Singapore is set to kick off a number of initiatives which aim to bolster financial cooperation with China, including doubling the city state’s renminbi qualified foreign institutional investor (RQFII) quota.
Philippe Legrand, co-founder of the wealth management firm in Hong Kong, reveals two recent fund selections that underscore his asset class views going into 2016.
As China’s economy slows, fund houses are betting on growth opportunities in the emerging consumption and services economy.
China has overtaken the US as the nation with the largest number of middle class adults in the world, according to a Credit Suisse report.
While money market ETFs are losing their attractiveness due to near zero interest rates in most parts of the world, they are popular in China as the recent stock rout has investors turning to fixed-income products for safety.
A former Axa investment manager has joined Finisterre Capital to spearhead its newly-established emerging market debt strategy.
With global equities return forecasts reasonable at best, a dearth of exciting ideas may leave investors looking for contrarian plays.
Investors in the China stock market should sit tight and wait for consumer confidence to heal, said the portfolio manager for UBP Asset Management’s China A-share fund.
One in two financial advisers using Cofunds is anticipating a Chinese market recovery, but India looks more promising, according to research from the platform.
China has been under scrutiny over the past few weeks, and it seems industry sources have a growing concern over the government’s economic reform efforts.
Aberdeen Asset Management looks set to become the first British fund manager to be licensed to operate in China, as a deal with Beijing authorities is expected to complete this week.
S.W. Mitchell Capital’s Stuart Mitchell and Jamie Carter expect up to five years of continued underperformance from European stocks exposed to China and are holding firm with their underweight position.
