Capitalising on market noise and investor jitters – Husselbee
China and Greece are merely distractions, says Liontrust’s John Husselbee, and investors should be focusing on the US interest rate headline event.
China and Greece are merely distractions, says Liontrust’s John Husselbee, and investors should be focusing on the US interest rate headline event.
Jean-Sylvain Perrig, chief investment officer of private bank Union Bancaire Privée gives his view on the Chinese market, suggesting investors should avoid exposure to yuan-denominated securities.
There has been a lot of conventional wisdom bandied about over the past few days in relation to China’s loosening of the renminbi peg.
China’s Central Bank has devalued its currency for the second consecutive day, following Tuesday’s biggest depreciation in two decades.
Chinese investors in the 18-39 age group prefer high yield products and are more aggressive and confident in their investment choices than older mainland investors, according to a survey report by Legg Mason.
Shanghai-based China Universal Asset Management has established a Luxembourg SICAV from which it plans to launch a series of UCITS funds in the coming months to give European investors access to the Chinese capital market.
Foreign firms planning on a Hong Kong-domiciled product for the Mutual Recognition of Funds initiative will likely find limited appeal in China, said Anthony Yeung, managing partner and chief executive of Quantum China Asset Management.
China shares fell further on Tuesday after a huge sell-off at the start of the week, but an equity strategist from Legal & General Investment said it was an “isolated event” which will not significantly impact international markets.
Gold fell through the psychological $1,100 per ounce level at the start of this week as prices plunged more than 4% in early European trade on Monday.
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management has launched the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the European market to provide investors with exposure to China’s domestic sovereign bond market.
The recent suspension of trading in 1,300 A-share stocks could delay their much-awaited inclusion in MSCI’s emerging market index, fund houses said.
Hong Kong has received 14 applications for products wishing to take part in China’s mutual recognition of funds (MRF) scheme, a new initiative which has loosened the flow of cash between the two regions.