ETFs Launched to Track Shanghai and Shenzhen CSI300

Chinese securities regulators have approved two ETFs to track the 300 blue-chip stocks that make up the indexes of the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges.

Huatai-Pinebridge Fund Management and Harvest Fund Management were given the go-ahead to

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London Second for Offshore Yuan Transactions

As Europeans’ interest increase for yuan-denominated products, London has emerged as a center for global yuan transactions, second only to Hong Kong, and surpassing Singapore. London processed 30% of global yuan payments in the 4th quarter of 2011.

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China to Allow Companies to Issue High-Yield Debt

According to Shanghai Stock Exchange Chairman Geng Liang, the CSRC plans to allow companies to issue high-yield bonds in the first half of this year.

The high-yield bond market will help small and medium-sized companies gain access to credit, as h

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MW GaveKal to Launch RMB Fixed-Income Strategy

MW GaveKal, a joint venture between hedge fund manager Marshall Wace LLP in London and Hong Kong-based investment research house GaveKal, plans to launch an RMB Fixed-Income Strategy in anticipation of continuing internationalization of the Chinese c

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Shanghai Futures Exchange to Trade Lead Futures

China’s securities regulator, CSRC, has approved the Shanghai Futures Exchange to begin trading lead futures.

The SFE currently trades 8 products:
rubber, copper, alumnium, zinc, gold, fuel oil, steel rebar, steel wire rod.

The new lead future

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