The Hong Kong-based firm expects to launch two smart beta ETFs in August, with one investing in the Asean markets and the other in technology-enabled companies.
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Are private banks snubbing Hong Kong’s ETFs?
Studies have pointed out institutions’ increased ETF usage, but this may not be the case for private banks in Asia, according to David Quah, Hong Kong-based co-managing director for Value Partners’ quantitative investment solutions team.
Malaysia takes step to allow L&I ETFs
Bursa Malaysia has published a consultation paper to develop the country’s ETF market, which includes the introduction of leveraged and inverse ETFs, according to a statement from the local bourse.
Malaysia’s Kenanga partners with Yuanta
Kuala Lumpur-based Kenanga Investors has entered into a strategic partnership with Taipei-based Yuanta Securities Investment Trust to develop exchange-trade funds in Malaysia.
Taiwan-Korea partnership gives birth to new ETFs
Two ETFs launched this week in Taiwan and Korea track a technology-focused cross-border index jointly developed by the two countries’ stock exchanges.
Loan funds: Active or passive?
A comparison between Invesco’s active and passive senior loan funds shows that ETFs are not always the cheaper and better alternative.
What is lacking in Hong Kong’s ETF market?
Assets in Hong Kong’s ETF industry have grown threefold in the last 10 years, but the market remains small and lacks product diversification, according to Mohamed M’Rabti, Brussels-based head of ETFs at settlement firm Euroclear.
How HK’s tracker fund became more Chinese
The changing exposure of Hong Kong’s flagship equity ETF to Chinese large cap companies illustrates ever closer financial and economic ties between the territory and the mainland.
Vanguard: A soup of China’s share classes is best
Investing across all share classes within the Chinese equities universe will provide more diversification benefits for investors, argues Cyrus Mui, Hong Kong-based head of product research for Asia at Vanguard.
Vanguard to unveil its first China ETF in HK
Despite a spate of China ETF delistings in Hong Kong, the firm is about to launch its first China-focused exchange traded fund in Hong Kong.
