Asia
QFII investors bogged down by burdensome tax filings
International investors are finding the compliance around qualified foreign institutional investor (QFII) licences burdensome as they prepare to file their tax returns before the July deadline.
Benchmark freedom and EM investing
If the manager is freed from the benchmark, emerging markets offer many opportunities from a stock-picker’s perspective, particularly if headlines are negative, according to Ross Teverson, head of strategy for global emerging markets at Jupiter Asset Management.
BlackRock appoints Izawa as Japan head
BlackRock has appointed Yoshiyuki Izawa as chairman and country head of Japan.
A-share inclusion in the MSCI could drive foreign capital inflow
If China’s A-shares are included in world indices after a review in June, large amounts of capital could flow into the mainland market, said Catherine Yeung, investment director at Fidelity Investments.
Expert criticizes claims HK reforms will cause ‘collateral damage’
Contrary to concerns from an association of IFAs which claimed regulatory reforms in Hong Kong will cause “collateral damage”, one expert has argued these changes are “long overdue” and the industry will eventually recover.