China Dashboard – December 2020

  • AUM, BWMPs, Cash management, FII program, Institutions, JVs, Mandates, Market entry, outbound, QDII, Quota, WFOE
This Dashboard will examine key developments onshore from the month of November, including: China’s 14th five-year plan Credit market distress Regulatory feedback on foreign FMC applications Outbound activity continues Negative list updated for insurers Aside from these key takeaways, we will also provide a quick analytical update on all sectors of the Chinese financial services […]
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China Mutual Fund Series: Quarterly Assessment – 3Q20

  • AUM, Distribution, FMCs, Fundraising, MMFs, Mutual Funds, Products, regulations
The action-packed year continues. Fund managers have scrambled to meet investor demand, pressing product manufacturing logistics into high gear. Flows have been massive. Key to locking in higher profitability will be sustaining AUM over the coming quarters. This edition of our China Mutual Fund Quarterly examines how changing factors are influencing manager and distributor competition. […]
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China Alert – AUM leaderboard changes

  • Active equity, AEGON-Industrial, AUM, China Merchants, China Universal, Flows, FMCs, Fullgoal, Hongde, Invesco Great Wall, Mutual Funds, Penghua, Rankings, Zhong Ou
AUM leaderboard changes Onshore mutual fund industry ended 3Q20 with record AUM of USD2.6tr. Active equity was again the key driver of upward moves in the competitive rankings. Several managers have proved that it is not just new funds that are attracting flows. Please note that full versions of our China Alerts are for clients […]
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China Alert – Mega-fund hero redemption arcs

  • Active equity, AUM, Franklin Templeton Sealand, Fundraising, JP Morgan, Redemption
Mega-fund hero redemption arcs 3Q20 brought the inevitable redemption from this year’s active equity launches. The cycle shows no signs of stopping with big-name launches in the fourth quarter. Fortunately, global managers in search of a different way have a few role models onshore. Please note that full versions of our China Alerts are for […]
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China Alert – A tectonic shift in China fund flows

  • Active equity, AUM, Fixed Income, Flows, Harvest, MMFs, onshore
A tectonic shift in China fund flows Third-quarter fund flows are revealing further dislocations in short-dated fixed income. At the firm level, the partial dataset suggests some bank-backed managers have been materially impacted. Flows continue to gravitate to active equity products, reflecting steady market demand. Please note that full versions of our China Alerts are […]
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China Dashboard – October 2020

  • AUM, ETFs, Inbound, Institutions, IPOs, JVs, MMFs, NSSF, onshore, outbound, pension, QDII, WFOE
This Dashboard will examine key developments onshore from the month of September, including: Foreign institutional investor rules finalized Bond market reforms facilitate foreign investment China sovereign funds New QDII quota Insurance asset management product rules Aside from these key takeaways, we will also provide a quick analytical update on all sectors of the Chinese financial […]
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China Dashboard – September 2020

  • AUM, BWMPs, ETF Connect, ETFs, FMCs, Institutions, IPOs, JVs, offshore, private funds, WFOE
This Dashboard will examine key developments onshore from the month of August, including: First wholly-owned foreign FMC approved Fund distribution rules finalized Hong Kong-Shenzhen ETF master-feeder scheme Auction price of China International Distribution details from Ant Group’s IPO prospectus Aside from these key takeaways, we will also provide a quick analytical update on all sectors […]
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China Mutual Fund Series: Quarterly Assessment – 2Q20

  • AUM, Bond funds, FMCs, Fundraising, MMFs, Mutual Funds, Orient, regulations
It has already been one of the most dynamic years for asset growth in recent memory. The year is shifting the competitive balance, as it is already clear that some managers are faring far better than others. Front of mind is how firms will endeavor to tap into highly concentrated demand while also positioning for […]
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Strategic Outlook: Active demand

  • Active equity, Active funds, AUM, CSI 300, onshore
Onshore investor needs The numbers speak for themselves: equity fundraising of USD148bn year to date. Active demand is an indispensable driver of mutual fund AUM growth. This comes at a cost to flexibility, though, and one that has to be accounted for as global managers are forming strategies to enter the market. This Strategic Outlook […]
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China Dashboard – August 2020

  • AUM, BWMPs, CIBM, Commercial pensions, FMCs, IPOs, Mutual Funds, outbound, pension, QDII, regulations, Stock Connect, WFOE
This Dashboard will examine key developments onshore from the month of July, including: Fund company management regulations revised Asset Management Guidance deadline extended Guidance on insurance equity asset allocation Proposed bond market cross-trading Fund custody amendment completed Aside from these key takeaways, we will also provide a quick analytical update on all sectors of the […]
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