How CreditEase chooses fund managers

The head of wealth management products at Beijing-based CreditEase discusses portfolio recommendations for 2018 and how the company builds relationships with clients.

The Beijing-based wealth manager and peer-to-peer lender plans to buy holdings in up to five more investment houses and launch two private funds through existing partnerships.

China's biggest peer-to-peer lending firm has brought in Danny Howell from Towers Watson to expand its wealth and investment arm. It has made other recent hires and is seeking further additions.

A peer-to-peer internet finance firm has acquired a mutual fund house stake, creating China's latest fund-tech partnership. Others are expected to follow suit in the wake of Alibaba and Tianhong's barnstorming success.