Managers

The managers research topic covers all major Chinese investment managers currently providing financial services and products to end-investors. This includes the relative core capabilities and market advantages for each manager, products offered, target investor demographic(s), market entry and exit, and other trending developments. 

Examples of major investment managers include fund management companies, private “hedge” fund managers, trusts, securities firm asset management subsidiaries, insurance firm asset management subsidiaries, and private equity / venture capital firms. 

Fund Management Companies (FMC):

Universal Banking Returns: Putting Everything in House
June 2011

China AMC: Putting the Prize Pig Out to Bids
June 2011

Industry Benchmarking: Keeping Up with the Joneses
June 2011

JV Review: Climbing the Great Wall
June 2011

Capital Woes: After Hours Margin Call
May 2011

JV Review: Making up for Lost time
June 2010

JV Review: Heading for Venus
May 2010

JV Review: When to Pull Your Starter
April 2010

JV Review: Eastern Promises
March 2010

JV Review: Baby's Steps
February 2010

JV Preview 2010: The Eastwood Analysis
December 2009

JV Review: A Case for Product Diversity
November 2009

JV Review: One Smiling Customer at a Time
October 2009

JV Review: Dancing with the Stars 
September 2009

JV Review: The Italian Job
August 2009

JV Review: Building on a Solid Foundation
June 2009

JV Review: Greenfields in the Queue
May 2009

JV Review: Benchmarking Success 
April 2009

JV Review: A Tour of the Minor Leagues
March 2009

JV Review: On the Rise, But Under the Radar
February 2009

Private (Hedge) Funds:

Private Managers at Large: Charting the Star Map
March 2010

Margin Trading & Index Futures: New Year's Present
February 2010

Born to Run: Fuel-Injected Private Fund Managers Step Out 
October 2009

PM Change: Private Funds a Growing Enemy
Septermber 2009

Private (Hedge-Lite) Funds in 2008: Success but Little Stability
February 2009

Private Fund Managers: Reassessing the Prospects
June 2008

The Rise of Private Funds: A Direct Competitive Threat
February 2008

Private Equities:

Foreign Private Equity Funds in China: a Fortress Half-Opened
April 2010

Meet Hopu: A New PE Powerhouse is Born
June 2009

Private Equity Update: Foreigners Need Not Apply
November 2008

Private Equity in China: The Next Frontier
May 2008

Trusts:

Trust Industry 101: A Renovated 60's Shelby GT
June 2010

Trust Companies: An Interesting Niche (Emphasis on Niche)
June 2009

The Trust Platform: Is the Third Time Really a Charm
June 2008

*All documents are historical and for reference only, and therefore should be not used by firms to formulate contemporary strategy.