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Our China presence

Our experience in China dates back as early as 2000 where our parent company, Prudential plc established the first Sino-British insurance joint venture in China. In 2002, our award-winning Asian bond team started investing in China offshore bonds and we further enhanced our access to and knowledge of the Chinese market through our joint venture with CITIC Group in 2005. In 2005, we also incepted our Greater China equity strategy and continued to build up our expertise in the Chinese markets through the establishment of an investment management wholly foreign-owned enterprise (IM WFOE) in 2018.

Today, we manage a total of USD42.6 billion (as of December 2020) across Chinese equities and bonds through our local and regional investment teams, as well as via our joint ventures. Our presence in China shows our commitment and ability to navigate one of the world’s most dynamic financial markets.

1994 - Eastspring

1994
Eastspring

We have highly experienced China-focused regional as well as locally-based investment teams. Together they complement each other by providing a forum where ideas can be exchanged and debated.

1999 - BOCI-Prudential Asset Management

1999
BOCI-Prudential Asset Management

Our joint venture with Bank of China International offers a broad spectrum of investment products and services, which include the Hong Kong mandatory provident fund scheme (“MPF”), pension funds, retail unit trusts, exchange traded funds, institutional mandates and other investment funds.

2000 - CITIC-Prudential

2000
CITIC-Prudential

Our parent company, Prudential plc has a long history in China. It established the first Sino-British insurance joint venture in China in 2000. Since then CITIC-Prudential has built a comprehensive network of 224 sales offices in 87 cities in China with access to 78% of the country’s GDP . The ongoing engagement and growth of Prudential plc in China reflects the group’s commitment to and deep knowledge of the Chinese market.

2005 - Citic-CP Asset Management

2005
Citic-CP Asset Management

Our joint venture, Citic-CP Asset Management, provides on-the-ground expertise and capabilities in equities, bonds, as well as quantitative and passive strategies for individual and institutional investors.

2018 - Eastspring China WFOE

2018
Eastspring China WFOE

We established an investment management wholly foreign-owned enterprise (IM WFOE) in China in 2018. This sets the foundation for the long-term development of our business and enhances our ability to better serve professional investors, both in China and globally.

Long history of investing in China

Our award-winning bond team started investing in offshore China bonds as early as 2002 while our equity team started managing Greater China equities from 2005.

Highly experienced teams

Our domestically-based investment team understands local nuances and provides on-the-ground insights. Together with the China-focused members in our regional team, they complement each other and create a forum where ideas can be exchanged.

Comprehensive solutions

We have expertise in:

H, B and A shares, Red and P-Chips, Greater China equities
Onshore (CNY) and offshore (USD) bonds
China A-focused Quantitative solutions

Institutional quality processes

Our investment teams have international experience and adhere to institutional-quality investment processes with a strong emphasis on governance and risk management.
Our trading and operations teams, based in Singapore, adopt international standards in their execution and administration.
Our client servicing and reporting teams provide timely and international standard performance as well as attribution reports.

About Eastspring

Eastspring is a global asset manager with Asia at its core, offering innovative investment solutions to meet the financial needs of clients. We manage a total of USD248 billion¹ across equity, fixed income, multi asset, quantitative and alternative strategies on behalf of institutional and individual investors globally.

Founded in 1994, we have since built an unparalleled on-the-ground presence in 11 Asian markets² as well as distribution offices in North America and Europe. Our investment expertise and reach are further complemented by our joint ventures in India, China and Thailand, as well as our strategic partnerships in US and Europe. The diversity of our teams fosters a culture of open communication and debate, allowing us to seek best ideas and high conviction views.

We integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in all our investment processes and are a signatory to the UN-supported Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI), the world’s leading proponent of responsible investment.

As an active manager, we seek to use our global expertise and deep Asian insights to capture investment opportunities in Asia and around the world. We are passionate about what we do and committed to deliver high quality investment outcomes to our clients.

Experts in Asia. Invested in Your Future.

¹ As at 31 December 2020.
²Presence refers to wholly owned subsidiaries with local sales and investment offices in Indonesia, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam as well as joint ventures in China, India and Thailand.