch its first China-focused exchange traded fund in Hong Kong.
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Deutsche more bullish on China
Financials re-rating, structural changes and deleveraging are behind an increased confidence in DWS’s overweight in China equity, according to the firm’s chief information officer Sean Taylor.
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China quadruples mainland-Hong Kong trading scheme quotas
China’s securities regulator has announced a four-fold increase in the daily trading quotas for Stock Connect, the programme that links the Shanghai and Shenzen stock exchanges with their Hong Kong counterpart.
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V is for Vietnam, not volatility
Despite the return of market volatility, a Vietnam equity fund managed by JP Morgan Asset Management has soared to the top as best performer, according to data from FE Analytics.
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Anbang Insurance gets $10bn rescue package
Chinese insurance giant Anbang is to get a capital injection worth RMB60.8bn (£6.9bn, $9.7bn, €7.9bn), a month after control of the group was seized by the country’s insurance regulator and as its ex-chairman faces life behind bars.
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Italian firm to launch onshore fund in China
Italy’s Azimut has been granted approval from the Asset Management Association of China (AMAC) to register as a private fund management firm in China, giving it six months to launch a product onshore.
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Chinese environmentalism attracts Mirabaud
China’s push to clean up its environmental act has made it an attractive investment destination, Mirabaud Asset Management’s head of global emerging markets, Daniel Tubbs, tells International Adviser.
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China Everbright acquires US asset manager
The real estate asset management arm of Hong Kong-listed China Everbright has acquired Texas-based, real estate investment specialist Arrow.