China Alert – Leader and laggard managers in 2020

  • AUM, BoC, Bosera, competition, E Fund, equity, First State Cinda, Fixed Income, Fundraising, GF, Harvest, Mutual Funds, Orient, Penghua, Ping An, Tianhong
Leader and laggard managers in 2020 Even excluding MMFs, the largest onshore managers are now at the centi-billion-dollar threshold. However, in some cases churn from older funds has eroded recent fundraising. The key question for all managers going into 2021 will be how to best calibrate product development efforts. Please note that full versions of […]
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Strategic Outlook: Broadening investment markets

  • competition, Market Opening
Cross-industry competition Marketing opening is, of course, widening access for global firms to domestic industries; it’s also creating links among those same domestic industries. For fund managers, that means more direct competition from across financial sectors. This Strategic Outlook explores and weighs the impacts of this broader market-opening process as it gives global groups more […]
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The Competition

  • competition, Fund Manager, Mutual Fund Companies, pension, Pension Sector, Private Fund Managers
This weekly publication scrutinizes global managers’ China business, informing peers about competitive moves both onshore and in cross-border operations to inspire strategic decision-making. With so much changing with respect to access, The Competition provides food for thought for any manager – with our without a China business. Offered to select clients, this publication is presented […]
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(Strategic Outlook) China: Integrating, not Emerging

  • competition, opportunity, volatility
Part I: Volatility, opportunity and competition in Greater China Z-Ben Advisors’ new research, “China: Integrating, not Emerging” shows how mainland China’s financial services landscape has changed as a reaction to the severe volatility that has emerged over the last several months. The aftermath of this crisis will bring tremendous opportunity for international investment managers, as access to […]
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