The assets under management in Hong Kong ETF market slipped in the first quarter of 2018, placing it for the first time below South Korea, Morningstar data show.
Tag: ETFs
ETFs in Asia: Too much of the same?
Hong Kong-based Premia Partners believes ETFs with thematic variety can gather assets and the firm expects to launch up to six Asia-focused smart beta products this year.
Apac ETF assets to quadruple by 2025
ETF assets in Asia-Pacific are expected to grow four times to reach $1.9trn by 2025, according to a report by Broadridge Financial.
Smart Beta ETFs gain assets in Asia
Smart beta ETF assets in Asia are relatively tiny, but the products grew AUM around 70% in 2017, far outpacing their global peers, data from Morningstar shows.
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HK ETFs show net outflows in 2017
Investors in Hong Kong and China ETFs cashed in profits in 2017, which resulted in net outflows from the passive products, data from Morningstar shows.
Singapore’s Lion Global to join ETF party
Lion Global Investors (LGI) is expected to list its first ETF on the Singapore Exchange on 30 October.
Sector ETFs have highest tracking errors
Specialised single-sector ETFs such as commodity, technology and financials have, on average, the highest tracking errors, FSA’s analysis shows.
Post-GFC, funds with a HKG domicile blossomed
The number of Greater China equity funds grew the most, as the Hong Kong-domiciled mutual fund landscape evolved over the past ten years.
EM debt drives global bond ETF inflows
The global bond ETF industry garnered almost twice the amount of capital from investors in the second quarter of 2017 as it did the year prior, thanks to sustained demand for EM debt passive products.
