Emerging Markets
China tightens grip on fund industry
Private fund managers in China who raise money from retail investors could face sanctions under provisional regulations released by the country’s state council, according to a circular from the government.
Emerging Markets | 23 Aug 17
Strong EM passive fund inflows pressure active fees
As passive products increase their market share among emerging market funds, active fund managers must outperform to justify their fees, argues a report by Cerulli Associates.
Emerging Markets | 22 Aug 17
Inflows stall across emerging market funds in first for 2017
Emerging Market equity and bond funds ended their longest inflow streaks since 2013 during the second week of August as investors took some of their year-to-date gains off the table.
IMF warns of ‘dangerous’ trajectory for Chinese debt
China’s growth outlook is expected to improve between 2017 and 2021, but the country’s rising debt level skews the figures and raises strong concerns, according to the International Monetary Fund.
Emerging Markets | 2 Aug 17
EM mania spreads to frontier markets
Frontier market equities saw the largest net inflows for a very long time in June, suggesting the interest in developing economies’ stock markets is broadening.