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Veteran Investor Fang Fenglei Continues to Shape China’s Capital Markets
WHY IT MATTERS
Fang’s transition to Hopu Investments signals continued influence over China’s growing cross‑border capital flows and highlights the sector’s shift toward more sophisticated, globally integrated investment strategies.
What happened
Fang Fenglei, a veteran investor, has guided China’s capital markets for three decades. In the early 1990s he partnered with Morgan Stanley to launch China International Capital Corp. , the country’s first joint‑venture investment bank.
At the turn of the millennium he led the Hong Kong listings of state‑owned giants as CEO of Bank of China International, and later chaired a joint venture with Goldman Sachs. Today, he serves as chairman of Hopu Investments, a firm that focuses on cross‑border asset management.
Fang’s career illustrates the evolution of China’s financial sector from state‑led beginnings to a more integrated, global marketplace. His ongoing leadership at Hopu positions the firm to leverage his deep experience in navigating regulatory changes and international investment flows.
PRIMARY SOURCES
Veteran investor Fang Fenglei on why the China ‘investibility’ debate is no debate at all
South China Morning Post · Zhu Wenqian,Frank Tang · Discovery only; publisher copyright and subscription terms apply