The slow development of leveraged and inverse exchange-traded funds (L&I ETFs) in Hong Kong may be due to the SAR’s well-established warrant market, said Frederick Chu, head of ETFs at China Asset Management.
Tag: ETF
Blackrock delists China A-shares ETF
Blackrock is delisting one of its China A-share-focused ETFs from the Hong Kong Exchange because the firm believes the purpose of the underlying index “no longer exists”.
HK firm inks smart beta pact with Wisdomtree
Hong Kong-based exchange traded funds (ETF) provider Premia Partners has joined forces with US-based Wisdomtree Investments to develop smart-beta products for the Asian ETF market.
Value Partners: Delayed ETF Connect causes delistings
A delay in launching the ETF Connect may have prompted the recent delisting of some exchange-traded funds (ETFs) from the Hong Kong stock exchange, said David Quah, co-managing director of quantitative investment solutions at Value Partners.
Value Partners to take on fund outsourcing
Hong Kong-based Value Partners is in talks with several foreign asset managers for a new fund outsourcing initiative and the firm aims to form partnerships by the end of the year.
In case you missed it (2 February 2018)
Ex-Fullerton CEO reappears at Franklin Templeton; BNPP AM creates APAC chief marketing role; Robeco hires Blackrock’s APAC head of PB and wealth distribution; US-based Metlife receives AM licence in Hong Kong, while Barings Investment Advisers loses it; “millennial fund investors not unique”, warns Cerulli; and more…
BMO to enter China’s early-stage FoFs market
BMO Financial Group (BMO) has announced plans to venture into the new fund-of-funds space in China by embedding its exchange-traded products into funds managed by its partner Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC).
SFC: Cross-border schemes impact HK’s ETFs
The cross-border links with China’s onshore equity market has helped reduce the number of Hong Kong synthetic ETFs investing in the A-share market, according to a recent SFC study.
Malaysia sees first US-focused ETF
Kuala Lumpur-based I-Vcap Management has launched an ETF in Malaysia that tracks the biggest shariah-compliant companies in the US.
China Universal delists all ETFs in Hong Kong
China Universal Asset Management was the last firm in 2017 to announce the delisting of ETFs from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
