Hong Kong’s regulator is responding to the demand for access to the plethora of offshore-listed ETFs.

Hong Kong’s regulator is responding to the demand for access to the plethora of offshore-listed ETFs.
Macro numbers do not reflect the performance of Japan equities, according to a Matthews Asia fund manager.
The UK asset manager is positive on equities and credit as recessionary fears subside and the prospects for a trade deal improve.
Separately, the head of discretionary portfolio management said the firm is using thematic products and ETFs for clients’ portfolios.
Despite headwinds, the firm believes its first China onshore fund will enter a benign market environment in 2020.
Ecommerce is driving the need for warehouses, which are becoming the new shops of the world, says associate portfolio manager Xin Yan Low.
The few leveraged and inverse exchange-traded funds in Hong Kong tend to follow one of three indexes.
The default rate should rise next year, so it’s increasingly important to choose high yield positions carefully, explains Charles Martin, portfolio specialist at BNY Mellon IM affiliate Insight Investment.
Value investing in emerging markets is largely ignored, but watch out for value traps, explains Irmak Surenkok, portfolio specialist in the equities division.
In a gloomy local environment, Hong Kong’s HNW investors want safety and more FMP portfolios are in the pipeline, said Hang Seng Bank’s head of investment advisory.
Part of the Mark Allen Group.