Fis Group Market Insights Alert Probes “What Is Really Happening In China?”

by | Oct 29, 2015 | FIS Press Releases, Xponance® Press Release Previous

PHILADELPHIA, PA, October 29, 2015 – FIS Group, a manager of U.S. and global developed, emerging and frontier market equity portfolio strategies, today issued its newest Market Insights Alert on the rapidly evolving economic and investment picture in China. Following the summer’s volatility and the ongoing Chinese economic deterioration and sliding profit data which has unnerved global investors, FIS Group looks at the risks and opportunities across asset classes: equities, currency, and fixed income.

What Is Really Happening In China? — A Late-Year Revisit And Local Insights From Our China Trip

by | Oct 1, 2015 | Market Insights Alerts

Since mid-June this year, the wild ride in the Chinese A-share stock market along with deteriorating economic and profit data have unnerved many global investors. Against this backdrop, the Chinese government’s remarkably stable GDP growth reports of 7% for Q2 and 6.9% for Q3 have engendered increasing concern over the credibility of official figures. In an attempt to counter this slowdown, the government has rolled out a series of measures designed to stimulate demand. It has cut interest rates and reduced bank reserve requirements seven times this year, released funds for infrastructure investment, cut taxes on automobile sales and lowered the required down-payment for home mortgages. Historical precedent suggest that as China transitions to a “middle income” economy, the path of least resistance is downward. Based in part on observations from our recent visit to China, in this report, we posit that the key to understanding opportunities and risks in China is to:

China Slowdown A “New Normal” As Transformation Of Economy Advances

by | Jul 27, 2015 | FIS Press Releases, Xponance® Press Release Previous

PHILADELPHIA, PA, July 27, 2015 – FIS Group, a manager of U.S. and global developed, emerging and frontier markets equity portfolio strategies, today issued its newest Market Insights Alert which looks at the transformation of the Chinese economy from export-led to being driven by domestic consumption. In the alert, “Transition to a Chinese-Style ‘New Normal’: Less is More” FIS Group also provides a detailed evaluation of the government’s progress implementing its reform agenda and concludes that while there is still more upside for Chinese A share equities, the next period will be characterized by extreme volatility.