Certain EU and Iosco proposals need work, says industry body ICI Global, which has just opened an Asia-Pacific chapter and welcomed its first Chinese fund house as a member.
Macro tailwinds ensure over 80% of the country’s 77 money-market funds outperform, giving its beleaguered funds industry a breather. The trend shows no sign of slowing either.
The huge but poorly understood repurchase-loan market is the oil that greases the banking system, and a US default or even a downgrade would affect liquidity, but no one knows to what extent.