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Chinese bankers eye foreign investors for micro loan ABS push
Will foreign investors increase their exposure to China’s micro loan ABS market? Domestic bankers are trying to make that happen — but not everyone thinks they will succeed. Rebecca Feng reports.
21 Nov 2018 -
US-China tensions key to market outlook: Aberdeen
The rising trade war between China and the US will be a major factor determining the path of debt and equity markets next year, according to asset manager Aberdeen Standard Investments.
13 Nov 2018 -
ChinaBond collaborates with international index provider for the first time
Collaboration between IHS Markit and ChinaBond aims to launch a series of indices to expand foreign access to $11tn Chinese onshore bond market.
26 Oct 2018 -
New China fund targets investors’ demand for safety in volatile times
Bank of China Hong Kong Asset Management (BOCHK AM) is targeting risk-averse investors with a new onshore-offshore fund that focuses on short-term paper.
23 Oct 2018 -
Selling China to the world remains a challenge, says HGI
Investment managers have plenty of work to do to shift global investors’ sentiment on China, Ashley Dale, head of business development at Harvest Global Investments (HGI), tells GlobalRMB.
18 Oct 2018 -
RQFII to drive Japan’s RMB business
A new dawn has broken for RMB business in Japan, as the country prepares to launch its first RMB clearing bank and a local currency swap line with China. For now bankers are focusing on new renminbi investment quotas, which could mobilise the vast pool of Japanese household assets to tap onshore Chinese securities.
27 Jul 2018 -
Investors question MSCI’s wisdom on A-shares, survey shows
Almost half of the international investors surveyed by the Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA) disagree with MSCI’s decision to include A-shares in its emerging markets (EM) index. The survey shows that foreign investors continue to face obstacles when investing onshore.
25 Jul 2018 -
Foreign investors hungry for Chinese bonds: S&P
Foreign investors are holding more Chinese bonds than ever before, and they are ready to grab even more, according to a recent survey by S&P. Sentiment is likely to stay bullish as China’s monetary policy diverges from the US and the onshore market continues to grow, say analysts.
25 Jul 2018 -
BNPP: Govvies, NCDs to remain foreign favourites in China
A new group of investors is set to arrive in China's bond market as index providers prepare to include Chinese bonds in their benchmarks. But these new entrants will likely follow the path set by institutional investors in China, sticking with government bonds and short-dated paper, according to BNP Paribas.
17 Apr 2018 -
China's onshore dollar bond market to take off, says BNPP
China's onshore dollar bond market could provide an alternative to quota-based outbound investment schemes, allowing banks a novel way of deploying their dollar deposits, according to a senior trader at BNP Paribas.
17 Apr 2018
