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The Dongmen Pedestrian Street in the Luohu district of Shenzhen on April 08, 2017. Photo: Shutterstock

SHK Capital Partners joins GAM to expand alternative investments

The alliance will launch an alternative wholesale investment product later this year for family offices and institutional investors, SHK&Co deputy CEO Tony Edwards said, without divulging details.

What China’s biggest money manager feels about the economy, market

Hong Kong’s new cash for residency scheme receives 251 applications by end of May

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A Bathing Ape’s main shareholder CVC Capital closes its biggest Asia fund

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has closed its largest Asia fund to date, shrugging off a challenging macroeconomic environment that has put a dent in fundraising and led many global fund managers to cut their exposure to the region.

CVC Capital’s portfolio in the region includes A Bathing Ape, a Japanese streetwear brand active across 23 countries worldwide. Photo: Shutterstock

Private-equity investors to return to China in search of M&A deals in 2024: Bain

Global and domestic private-equity investors are making a comeback to the Chinese M&A market following three straight years of decline, as they look to profit from an economic recovery, Bain & Co says.

Analysis | China’s desperate stock investors await a stimulus ‘bazooka’

Many of mainland China’s 220 million retail investors are not convinced the government’s recent efforts aimed at reviving the stock market go far enough to set equities on a path to long-term recovery.

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The View | Harry Markowitz’s work still useful in unravelling messy markets

The last quarter was dominated by narratives of rising interest rates and inflation, yet consumers are spending, job vacancies abound and house prices are firm. What to make of this is unclear, but Markowitz’s work would suggest a robust, long-term portfolio of equities and bonds, perhaps rebalancing every few years.

A currency trader walks by the screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul on July 5. It has not been a good year so far for Asian markets. Photo: AP

China’s biggest fund manager raises tech bets on regulatory easing, AI boom

Zhang Kun, who oversees US$13 billion for Guangzhou-based E Fund Management, bought more shares in online delivery giant Meituan and TSMC in the first quarter, betting the worst of a regulatory crackdown was over and that an AI boom would bolster demand for processing chips.

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‘Higher quotas, more choice’ are key to Wealth Management Connect scheme

Investors and fund managers want to see an increase in the individual investment quota, a wider choice of products and more financial firms joining the bay area’s cross-border channel.

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The View | As stocks plunge and bonds crater, where should investors turn?

Equities are sliding thanks to inflation, yet rising interest rates are having the same effect on bond returns. This shift is prompting investors to to look beyond the ‘60:40’ paradigm to diversify their portfolios and avoid volatility, raising the profile of liquid alternatives.

A broker talks on his phone outside the New York Stock Exchange building. Photo: AP

VC firm Hillhouse battles lay-off rumours amid plunging tech stocks

Hillhouse Capital, China’s top private equity firm, has denied it is undergoing large-scale lay-offs after facing earlier rumours this year about its portfolio amid a tech stock sell-off.

Hillhouse Capital, one of the biggest investors in China’s technology sector, is battling rumours of lay-offs after a market rout that has hit Chinese tech giants in its portfolio. Photo: Handout

Who keeps crypto going? It’s everyone – from teens to the middle-aged

They call each other ‘fam’, cheer those making money and commiserate with those who get ‘rekt’ by losses – they belong to communities on social media that are driving cryptocurrencies.

Covid-19 highlights the need for a hands-on public investor

Singapore’s Temasek is one of several government funds to go beyond their traditional mandate and fight the pandemic. As Hong Kong prepares to launch its own Growth Portfolio, it needs to consider if there’s a larger firefighting role for public investors in a crisis.

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US pressure on investors to eschew China dents capital flows

The US effort to crimp foreign investment into China, combined with the coronavirus pandemic, is weighing on capital flows.

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A Yale University student is seen on campus in New Haven, Connecticut. Photo: AFP

China’s US$941 billion sovereign fund hunts for assets to beat the market

China Investment Corp is looking for more resilient assets in markets battered by the coronavirus pandemic to improve returns, Executive Vice President Zhao Haiying said in an interview.

Delegates attend the opening ceremony of China Investment Corp’s New York representative office and an investment seminar in New York in 2017. The sovereign wealth fund earned 17 per cent from its overseas investments in 2019. Photo: Xinhua

Why did China’s US$940 billion sovereign wealth fund lose money last year?

China Investment Corporation (CIC) saw a 2.35 per cent negative return on its overseas investment portfolio in 2018 in contrast to the gain of 17.6 per cent in 2017.

Macroscope | Time and again, stock markets reward the patient investor

With uncertainty at a record high amid the ongoing US-China trade war, it’s worth remembering that analyses of market performances consistently show the need to stay invested throughout the highs and lows.

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Opinion | Keep bonds on the books but it is also time to explore equities

Credit Suisse forecasts 10-year Treasury yields will move no higher than 3 per cent over the next 12 months – from 2.9 per cent currently – suggesting only a limited move higher from current levels

Recent volatility in equity markets underscores the role of bonds in a balanced portfolio both as a way of generating modest total returns and importantly, as a means of hedging and diversifying risk, writes John Woods. Photo: Xinhua

Opinion | Make hay while the sun shines on our markets, but hedge your bets

The View | Investors needn’t be too worried about geopolitical uncertainties

New | BlackRock takes an activist stance on voting rights in Hong Kong to foster corporate governance

BlackRock’s Asia Pacific Head of Investment Stewardship Pru Bennett says the world’s largest asset manager wants to take an activist role to push for better corporate governance. Photo: SCMP

Portfolio | High crude oil stockpiles bring volatility and uncertainty

The United States summer driving season is in full swing. Photo: AP

Portfolio | China consumer goods saturated but services to grow

Portfolio | Australia’s stock market to find fortune as ‘lucky country’ enters ‘lost decade’

New | Higher US interest rates could be dangerous in a ‘wobbly bike’ world economy, says Schroders

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen delivers remarks at the Federal Reserve Conference on Monetary Policy Implementation and Transmission in the Post-Crisis Period in Washington November 12, 2015. The U.S. Federal Reserve must weigh the effects of post-crisis financial regulations and new channels through which policy affects markets as it prepares to raise interest rates, Yellen said on Thursday. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Update | Baby formula and diaper sales likely winners in expected retail consumption boom as China drops one-child policy, says Credit Suisse

Two women and their babies pose for photographs in front of the giant portrait of late Chinese chairman Mao Zedong on the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing November 2, 2015. China must continue to enforce its one-child policy until new rules allowing all couples to have two children go into effect, the top family planning body said. The ruling Communist Party said last week that Beijing would loosen its decades-old one-child policy. The plan for the change must be approved by the rubber-stamp parliament during its annual session in March. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Portfolio | Casinos balance customers against costs

New | China’s nuclear power equipment makers deserve a closer look, say analysts

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