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TRENDS (Published Date :6/1/2012)

CHINA

A changing of the guard at ChinaAMC
By Hui Ching-hoo and David Macfarlane
Category :China
Fan Yonghong, China Asset Management Co Ltd’s (ChinaAMC’s) long-serving CEO and president, will not be leaving the firm.
Shanghai Stock Exchange GM to jump ship for CSRC role
Category :China
The Shanghai Stock Exchange’s General Manager, Zhang Yujun, is to succeed Zhu Congiu as assistant to the chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), according to a report from the Xinhua News Agency.
CSRC set to lower threshold for QFIIs
Category :China
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) is considering lowering the threshold for qualified foreign institutional investors (QFIIs) after raising the total amount of QFII quotas from US$50 billion to $80 billion in April, according to the China Securities Journal.
Absolute return evolution
Category :Japan,Global,Europe,U.S.A.,United Kingdom
In this world, nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.

HONG KONG

MPF system receives good report
Category :Australia,Hong Kong,Global,United Kingdom
Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) has achieved its intended objectives as an occupational retirement saving vehicle, according to a new study conducted by Ernst & Young. However, there is still room for improvement when it comes to communicating its benefits to the public, the study stressed.
HK Exchange Fund posts investment gains of HK$43.8 billion in Q1
Category :China,Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has announced that the Hong Kong Exchange Fund posted investment gains of HK$43.8 billion (US$5.6 billion) in the first quarter of this year.
HAPFS appoints two US small cap managers
By Hui Ching-hoo
Category :Hong Kong,U.S.A.
Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority Provident Fund Scheme (HAPFS) has revealed that it appointed Boston Trust & Investment Management Company and Frontier Capital Management Co as its US small cap managers in January this year.

REGIONAL

Bidding war escalates over ING’s Asian business
Category :Global
Australia’s Macquarie Group, US-based Principal Financial Group, Hanwha Group of Korea and Singapore’s United Overseas Bank are among the suitors that have submitted bids for ING’s Asian asset management business in a deal that could be worth around US$500 million to $600 million, according to a Reuters report citing industry sources.

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

Value Partners looks to double ETF assets – at least
Category :Hong Kong,Korea,Taiwan
Hong Kong-based asset manager Value Partners Group Limited aims to bolster the size of its exchange traded fund (ETF) assets from just under US$200 million at the moment to $500 million in the next two-to-three years, according to Cheah Cheng Hye, the company’s chairman and co-chief investment officer.
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