Manulife wins wholly foreign-owned enterprise license in China
Manulife Investment (Shanghai) has been granted the wholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE) license with a registered capital of RMB 50m ($7.3m), the firm has announced.
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Guernsey secures MoUs with all Chinese finance regulators
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has secured memoranda of understanding with all of China’s financial services regulators after signing an agreement with the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) on Tuesday.
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US robo adviser eyes Asia
Marketriders, a US robo adviser recently acquired by broker Sogotrade, has its sights on the Hong Kong and China markets.
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China’s bank regulator to close loopholes, increase oversight
The freshly appointed chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) has vowed to close cross-market financial product loopholes and tighten oversight of the nearly CNY30trn (£3.5trn, $4.4trn, €4.1trn) held in Chinese banks’ wealth management products.
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Harvest Global grows international distribution
Harvest Global Investments (HGI), the international arm China’s Harvest Fund Management, has unveiled a new global distribution network to drive its expansion plans and attract new investors around the world.
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China to lift 50% foreign ownership cap on life insurers
China is considering easing the 50% ownership cap on overseas life insurers buying domestic companies in the biggest shakeup of the industry in almost two decades.
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China’s ‘barbaric’ insurers continue to invest in risky assets
Life insurers in China will continue to invest in risky assets, despite a recent clampdown by the country’s insurance regulator amid a string of high-profile suspensions over stock market speculation, according to a report by Moody’s Investors Service.
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Guaranteed funds ordered to change their names in China
The 151 guaranteed funds sold in China, will henceforth be called “risk-hedging strategy funds” to reflect their potential risks, according to the new guidelines released by the China Securities Regulatory Commission.
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China’s asset management industry tops $7.5trn
Assets under management across mainland China rose by 36% to 51.8trn renmimbi ($7.53trn, £6.0trn) in 2016 according to data from the semi-official Asset Management Association of China (AMAC).
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China gives the green light to first online-only life insurer
Hetai Life Insurance has received approval from China’s insurance regulator to start operating as the country’s first-ever online life insurer.
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Chinese debt and equity in the year of the Rooster
Those born in the Year of the Rooster are said to be hard working, patient, resourceful and courageous. M&G Investments’ equity and fixed income teams explore how these characteristics can be utilised to help investors navigate through the challenges and opportunities to come.
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Opportunities follow EM debt rebound but caution urged
In 2016, emerging market debt staged a spectacular recovery following a dreadful performance in 2015. However, it is important to make a distinction, between local and hard currency bonds, says Morningstar analyst Carlos Gonzalez-Lucar.