Chinese equities: Buying a pig in a poke?

Strife ahead of Chinese New Year

As we enter the Chinese Year of the Pig, Lauren Mason talks to investment professionals about the future prospects of struggling Chinese equities over the next 12 months.

Rising debt levels, fears of an economic slowdown and ongoing trade wars have turned investors bearish on Chinese equity funds over the last year, according to investment professionals, but some believe current price points present attractive buying opportunities.  The region disappointed in 2018 with the MSCI China index down 13.87% as the year was mostly dominated by trade war rhetoric; Beijing and Washington remained largely at loggerheads through escalating tariffs. Beyond the headlines, however, China suffered its own economic woes, with its manufacturing sector contracting for t...