Switzerland’s boutique asset managers face a range of pressures. To survive, they must adapt to a highly regulated world where passive funds threaten their...
Asian investors are digitally savvy, especially in China, which leads the world in financial technology. Yet regional markets remain fragmented and progress on passporting...
A start-up that aims to make it simpler to issue and respond to due diligence questionnaires has signed up participating asset managers including Schroders,...
Despite the hype around fintech, the finance industry is resistant to disruption – for good reasons. George Mitton reports from Sibos in Geneva.
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Despite improved accessibility, managers of China funds are still wary of investing on the mainland. George Mitton reports.
The green water of Hong Kong’s harbour...
Managers of Chinese equities draw a distinction between the old and the new China, but this dichotomy is simplistic, finds George Mitton.
The 2014 film...
JP Morgan Asset Management says it has gained the first wholly foreign-owned entity (WFOE) licence that permits fund management in mainland China. George Mitton...
China’s bond market is on track, some say, to be the world’s biggest, but concerns about systemic risk dissuade foreign investors. George Mitton reports.
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Our panel of China experts discussed financial technology, policy flip-flops in Beijing and whether MSCI should include A-shares in its Emerging Markets index. Chaired...
