The strategy seeks to identify and capture market trends across diverse liquid onshore markets.

UK-headquartered Man Group, the world's largest listed hedge fund business, has launched its first onshore investment strategy for qualified investors in China. This comes after this publication reported that Aberdeen Asset Management had gained access to the Chinese private fund market.

The new investment strategy aims to be uncorrelated with traditional portfolios, the firm said in a statement.

Managed by Man AHL’s Shanghai-based investment professionals, the strategy seeks to identify and capture market trends across diverse liquid onshore markets, focusing initially on listed futures including agricultural commodities, industrial commodities, bonds, metals, energy and stock indices. 

Founded in 1987, Man AHL is an investment management firm that trades in over 600 markets and managing assets for institutional and private clients globally.

Man Group’s first onshore investment strategy is launched by Man Investment Management (Shanghai), a Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise (WFOE) incorporated by Man Group in Huangpu District, Shanghai, following successful registration with the Asset Management Association of China as a private securities investment fund manager  in September 2017. 

ICBC will act as custodian to the fund, with Guotai Junan Securities providing administration and brokerage services.

“As China’s fund management industry continues to go from strength to strength, we are pleased to launch our first onshore investment strategy for qualified local investors,” said Yifei Li, Chair of Man Group China. “The strategy leverages Man AHL’s 30 years of quantitative investing expertise, combining this with our local investment capabilities to serve the needs of Chinese investors.”

Man Group has $103.5 billion in funds under management through its five investment management businesses, and opened its China office in 2012.