China
Chinese CFA candidate numbers surge
The number of Chinese candidates taking the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level I exam jumped by 38% in December to nearly 20,000, outstripping the US and India combined, the CFA Institute said.
Make America indebted again
On the one-year anniversary of president Donald Trump’s inauguration, his administration is more divided than ever with growing murmurs of a government shutdown. One thing the president seems to have unwavering support on is his tax bill, but with treasury yields rising should investors be more concerned?
Victims defend $11bn Chinese Ponzi scheme
Investors across China are continuing to support the founder of an alleged Ponzi scheme, even after he turned himself into police, despite standing to lose CNY70bn (£7.9bn, $10.8bn, €8.9bn).
Fidelity charges ahead in China domestic market
Fidelity International’s investment management wholly foreign-owned enterprise (IM WFOE) has launched two funds while Blackrock and Schroders obtain private fund management (PFM) licences for their WFOEs.
China opens door for top foreign talent
High-end and high-earning international talent will be able to secure a 10-year visa within days after China’s State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs expanded the scope of its visa system to lure overseas workers.