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China’s Gen Z investors are turning fund managers into social media stars

On a fan community page on Chinese social media platform Weibo, hundreds of users have posted comments and pictures, some covered in little red hearts, to express their admiration for a star they affectionately call Kun Kun. “Kun Kun flies bravely, iKun will always follow him; Kun Kun never gets old, and will remain a blue-chip till the end,” some users wrote alongside the picture. “Kun Kun,” whose full name is Zhang Kun, is neither a pop star nor actor. Instead, he is one of China’s most prominent fund managers who oversees around 120 billion yuan ($18.6 billion) in assets at E Fund Management, an established Chinese asset management firm. Zhang’s followers, who label themselves “iKun,” (“i” is a homophone for the Chinese word love), have also created accounts on Weibo posing as his “global fan clubs.” “Kun Kun, I would like to accompany you for many, many years,” a follower wrote. “Let’s witness both the bull and bear markets, but still return with young hearts.” ...

Realme X and 5 Pro get December security patches and more with the latest updates

Realme has released a new software update for the Realme 5 Pro that adds Dark Mode toggle to the notification center and bumps up the Android security patch level to December 2019.

The new firmware, bearing version number RMX1971EX_11_A.15 also comes with an updated Nightscape algorithm for the selfie camera and extends Clone Apps support to Twitter, Freecharge, Zomato, Swiggy, and Snapchat.

Here's the complete changelog of the update:

  • Security
    • Android security patch: December 2019
  • System
    • Added click the blank area to back to the launcher on recent task interface
    • Clone Apps support more third-party applications (Twitter, Freecharge, Zomato, Swiggy, Snapchat)
    • Added flash on call feature
  • Notification Center and Status Bar
    • Added fast switch toggles of dark mode in notification center
  • Theme Store
    • Updated font change supporting in Theme Store
  • Camera
    • Updated Nightscape algorithm of front camera, fixed the probabilistic black spot issue
  • Known issue fixed
    • Fixed the issue of low probability of crashing when long press on desktop icon to clear storage usage
    • Fixed a low probability of phone manager crashing when the screen is automatically landscaped
    • Fixed the issue that English is selected in the time zone interface in Hindi

Additionally, Realme also released a software update for the Realme X, sporting version number RMX1901EX_11_A.11. It comes with the December 2019 patch and improves the system stability.

The new builds for both smartphones are rolling out to a limited number of users in India right now and a broader rollout will commence in a few days if no bugs are found. However, if you get impatient, you can head over here to download the update packages and install them manually.

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China’s Gen Z investors are turning fund managers into social media stars

On a fan community page on Chinese social media platform Weibo, hundreds of users have posted comments and pictures, some covered in little red hearts, to express their admiration for a star they affectionately call Kun Kun. “Kun Kun flies bravely, iKun will always follow him; Kun Kun never gets old, and will remain a blue-chip till the end,” some users wrote alongside the picture. “Kun Kun,” whose full name is Zhang Kun, is neither a pop star nor actor. Instead, he is one of China’s most prominent fund managers who oversees around 120 billion yuan ($18.6 billion) in assets at E Fund Management, an established Chinese asset management firm. Zhang’s followers, who label themselves “iKun,” (“i” is a homophone for the Chinese word love), have also created accounts on Weibo posing as his “global fan clubs.” “Kun Kun, I would like to accompany you for many, many years,” a follower wrote. “Let’s witness both the bull and bear markets, but still return with young hearts.” ...

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