Asia
Valuation gap drives China demand for HK stocks
The huge surge in money flowing into Hong Kong stocks, which pushed the Hang Seng Index up to a seven-year high earlier this month, has been linked to a recent change in the Stock Connect initiative. But fund managers said the change was only a catalyst for the influx in funds.
HK reforms will cause “collateral damage” – IFAA
The chairman of Hong Kong’s Independent Financial Advisors Association has said the industry will suffer “collateral damage” in the first half of 2015 due to the over-ambitious time frame of regulatory reforms.
Asia could have capital outflows: Aberdeen
Asian markets could see capital outflows when the US raises interest rates, according to Hugh Young, managing director at Aberdeen Asset Management.
Asian equities team at OMGI gets Hong Kong licence
Old Mutual Global Investors said its Asian equities team has received regulatory approval to operate from their Hong Kong office, marking the first time the business will have on the ground fund management capabilities in Asia.
BlackRock launches ‘first-of-its-kind’ China A shares ETF
BlackRock has launched what it is has described as the first UCITS fund to track the 300 plus large and mid-cap stocks listed on the MSCI China A International Index.