Here’s something Dimon should be proud of.
Reuters reports that the China International Fund Management Company (CIFM), a joint venture between J.P. Morgan Asset Management and the state-owned Shanghai International Trust, has just received qualified domestic limited partner (QDLP) status – making it the first domestic Chinese fund to ever do so.
CIFM can now raise $100 million from local investors to invest overseas – a privilege only foreign firms such as Och-Ziff, Citadel, and UBS asset management enjoyed prior to CIFM’s approval – and for its first product, it reportedly plans to invest in a 20-year old, overseas hedge fund, though which one specifically was not divulged.
JP Morgan apparently owns 49% of the firm, while the Shanghai International Trust Co owns the remaining 51%, according to the Financial Times.
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