China Fund Managers Plan Overseas ETF Products
11-04 14:28 Caijing
Full article in Chinese: http://www.caijing.com.cn/2009-11-02/110301535.html
» Chinese fund managers are developing overseas
exchange-traded fund products (ETF) in response to the decision by the State
Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) to grant overseas investment quotas to
two companies.
» SAFE, the regulator of China's foreign investments, granted
overseas investment quotas of US$ 1 billion to E Fund Management and US$ 500
million to China Merchants Fund on Oct. 23. It is expected to grant further
quotas this year.
» Fund Managers including Penghua Fund Management Co. and
China Asset Management Co. are preparing to launch new ETFs as soon as next
year.
» The emergence of these exchange-traded funds could lead to capital
flight, but the new funds will still be subject to regulations and quotas on the
foreign exchange that govern the Qualified Domestic Institutional Investors
(QDII). The overseas ETF operations are included under the total QDII
quotas.