China
Chinese trust companies – coming in from the shadow
19 November 2011
China is making a distinct attempt to legitimise and professionalise the trust sector, whose growing asset management function presents new opportunities for foreign and Chinese investors alike, Iain ...
Plans for Broader, Deeper Insurance Market
19 September 2011
Individual components of the 12th Five-year plan are steadily emerging, the latest of which relates to the insurance industry. Iain Mills reports
Chinese still risk-averse in international markets
8 May 2011
The barriers Chinese firms face in developed economies often means they cannot easily invest in their first-choice asset classes and have to be more opportunistic in their approach.
Unsustainable – facing up to the pressures of growth
5 March 2011
Following the latest party congress and the announcement of a new five year plan, China consultant Andrew Leung assesses how China can avoid the problems caused by imbalances in the domestic economy.
Cross-border flows set for massive increase
5 March 2011
Following the gradual loosening of foreign exchange controls last year, China has begun 2011 with a further series of reforms which are likely to boost the country’s already burgeoning renminbi...
NPC outlines Social Security Fund expansion
5 March 2011
The fund has an upper limit for overseas assets of 20%, although currently this has remained stable at 7% since last July. The fund has a long-stated aim of fulfilling this quota, but Dai refused to...
2011 growth will be a pointer for the next decade
5 March 2011
According to Ivan Shi of consultancy Z-Ben Advisors, developments in China’s fund management industry in 2011 will be more indicative of the next decade than any other period in recent memory.
Renminbi funds are ready for take off
3 January 2011
by Andrew Wood - The growing pool of offshore renminbi creates a very attractive opportunity for asset managers who want to launch renminbi-denominated funds.
Plan to moderate structural economic risks
4 November 2010
Can the government’s latest five-year plan reduce structural risks in China’s economy and ensure current growth rates are sustained? Iain Mills reports from Beijing.
Water - China’s greatest challenge
17 June 2010
Of the many factors that could block China’s development path, water scarcity, is also one of the most challenging. China’s impending water catastrophe is beginning to unnerve investors.
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