Few punters will be unaware of the stratospheric expectations of investors in China.
Equally, few can have missed the range of headlines screaming from the business pages of state-owned companies plagued by massive debts and loss-making operations.
While the potential rewards remain mouth-watering, the market is still a mystery for many. The unwary investor could as easily make a disastrous choice as strike a vein of gold, it seems.
Fortunately, Jardine Fleming this year launched an investment vehicle designed for investors keen to enter the market but eager to let someone else pick the stocks.
As an added bonus, the Greater China Fund spreads the investment risk across three markets: the mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
JF believes that as the mainland continues on the path to economic superpower status, Hong Kong and Taiwan will ride along its coat-tails, because of the increasing economic integration.
Steve Luk, fund manager for Greater China, is bullish on the market's outlook this year.
