Five new mutual funds worth a total of Rmb200 billion are believed to have been funded by the Chinese government to support the equity market after weeks of wild A-share price swings.
China Merchants Fund aims to build a Hong Kong business organically or via acquisition in a drive to expand its international business, which makes up just 1% of assets overall.
The company will issue the product in January to gain broader emerging-market exposure via ADRs and GDRs listed in the US and UK, and Chinese stocks in Hong Kong.