Author: Albert Sun

  • Matthews Asia: China’s consumption story continues

    Matthews Asia: China’s consumption story continues

    The recent rout in China’s A-shares does not reflect economic fundamentals, said Andy Rothman, investment strategist, as the country’s consumption remains healthy.

  • Paulson: Bond merger arbitrage and spotting potential takeover targets add alpha to M+A funds

    Paulson: Bond merger arbitrage and spotting potential takeover targets add alpha to M+A funds

    Having a toolkit broader than pure arbitrage and pure spread deals can add alpha throughout the cycle for merger arbitrage funds, said Lawrence Jones, managing director and head of Paulson Asia, an affiliate of Schroders.

  • Yuan SDR inclusion delayed to 2016

    Yuan SDR inclusion delayed to 2016

    The IMF confirmed that it would delay a review of the yuan’s inclusion in its special drawing rights currency basket to September 2016, despite China’s latest move to relax control of the yuan exchange rate.

  • PBOC: China to open FX market to foreigners

    PBOC: China to open FX market to foreigners

    Yi Gang, deputy head of China’s central bank, said that qualified foreign institutions will be allowed to enter China’s FX market in order to bridge the gap between the yuan’s onshore and offshore rate.