27-2-2009

 

China Hedge Weekly

 

China Edge

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Exclusive Interview with Global Hedge Fund Company (China Perspective - Series 1)
Johann Santer, Superfund: The existence of managed futures funds and gold becomes more crucial on QDII product allocation

(published at China Hedge Weekly (Chinese) at 23/2/2009)
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Another domestic mutual fund house opened its branch in Hong Kong
Thursday, 26 February 2009
Last May the China Securities Regulation Commission approved five mutual fund houses to set up units in Hong Kong...

New regulation announced at China hedge fund industry
Thursday, 26 February 2009
A hedge fund manager said, he could not offer new funds because trust companies had to review the update regulations...


China Development Bank denied talks with Shenzhen Development Bank
Thursday, 26 February 2009
China Development Bank said it would explore more ways to raise money and strengthen co-operations with other commercial banks on medium and long term business...


Only minority of banking wealth management products returned negative numbers last year
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
Even facing a tough market environment for financial planning products issued by China commercial banks, those products are still worthy of investing...

UBS former MD will head China Re Asset Management
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
China Reinsurance Group (China Re) announced that it had appointed two vice presidents, Yu Qing and Kou Riming...


Managed accounts competed with the local hedge fund industry
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
"Actually it is a way the regulator made for mutual fund houses to access the private capital field," said by a hedgehog in Shenzhen mentioning the recent policy "Mutual Fund Managed Accounts - One for All"...

Futures brokerages cap record year against equities misery
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
The huge increase in profits of futures brokerages are reflected in the 10-30% increase in bonuses issued in 2008 compared to 2007...


A research analyst's 2008 salary
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
"When Gao Shanwen left Everbright Securities, it didn't take long for Essence Securities to hire him for an annual salary of RMB 3 million. I earn a tenth of what he does"...


ChinaAMC claims rumours of its star manager's extra-marital affair  malicious
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
In an internet forum, it was claimed that Wang's wife visited ChinaAMC vice-Chairman Zhang Huoqi's office, complaining about her husband's affair...

Guotai Junan's RMB 1m of average salary payout causing controversy
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
A report in a local media stirred a wave of controversy as it was revealed that GTJA's average salary payout was 1 million yuan per employee...

Local hedge funds lose their luster
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
36 of the 96 products listed realized losses of up to 30%, 23 faced losses of up to 40% and 13 shed a massive 50-66%...

Chinese mutual funds industry's fall from grace
Monday, 23 February 2009
Five mutual fund companies underwent ownership changes internally, while three sold equity stakes to foreign firms, thus becoming joint ventures...

Top 5 newsmakers of 2008 in funds industry
Monday, 23 February 2009
The most remarkable individual of 2008 is undeniably Lombarda China Fund Management General Manager Liu Jianping...

Your China Hedge Fund Manager (Series 8):
Shi Bo: Time for investments – new energy
Monday,23 February 2009
Shi had been awarded Best of Selection Fund in China by Forbes Magazine in 2006...
(A series of related articles about "Your China Hedge Fund Manager" will be released in coming issue, please email at info@chinahedge.com.cn to subscribe)
(Please refer the related news at the issue of 5 December 2008 titled "Ellen Hui, an new partner appeared at Minsheng Road", and 22 August 2008 titled "Visiting Shanghai's China Hedge Fund street: Min Sheng Road")


Top 10 The Greater China Hedge Fund Events, 2008 - Poll Result (The list is not shown in particular order)
- Several Greater China hedge funds went bust and lock up
- Shanghai's hedge fund street, Mingsheng Road
- BOC acquired Swiss hedge fund manager
- Global hedge funds opened office in HK, Beijing and other 2-tier Chinese cities
- Domestic hedge fund launched new strategies
- China began margin trading and short selling test
- First hedge fund products appeared in China-based private banking wealth management
- CIC appointed professionals to handle hedge funds and alternative investments
- Tough year for Chinese local hedge funds
- Greater China hedge fund manager rankings crashed

China Hedge, a leading hedge fund media & research advisory firm in China, classified and summarized the important events which occurred in the Greater China over the past year. China Hedge invited global fund managers, Greater China hedge fund managers, China domestic private investment fund managers, mutual fund managers, private bankers, professionals from hedge fund services companies and providers, government officials, financial and hedge fund media, and readers to select the top 10 events in the Greater China Hedge Fund Industry happened last year. Out of the 29 Events, the final “2008 Top 10 Greater China Hedge Fund Events” have be named accordingly by poll result. The final result was also a comprehensive industry review for the overall development of hedge fund industry in China in 2008.
To refer the detailed candidate events, please refer the link of the issue dated at
14 January 2009.



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Tuesday, 24 February 2009


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Tuesday, 24 February 2009

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Tuesday, 24 February 2009

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Tuesday, 24 February 2009


Favorable measures in property plan
Tuesday, 24 February 2009

Former bankers cooking up fresh hedge fund concepts
Monday, 23 February 2009


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Monday, 23 February 2009

Beijing looks for local focus when choosing foreign fund managers
Monday, 23 February 2009

Smaller insurers to get help
Monday, 23 February 2009

China vows to 'actively' use foreign funds
Monday, 23 February 2009

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China, taking advantage of global recession, goes on a buying spree
Saturday, 21 February 2009

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Friday, 20 February 2009

China's growth prospects lift investor sentiment
Friday, 20 February 2009




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