The global alternative assets fund managers hold a record US$7.4 trillion in combined assets under management (AUM) in 2015, up from US$6.9 billion in the prior year, according to a new report issued by research firm Preqin. The private capital industry added US$193 billion in AUM through H1 2015, more than the $149bn growth seen […]

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The RMB is roughly 10% overvalued. A depreciation makes economic sense and the Chinese currency is likely to decline 7% against the U.S. dollar to around 7 CNY/USD in the next 12 months, says AXA Investment Managers Asia in a new research report. RMB: A New Channel Of Risk Transmission China’s exchange rate reform last […]

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The unusually large divergence of trade data between Hong Kong and the mainland indicates the use of trade channel for financial arbitrages might have expanded last month, says a research report by ANZ. China’s customs data indicated a surge in mainland’s exports to and imports from Hong Kong by 11% and 64% year-on-year, respectively. Hong […]

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Alibaba will report its fiscal year third quarter 2016 results on Thursday, January 28th before the markets open, and is likely to report better results than market expectations, says equity research firm T. H. Capital, LLC, which focuses on studying U.S.-listed Chinese companies. Alibaba has been working on its new strategy to improve the quality […]

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China’s equity market has registered the best start of a year, raising a combined US$15.7 billion year-to-date through 41 follow-on share sales, equity-linked deals and initial public offerings, according to data tracker Dealogic. The total dollar value is more than four times that of the same period last year, and follows the full year record […]

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The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) is planning to use various methods to ensure ample liquidity during the Lunar New York and maintain stable short-term interest rates without cutting commercial banks’ required reserve ratio (RRR), says a research report by UBS. Citing Chinese media articles detailing speeches by senior central bank officials a few days […]

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Chinese investors still have unrealistic expectations for investment returns even after they reined lofty assumptions after the stock market crash last summer, says a new research report by Cerulli Associates. For instance, Chinese investors who expect targeted annual returns of 0% to 10% decreased significantly to 28% in 2014, down from 46% in 2013. However, […]

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U.S.-based Intel is solidifying its ties with top Chinese firms. The company is working with Tsinghua University and Montage Technology Global Holdings Ltd for the formation of a special chip joint venture in China. Intel……

China’s New Third Board has halted new listings of microcredit companies, according to Chinese state media, after abruptly suspending initial public offerings of private equity and venture capital firms last month. The National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ), China’s third national exchange that serves small and medium-sized enterprises, has reportedly told brokerage firms that listings […]

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China’s so-called sunshine private equity sector recorded average return of 38.01% for 2015, beating the CSI300 Index’s 5.58% annual performance by a large margin, according to industry data tracker Licai.com. Sunshine private equity, which essentially are private investment trusts that function similar to hedge funds, saw significant growth in the past few years. As of […]

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