Leveraged and inverse ETFs in Taiwan now account for more than half of assets in the two most popular ETF sectors, data from Morningstar shows.
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Study: In Asia, active funds disappoint
Active funds investing in the region have low returns relative to their benchmarks over multiple time periods, according to a Cerulli Associates report.
Taiwan’s Yuanta files to launch ChiNext ETF
Taiwan’s Yuanta Securities Investment Trust has filed an application to launch an ETF that would track the extremely volatile ChiNext Index.
China funds: active vs passive
FSA has found that actively-managed China-focused funds for sale in Hong Kong fared better than ETFs focused on the sector, but it’s due to more to technical than strategic reasons.
Moody’s: Passive to overtake active no later than 2024
Passive fund assets will be greater than 50% of the US market in 4-7 years and the passive growth rate in Asia is expected to increase, according to a Moody’s report.
APAC ex-Japan ETF assets hit record high
In 2016, Asia-Pacific ex-Japan ETF/ETP assets reached a record high of $135bn, but the region’s share only accounts for 4% of the industry’s global assets, according to ETFGI.
Moody’s revises global AM industry outlook to negative
Moody’s has revised its outlook of the global asset management industry to negative from stable for reasons linked to regulations and the performance of active funds.
Capital Group, EIP and iShares roll out funds in HK
During the week, Capital Group brought nine funds to retail investors in the SAR and EIP listed its gold miners ETF, while iShares prepares to launch an ETF tracking the Hang Seng Index next week.
Investors seek yield in China T-bonds
CSOP’s five-year treasury bond index tracker has been gathering assets as the RMB appears to be stabilising versus the dollar.
China’s CSOP in L&I ETF launch
In Hong Kong, CSOP Asset Management has launched a pair of leveraged and inverse exchange-traded products tracking India’s Nifty 50.
