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Lonsec recommends PCFM fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... upgraded its rating of a flagship Premium China Funds Management offering, recognising the firm's heritage in Chinese equities. The firm's Premium Asia Fund has been handed a recommended rating by the research house, who said it took a "positive view" ...

The impact of COVID-19 on emerging markets

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... contained the virus, likely coupled with lower starting valuations, the Chinese market has held up well." He believes Chinese equities will continue to be an investment opportunity going forward. "China has been a great investment opportunity for several ...

CFS awards Asian equities mandate

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... management in six strategies in Asia-Pacific Equities, Pacific (Developed) Equities, Asia ex-Japan Equities, Chinese Equities, Chinese A-share Equities and Indian Equities. General manager of investments Scott Tully referenced CFS's FirstChoice Asian ...

Beyond the China A shares hype

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
As major indices increasingly broaden accessibility to Chinese equities, one emerging markets specialist argues investing in the country goes beyond index inclusion. The landmark move by MSCI last year opened the floodgates to the once-difficult-to-access ...

MSCI ups China A-shares, managers respond

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... capital markets at a time when investors are expecting a positive outcome from US-China negotiations and as the Chinese equities recovered over the January and February. "The only real surprise from today's news was the increased inclusion of mid-caps ...

Chief economist update: Time to pig out on China shares?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... buy Luxembourg and Greenland, plus change. These would provide extra underpinning to the recent bull market in Chinese equities - Shanghai composite index up 20.1% this year to date; CSI 300 index up 24.6%; SSE-A share index up 20.1%. Time to pig out ...

Chief economist update: Trump tweets bull market back into China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... sent 2019's year-to-date return up by 18.7% - it dropped by 24.6% in 2018 - but more importantly, it brought Chinese equities back into a bull market. The Shanghai Composite index is now up 20.2% above its nearest low recorded just a few weeks before ...

Fund managers embrace China exposure: Zenith

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
More fund managers are increasing their exposures to Chinese equities thanks to major indices that began offering China A-Shares last year. This is according Zenith's analysis of emerging market fund managers it rated, which increased their average ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... Global Aggregate Index, will for the first time, include Chinese bonds. With the MSCI recently opening up to Chinese equities, the same phenomena is now occurring on the bond side, says QIC managing director of global liquid strategies Susan Buckley. ...

EM investors seek China alternative amid trade war

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... the breakdown in diplomatic dialogue between China and the US, and the chance of a new "cold war" could hurt Chinese equities. US Vice President Mike Pence indicated in a recent speech that a new era of adversarial relations is emerging and China is ...