Mind China’s perception gap, firms urged

There’s a perception gap among Chinese investors that Hong Kong fund distributors and manufacturers need to be aware of prior to the launch of the cross-border mutual recognition scheme, a forum heard. Panellists at the Hong Kong Investment Funds Association conference last week agreed that both distributors and fund houses needed to work together on such things as product transparency and investor education ahead of the scheme’s launch, which is expected imminently. Question ma…