Bridgewater Associates widened its lead over global peers in China last year, after its multi-asset strategy’s stable returns attracted more wealthy local clients in a volatile market.

Bridgewater Associates widened its lead over global peers in China last year ... The firm’s Shanghai-based private fund management arm boosted assets under management to more than 55 billion ...

The highly sought-after Bridgewater onshore China strategy eclipsed most rival hedge fund products last year with an eye-popping 37% return ...

Last month, JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon apologised after saying his firm would outlast China's Communist Party. The founder of Bridgewater Associates - which is largest hedge fund in the world ...

Bridgewater is also heavily invested in the world's emerging markets via IEMG. The fund favors mid-sized and large-cap companies and has sizable holdings in China, India, Taiwan, Korea and Brazil.

Bridgewater’s diversification across asset classes is helping it buck the trend in China’s 5.2 trillion yuan hedge fund industry, which saw combined assets shrink through November amid ...