A new survey by Greenwich Associates indicates that investors see exchange-traded funds as an increasingly effective tool to access Asian fixed income. The liquidity of the products is a particular draw.
Geoffrey Lunt of HSBC Global Asset Management explains how China’s inclusion in the Bloomberg Barclays Bond Index could help investors boost their returns.
As volatility returns sparked by the ongoing US-China trade dispute, investors require a compass to measure risks of Chinese companies listed on Hong Kong’s stock market.
While seen as an important step, Friday's announcement of a free-trade zone in Shanghai lacks clarity, particularly around interest-rate liberalisation, agree industry participants.
Should investors be concerned about a China slowdown? Gillem Tulloch of Forensic Asia and Ha Jiming of Goldman Sachs say 'yes', while others are more bullish.
The proposed scheme will fail to live up to the hype initially because the size of the opportunity needs to be put into perspective, says Shiv Taneja of Cerulli.
Far from worrying about India and Indonesia, famed economist Paul Krugman says it's China that keeps him up at night and sees cause for alarm in Korea's rising household debt.
Two more Chinese fund houses have received permission to roll out domestic gold ETFs, with managers saying they will drive competition despite a slumping gold price.