Shenzhen was China's third city to host a wholly foreign-owned investment management company, following Shanghai and Tianjin. It could appeal to smaller or tech-savvy asset managers.
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It makes sense for Chinese regulators to restrict domestic insurance firms' aggressive moves into risk assets. Doing so should reduce market volatility and boost bond liquidity.
The bank will hold a 70% stake in, and has chosen a chief for, the first foreign-majority-owned joint-venture fund house in China, as offshore players mull how best to access mainland clients.
The wind power-focused infrastructure fund pioneers the “QFII for alternatives” and puts Qianhai on the map.
The Hong Kong bank plans to set up a joint venture funds company with majority control in Shenzhen’s Qianhai zone. It would be the first such mainland JV and a significant milestone in China’s funds liberalisation.
A total of four firms have now won approval under Shenzhen's qualified domestic investment enterprise scheme, under which local asset managers can sell overseas alternative funds.
A proposal by the HKMA that urges asset managers in Hong Kong to move back-office functions to Qianhai is over ambitious and won't work without incentives, say industry figures.
