To prepare for China’s MSCI indices inclusion, regulators in Hong Kong and China have announced a four-fold increase in daily trading quotas for the cross-border Stock Connect programmes.
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Worst-performing fixed income funds
Only 6% of 241 fixed income funds available for sale in Hong Kong had negative returns over three years. Which ones were the worst?
CICC debuts internet index ETF in HK
Chinese investment banking giant China International Capital Corp (CICC) has launched its first exchange-traded fund in Hong Kong after its acquisition of New York-based Kraneshares last year.
Thailand may get bond fund tax
Kasikorn AM’s Benjarong Techamuanvivit gives FSA an update on both Thai regulations and where she sees product demand.
High yield, Brazil, lead fixed income
Despite the return of volatility, high yield funds and a Brazil bond fund top the list of best performers among fixed income products available to investors in Hong Kong.
Barings sees EM financials blossoming
Banks and insurance companies are best positioned to benefit from the growth of emerging market economies and demographic changes, argues William Palmer, co-head of emerging and frontier market equities team at Barings.
Vanguard offers ETFs in RMB
The use of China’s renminbi continues to expand in international transactions as Vanguard allows investors to trade five ETFs in Hong Kong in the currency.
UBS Wealth launches sustainable portfolio
UBS Wealth Management has launched in Asia a cross-asset portfolio based on sustainable investing that aims to mirror the firm’s traditional strategies.
Japan overweight boosts JPM APAC fund
The broader adoption of the stewardship code among Japan’s listed companies is showing concrete results in the form of higher stock returns, according to Aisa Ogoshi, portfolio manager at JP Morgan Asset Management, who has been overweight Japan for five years.
Robo-advisor performance March 2018
With the S&P 500 posting a second consecutive monthly loss in March, how did FSA’s hypothetical investments with three regional robo-advisors perform against their benchmarks?
