Eric Johnson

Global Finance’s Stars of China awards highlight leading banks’ digital progress and economic impact.

Last year, ICBC consolidated several asset management operations to create ICBC Asset Management (Global). Bing Li, who leads product development for the new entity, and Harrison Li, who leads global asset management for ICBC, talk about the new entity and its role in supporting the wider ambitions of the bank—and of China itself.

China’s support for trade infrastructure across Asia is definitely winning some friends, but potential for backlash lurks behind opaque management.