精选观点 & Webinar
Our advisor, Dr. Jason Hsu, recently did a podcast with Meb Faber (co-founder and CIO of Cambria Investment Management) on China opportunities, investors' preference for complexity over simplicity, and key takeaways for investors implementing smart beta strategies in China.
Jun 08, 2017
This morning Bloomberg ran a story about LeEco, a Chinese technology conglomerate that has been growing rapidly until recently.
May 24, 2017
Are all smart beta products smart? This is a question I've asked a few times over the last few years but always got a "nuanced" answer depending on the product being marketed.
May 15, 2017
Can you trust the numbers reported by all Chinese listed corporations? Absolutely not. But that doesn't mean smart beta can't generate alpha. With help from our friends at Rayliant, we dive into a factor metric that allows us to deprioritize earnings manipulators and to generate alpha from their efforts.
Jan 17, 2017
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赖子健 , CFA
CFA
An increasing number of analysts are reaffirming a constructive outlook on China’s housing market, as supportive policies help shift the narrative from crisis to structural recovery. According to HSBC, a combination of factors—including supply constraints, credit normalization, and policy convergence—is driving a turnaround in the property sector. The average home mortgage rate has dropped to a record low of 3.1%, down significantly from 5.6% in 2021. In Q1 2025, rental yields exceeded mortgage rates in 42 out of 129 major cities, compared to just 12 cities a year earlier, resulting in a positive cost of carry. Additionally, household mortgage burdens have eased, with the mortgage-to-income ratio falling to 42%—a decade low—from 57% in 2021. For developers, funding costs are also at record lows. State-owned enterprise (SOE) operators now face average borrowing costs of 3.46%, with some construction loans as low as 1.8%. This sharp reduction in interest expenses is helping restore profitability, ensure project completion, and free up capital for land acquisition. On the inventory front, 14 cities saw over a 20% drop in housing stock between April 2024 and March 2025, with Shenzhen’s inventory hitting a three-year low. Meanwhile, the offshore bond market is beginning to reopen for quality issuers facing near-term dollar bond maturities. For instance, Greentown China and Beijing Capital Land successfully returned to the primary market in March, raising a combined US$1.45 billion—breaking a two-year issuance drought. Investors seeking exposure to this segment can consider the Premia China USD Property Bond ETF, which has delivered a solid 8.9% return year-to-date.
Apr 28, 2025
