Foreign investment in China’s fund-management industry : opportunities and challenges

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dc.contributor.advisorVan Rooyen, H. J.
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Weien_ZA
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Graduate School of Business.
dc.date.accessioned2008-11-20T10:05:39Zen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2010-05-31T19:01:21Z
dc.date.available2008-11-20T10:05:39Zen_ZA
dc.date.available2006-12
dc.date.issued2006
dc.descriptionThesis (MComm (Business Management))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006.
dc.description.abstractENGLISH ABSTRACT: The study addresses foreign investment in China’s fund–management industry, with a detailed analysis of the opportunities and challenges that foreign investors may face. With the entry of China into the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 2001, foreign investors have been allowed to hold up to 33% of a joint fund-management firm, which has increased to 49% from the end of 2004. As a trendy investment tool, investment funds, and particularly mutual funds, have expanded significantly especially as regards market size and economic importance in developed economies. This study starts with an introduction to the investment fund, which includes types of investment funds and the advantages of mutual funds. Then, the history of China’s fund-management industry is described to give a brief picture of this nascent industry. In order to justify the promising future for foreign investment in China’s fund-management industry, the study first analyses the sustainability of China’s economic growth, which is driven by some favourable aspects such as the gradual development of an economic structure, continued FDI inflow and WTO membership. Another two specific factors that may be favourable for the fund-management industry in this regard, namely pension fund reform and increased income, are also discussed. Foreign investors in China’s fund-management industry are also exposed to some challenges. For investment funds, the main platform is the financial markets, which means that the development of the fund-management industry is tied closely to the development of the financial markets. In the case of China, the financial markets are still developing and have not grown into efficient capital allocation mechanisms due to the restricted involvement of foreign participants and substantial government intervention. However, this study only focuses on major opportunities and challenges associated with foreign investment in China’s fund-management industry. A detailed analysis of each of various relevant aspects can be conducted in a future study, as well as a pertinent survey.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1057
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherStellebosch : University of Stellenbosch
dc.rightsUniversity of Stellenbosch
dc.subjectDissertations -- Business management
dc.subjectChina's fund-management industry
dc.subjectStock markets
dc.subjectBond markets
dc.subjectTheses -- Business managementen
dc.subjectInvestments, Foreign -- Chinaen
dc.titleForeign investment in China’s fund-management industry : opportunities and challengesen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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