Product Development

The product development research topic covers all aspects of financial products and their development in the Greater China region, with emphasis on onshore products and services. This includes macro-view product development trends, investment strategies, product approval and application processes, and developing opportunities for new product types. 

Examples of product development coverage include mutual fund products, segregated accounts, enterprise annuities, bank structured products, real estate investments, commodities, and many others.

Good to Go: Launching Money Market Funds in 2010
June 2010

Catching Your Second Wind: Take Classified Funds Seriously
April 2010

The Name's Bond: The Next Bond Fund Cycle
April 2010

Slam Dunk in a Low Hoop: How to Abuse Benchmarks
March 2010

Timorous Beasties: Small Mid Cap Funds Scared to Play
February 2010

Product Cycle 2010: Que Sera, Sera
December 2009

Passive-Aggressive Behavior: A Glut of CSI 300 Index Funds
November 2009

Game-Changing ETFs: Ready to Conquer at Home and Away
September 2009

Bond Fund Review: Perhaps a Different Approach
August 2009

Mind the Gap: Still Plenty of Room for Product Innovation
August 2009

Innovative Closed End Funds: At Their Best in Their Beginning
June 2009

The Advent of Arbitrage: A Whole New Game for ETFs
May 2009

The Passive Response: FMCs Load Up On Index Funds
April 2009

Subtlety When Seducing Angles: Product Innovation in Focus
February 2009

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