UBS Asset Management retained its position as the top-performing foreign fund house in China for a second year while three hedge fund managers also shot to prominence, the fourth annual analysis of the market published by Z-Ben Advisors showed.
The Shanghai consultancy ranked Invesco as the second-best foreign manager in the world’s fastest-growing asset management market, relegating JPMorgan Asset Management and Schroders to third and fourth places respectively.
China is expected to provide the largest single growth opportunity for global asset managers over the next decade but complex choices face international players that want to build a presence in a rapidly changing market that is forecast to grow from $5.3tn to $9tn by 2023.