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Livestreams light up China’s mutual funds
Zheng Zhiyong (left), a fund manager, puts away a lapel microphone after a livestreaming session in his office in Beijing.Premium
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Bullish markets have turned mainland fund managers into streaming super-influencers. Could this go global?
The market is ultra competitive. Platforms, including those operated by Nasdaq-listed Bilibili and TikTok’s owner, ByteDance, are racing to beef up their finance channels to attract viewers
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In a Shenzhen milk-tea shop popular with social media influencers, mutual fund manager Deng Jingdong pins a lapel mic to his shirt, stares down the barrel of a camera, and starts livestreaming to his 400,000 viewers.