The sovereign wealth fund is following regional peers in seeking to invest directly into China, reflecting growing links between the two regions.
The regulator improves the process of QFII applications and quotas, easing limits on asset allocation and structured products.
The Malaysian sovereign wealth fund waits just a month for its $250 million QFII quota. It is one of five foreign institutions to get a new batch of allowances totalling $700 ...
The UK firm also plans to set up a mainland China business and further build its Asia team in Singapore, including bringing in asset-and-liability management specialists.
It's likely to be scrapped to make way for a 'free-market investing scheme' en route to capital controls being fully lifted in the next decade, says Harvest Global Investment...
MFC Global Investment Management and Aberdeen Asset Management are among those with strategies targeting renminbi-denominated bonds issued in both mainland China and Hong Kong.
The UK-based asset manager wants to build up its bond franchise, with China central to its plans, but renminbi funds in Hong Kong are not currently on the agenda.
The firm plans to fill its new $200 million QFII quota with a $140 million China A-share fund and a $60 million renminbi bond fund by the end of August.
KDB, KITC and Tong Yang are launching funds with China exposure for South Korean investors.
Baring Asset Management’s planned expansion in Hong Kong highlights the importance of China to the firm, says Marino Valensise, global chief investment officer.
The US asset manager has plans to hire at least 50 people across Asia next year, with the biggest headcount growth likely in China.
The products will provide access to the CSI 300 index and more focused exposure to four sectors, including energy, financials, infrastructure and materials.
The bank’s Asian equities head says global institutional investors should apply for their own QFII quotas.
Citi has been named sole custodian for Sumitomo Trust's new qualified foreign institutional investor programme in China.
Citi snags another QFII custody mandate; its first from a South Korean asset manager.
As China’s A-share market weakens, regulators are said to be looking for ways to boost share prices.
CSRC chairman Shang Fulin says he is keen to bring in more institutional investors to stabilize the A-share market.
The asset management division of the Swiss private bank receives foreign institutional investor approval by China's regulators.
James P Donovan, head of securities industry division at SWIFT discusses the firm's China operations and the impact of QDII.
Regulators are due to release final details for the scheme before it goes live on December 1 that will determine whether global custodians enter the market.