Lehman, which paired up with Huaan Fund Management to develop ChinaÆs first qualified domestic institutional investor QDII mutual fund earlier this year, would not comment specifically on the detention of Han Fanghe, HuaanÆs general manager, in the aftermath of the much-publicised investigation of corruption in ShanghaiÆs social security system. According to Huaan, Han was arrested for personal relationships. Lehman says, however, that the arrest does not present it with a reputational risk.
ôOur relationship with Huaan is in the form of a commercial relationship,ö a Hong Kong-based spokesperson at Lehman says. ôIt is not...
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