China Dashboard – November 2018

  • capital markets, cross border, institutional targeting, private funds
An overview of the Chinese financial sector of October 2017 that covers topics including: fund flows, regulatory updates, cross border activities, capital markets, insurance sector, mutual fund sector, banks, trust sector, brokerage sector and private (hedge) funds. These updates are further broken down by our analysis and data. In this month’s dashboard, we cover uncertainty in Regulators […]
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China Mutual Fund Series: Quarterly Assessment – 2Q18

  • AUM, ETF, Mutual Fund Companies, mutual fund sector, Mutual Funds, Public mutual fun
The second quarter saw new mutual fund industry AUM records on the books. This, despite uncertain markets and a continued push by regulators to modernize the industry. It isn’t just resilience in the face of headwinds – new business lines being built from the ground up provide optimism for future growth. In this quarterly report, […]
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China Mutual Fund Series: Quarterly Assessment – 1Q18

  • AUM, ETF, Mutual Fund Companies, mutual fund sector, Mutual Funds, Public mutual fun
Public mutual fund AUM reached another high, with money market funds now accounting for just shy of 60%. This is likely to be the peak, which raises two key issues for fund managers: subsequent AUM flows and necessary business model adjustments. In this report, Z-Ben Advisors looks at how managers are seeing demand across active […]
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Analyst – Data Analytics, Content

Z-Ben Advisors actively recruits passionate, open-minded, and accomplished people from around the world. Please send your CV together with a cover letter to [email protected] if you would like to join this international and exciting company. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview.   POSITION: Analyst – Data Analytics, Content Location: Shanghai   Z-Ben […]
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Analyst – Data Analytics, Research

Z-Ben Advisors actively recruits passionate, open-minded, and accomplished people from around the world. Please send your CV together with a cover letter to [email protected] if you would like to join this international and exciting company. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview.   POSITION: Analyst – Data Analytics, Research Location: Shanghai   […]
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The Competition

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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China Mutual Fund Series: Quarterly Assessment – 4Q17

  • Mutual Fund Companies, mutual fund sector, Mutual Funds
Long-awaited market liberalization reforms were announced in the fourth quarter, effectively redefining the terms of engagement within the mutual fund industry in the process. At the same time, a series of important regulatory changes occurred with implications for fund managers seeking to position for yet another round of rapid industry growth. In this report, Z-Ben […]
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(China Alert): FMC subsidiaries: From extreme to base case

-Official draft guidelines for subsidiaries are stricter than before -Regulators are making an example out of shadow banking -Foreign partners will almost certainly face even higher capital calls Update: The official draft guidelines for FMC subsidiaries have now been released. Although structurally similar to the earlier reported draft, the official version is stricter across the […]
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(China Alert) Brexit: If you’re going through hell, keep going

  • brexit
-London is unlikely to lose its premier RMB hub status -Inroads made by UK firms onshore shouldn’t be unwound Update: What will the Brexit mean for investment management in China? To be clear, Z-Ben Advisors acknowledges that this event will continue to impact the global financial system for at least the next few years and, […]
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Strategic Outlook – China Distribution

  • Distribution
You can’t build a house without bricks and mortar Z-Ben Advisors believes too much airtime has been given to online and mobile platforms, suggesting it is the panacea for all distribution woes in China. One dangerous thought crossing some global managers minds is: should I forego traditional brick-and-mortar distributors (banks, IFAs, brokerage asset managers and […]
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