The US asset manager will close its Hong Kong ETF business and move its regional HQ to Shanghai.

The US asset manager will close its Hong Kong ETF business and move its regional HQ to Shanghai.
Assets sourced from family offices and trusts grew nearly 90% during the year.
Net outflows from retail fund sales in Hong Kong in the first half of the year were greater than during the global financial crisis, according to HKIFA data.
Separately, Hong Kong investors have poured money into southbound products for the fourth consecutive month.
The firm will also make use of the new variable capital company (VCC) framework for the fund.
Separately, UBS SDIC AM’s licences in the territory were removed.
The firm is also expected to roll out an income fund in the SAR.
Competitor CSOP AM manages the same kind of products, which have become the largest L&I funds in the SAR.
The mixed-asset funds will be offered to Hong Kong retail investors to meet their different risk tolerances, according to Allianz Global Investors (GI).
On the flipside, investors have continued to pour money into southbound funds.
Part of the Mark Allen Group.