WFOEs trump JVs for China entry, but hard road awaits

Fund Managers

Joe Marsh

Jan 26, 2018

Foreign fund firms setting up in China are excited by the opportunities provided by wholly foreign-owned entities, but they still face a years-long battle to crack the mainland market.

International asset managers are busy building teams ator queuing to set upwholly foreign-owned entities in China. But they are less keen on taking the joint venture...

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Asset Owners

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