Greater China-focused hedge funds were the star performers during July, returning 3.82% following an overall disappointing start to the year. In contrast, Asian ex-Japan hedge funds gained 2.63% and global hedge funds saw a negative return of 0.12% last month, according to data released by hedge fund tracker Eurekahedge. The out-performance of Asia- and Greater […]

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China's new policy initiative to ease eligibility controls for urban residency permits has wide implications, particularly on China's real estate market, pointing to stronger demand for real estate assets in lower-tier cities, according to a report by commercial real estate firm CBRE Group, Inc. On August 1, China’s State Council announced that it would promote […]

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The shocking drop of China's July credit numbers are mainly a consequence of accounting differences, outdated statistics and financial innovations, and will not last into next month, says a report by BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research. China's new loans in July slumped to RMB385 billion from RMB1,079 billion in June, with total social financing (TSF) […]

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The author is ANZ greater China chief economist Liu Li-Gang China’s real activity indicators slowed in July. Industrial production rose 9.0% year-on-year in July, lower than market consensus and the previous reading of 9.2%. Electricity production growth softened to 3.3% in July, from 5.7% in June. Retail sales also missed market estimates, gaining 12.2% in […]

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Chinese credit and investment data have highlighted slowing growth momentum, as the impact of Beijing’s targeted stimulus measures begin to wane

China's Xi Jinping, India's Narendra Modi, and Indonesia's Joko "Jokowi" Widodo could all end up ranked among their countries' greatest modern leaders. But, to succeed, they must embrace policies that directly challenge their countries' most influentia…

China’s growing prosperity has fuelled demand for private healthcare, opening up opportunities for foreign private equity takeovers of hospitals and clinics

Beijing-based mobile social app developer Maimai.cn has completed US$20 million series B financing led by IDG Capital and MorningSide Ventures, according to Chinese media reports. Maimai.cn previously received US$5 million from MorningSide Ventures last year. Established in 2013, Maimai.cn helps users discover new friends by analyzing their contacts and their Chinese social media postings. The […]

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Beijing-based Chinese classified ads listing portal Ganji.com has completed over US$200 million new round of financing, led by global private equity firm Tiger Global Management and the Carlyle Group, according to Chinese media reports. Founded in 2005, the Craigslist-like portal received two rounds of financing totaling US$90 million in August 2013, with one round led […]

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More than 70 smaller cities and counties have stopped using gross domestic product as a performance metric for government officials

Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province-based Chinese financial risk control and anti-fraud service provider FraudMetrix has completed US$10 million series A+ financing led by CBC Capital, according to Chinese media reports.  IDG Capital and Linear Venture also participated in the round. The proceeds will be used for product innovation, market expansion, as well as human resources development. The […]

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China’s total social financing plummeted to RMB273.1 billion in July from RMB1.97 trillion in June, much lower than the RMB1.5 trillion market expectations and is the lowest monthly reading since October 2008, according to data released by the People’s Bank of China. New RMB loans were only RMB385.2bn in July, much lower than the market […]

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Chinese Internet infrastructure service provider 21vianet announced that the company has reached an agreement with DYXnet to acquire the entire stake in Dermot Holdings Limited and its affiliates. Dermot operates VPN businesses in DYXnet and it includes Diyixian.com Limited and Shenzhen Diyixian. Virtual private network services provide users online privacy and circumvention services. Founded in […]

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