China is taking another step to loosen its capital controls and in the process is giving onshore investors greater access to a previously hard-to-reach bond market. The so-called southbound link of the Bond Connect program will help draw capital from the mainland to bonds available in Hong Kong, which are currently a challenge to buy due to regulatory restrictions. The new channel could serve to check excess strength in China’s currency by balancing money flowing from overseas funds into Chinese
Scottish investment manager Aegon Asset Management has appointed Franky Tam as general manager and legal representative for its wholly-owned China unit.
Tam, who was previously China sales director, reports to Mabel Cho, the regional head of Asia, in his new role, Aegon says in a statement on March 16.
His appointment was effective March 1.
Aegon set up the China unit last July. Officially known as foreign-owned enterprise or WFOE, these subsidiaries are allowed to operate investment advisory business, and Qualified Domestic Limited Partnership (QDLP), where they can raise funds from investors in China for investing in traditional and alternative assets overseas.
Opening the door to the Chinese market Feb 18, 2021 By Funds Europe
Changes to licencing and ownership rules in the Chinese market are presenting opportunities for foreign asset managers to attract new investment flows from domestic investors, according to findings from
Standard Chartered.
Previously, foreign asset managers could launch funds on the Chinese mainland via a private fund management (PFM) licence, or through the Qualified Domestic Limited Partnership (QDLP) scheme.
Under the PFM scheme, foreign asset managers may enter into a joint venture with a domestic partner or establish a wholly-owned foreign enterprise (WFOE) that operates as a private fund manager, offering open-ended collective investment funds targeted at qualified investors (typically institutional and high net-worth) investors.
By Addison Gong
25 Jan 2021
In this round-up, Beijing plans to increase oversight of debt management and corporate governance at Chinese lenders, Hong Kong is ready to include Star-listed A-shares into the Stock Connect, and the securities regulator gives the nod to set up a new futures exchange in Guangzhou.
Chinese banks recorded a foreign exchange settlement surplus of $158.7bn in 2020, shows data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (Safe). The amount was Rmb1.078tr in renminbi terms.
The total assets of the Chinese banking industry grew 10.1% year-on-year in 2020 to reach Rmb319.7tr, with a 10.2% rise in total debt to Rmb293.1tr, data from the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) showed.