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Business Moves
Duo launch RQFII funds, target second batch of quotas
HFT Investment Management and GF Asset Management are selling fixed income funds with an equity facility, but may look to other asset classes including ETFs in the next quotas.
By Leanne Wang | 1 February 2012
Markets
RQFII scheme to be expanded in overseas investment drive
Yao Gang, vice-chairman of China's securities regulator, reveals that the offshore scheme will be accelerated, with predictions that new quotas could be issued within six months.
By Leanne Wang | 17 January 2012
Markets
China’s mutual funds industry sees 2011 assets plunge
Despite the launch of many new funds and six fund management firms, AUM still drops 12.5% with a negative performance on both the equity and fixed income side.
By Leanne Wang | 6 January 2012
Markets
VIDEO: Towers Watson on China investment trends and opportunities
China wants to encourage growth and consumer spending while avoiding economic overheating, says Naomi Denning of Towers Watson. She outlines some of her clients’ wishes ...
By The Editors | 15 December 2011
Markets
Fixed income failure a new nail in China FMCs' coffin
All but six of the country’s 155 fixed income mutual funds have recorded negative returns so far in 2011, leaving embattled fund management companies nowhere to turn.
By Leanne Wang | 11 October 2011
Business Moves
Greece will default but ECB right to be proactive: Skandia
Last week's move by the ECB was encouraging, says Skandia Investment Group's head of asset allocation. The firm may seek a Singapore presence and retail licence.
By Joe Marsh | 20 September 2011
Outlooks
Brace yourself for 2012 recession: Charles Dumas
Lombard Street Research’s Charles Dumas says the global economy will fall into recession and China won’t be able to help. US equities are best poised to lead ...
By Jame DiBiasio | 19 September 2011
Business Moves
Beijing primes market for proliferation of VC fund launches
China’s central government has said it will invest in start-up and existing venture capital funds that meet a new set of requirements in strategically important emerging ...
By Leanne Wang | 16 September 2011
Alternatives
Advisory work tipped to explode in China’s AM industry
Rapid expansion into alternative asset management and futures by brokerages with limited experience in these segments is expected to present a plethora of advisory opportunities.
By Leigh Powell | 15 September 2011
Alternatives
HSI to fall to 16,000 when Europe has its next fudge?
Hedge fund manager China Eagle is poised to move if and when Europe’s next period of indecision strikes.
By Simon Osborne | 31 August 2011
Business Moves
Tsai to join BNP Paribas WM as China head
Alfred Tsai quit as managing director at Julius Baer in Hong Kong last month and will join BNP Paribas wealth management in mid-October to grow its China business.
By Leigh Powell | 30 August 2011
Markets
More foreign FMC partners tipped to exit China
Joint-venture players underestimated the difficulty of operating in China, says PwC, with most now anticipating no market share growth in the face of more competition from ...
By Leanne Wang | 30 August 2011
Alternatives
Pinpoint AM gets shorty amid volatile China market
The China-focused hedge fund says short-selling and holding cash has helped it to weather the market rout. Now it is considering launching a Ucits-compliant fund.
By Yvonne Chan | 24 August 2011
Alternatives
China PE prostrates itself to secure pre-IPO deals
Competition has made it difficult to secure good deals in the Chinese private equity market and terms are being relaxed to risky levels.
By Simon Osborne | 17 August 2011
Markets
Buy commodities, avoid long-tenor EM bonds: HSBC
Inflation is not properly priced-in in some emerging markets, argues the global head of macro and investment strategy at HSBC Global Asset Management.
By Joe Marsh | 1 August 2011
Asset Owners
CIC's assets grew by 23% last year
China's sovereign wealth fund posted an 11.7% return on its international portfolio in 2010 and continues to move into new asset classes and investment types.
By Leanne Wang | 28 July 2011
Alternatives
Chinese private-equity assets hit $652 billion
The number of private-wealth investors buying Chinese private-equity assets is rising fast, but their capital and expertise is still limited, says consultancy Zero2IPO.
By Leanne Wang | 22 July 2011
Markets
Asia investors boost China exposure, scale back on HK
Asia-Pacific investors have grown more bullish on China and Taiwan, says Bank of America Merrill Lynch, while EPFR data shows strong fund flows to Japan and global emerging ...
By Jame DiBiasio, Joe Marsh | 22 July 2011
Alternatives
Chinese private-equity funds eye foreign assets
Law firm Jones Day notes a new trend for locally raised mainland China private-equity funds to acquire overseas assets.
By Joe Marsh | 20 July 2011
Business Moves
China fund-company profits likely to suffer, says Harvest
Henry Zhao, CEO at Harvest Fund Management in Beijing, says the industry needs to prepare for consolidation.
By Jame DiBiasio | 13 July 2011
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US dollar
  30%
 
Japanese yen
  3%
 
Aussie dollar
  12%
 
Singapore dollar
  21%
 
Chinese renminbi
  22%
 
None of the above; gold
  12%
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