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(China Alert) Insurers: Changing landscape, changing tact

Insurers, investment mandates

·China Life issued two rounds of investment mandates ·Changing domestic pressures are pushing insurers offshore ·Mid-tier insurers remain the key target for mandates Update: China Life is issuing its second round of investment mandates, following a USD3.22bn initial round last year. Across the industry, the time between RFP and mandate issuance is shortening markedly and Z-Ben Advisors […]

(China Alert) Mobile apps: The present of fund distribution

The launch of Alibaba’s Ant Fortune fund supermarket smartphone application (app) represents a major shift for e-firms; moving beyond MMFs and into the broader mutual fund (and investment) industry. Some FMCs are already moving to leverage online and mobile phone platforms, taking advantage of an opportunity that has come to China first. Z-Ben Advisors believes […]

(China Alert) MRF: The first movers

CSRC has finally revealed the product lodgings for Hong Kong managers wishing to sell into China under the Mutual Recognition of Funds (MRF) scheme. Nine products had been lodged as of August 7 between seven managers, by our estimates there are two notable omissions that may follow shortly. The Chinese regulator also clarified an up-to-six […]

(China Alert) FMC strategy: Keeping up with the Alibabas

AMAC’s July numbers show that China’s public mutual fund industry AUM dropped to RMB6.9tr, down 2.4% from end-2Q15. It should come as no surprise that equity and balanced funds suffered outflows due to market volatility. On the other hand, flows into MMFs reveal how investor behavior is changing in comparison to previous market downturns. Current […]

(China Alert) There will be reforms

Z-Ben Advisors holds the belief that SOE reform will accelerate on the Mainland regardless of recent volatility. Our view was reinforced when CSRC indicated further support for M&A activity last Friday. Indeed, it would appear to us that rumors of State Council targeting reform at the SOE-level before 2016 are all but confirmed. This will […]

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