Fund houses to struggle with new HK ESG disclosure rules
As the city closes in on mandatory reporting of ESG, smaller fund managers and asset owners will need to find ways to cover a whole new world of reporting and transparency.
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The steps China can take to attract offshore investors
The country has slowly liberalised its financial markets, but it can do more to attract international investors, says the Asia Securities Industry Financial Markets Association.
Bond Connect holds little appeal for “serious investors”
Big fixed income investors will see the newly approved China-Hong Kong bond trading link as inferior to other access channels, though smaller players should find it useful, say industry experts.
Asifma chief sceptical on planned Bond Connect
A bond-trading link between Hong Kong and China is unlikely to attract strong retail flows and could distract from the opening of the mainland interbank debt market, says the association's CEO.
Bond Connect set for announcement this year
China's onshore and offshore bond markets are likely to be connected to each other in the coming months, AsianInvestor has been told. This is despite concerns over the different trading systems used.
Asifma flags fund firms' Stock Connect concerns
The industry association says share-transfer and pre-delivery rules are preventing long-only managers from using the trading link. It expects regulators to tackle the latter issue early in 2015.
