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Tag: ETFs
Blackrock’s flagship China ETF now physical
Blackrock’s iShares FTSE A50 China Index ETF loses its “synthetic” label and acquires a renminbi counter.
HKEX: ETFs de-listed; funds to launch
Samsung Asset Management will delist six ETFs in Hong Kong, while Capital Group received a green light to launch five mutual funds.
ETFs among China’s top performers
FSA looks at top performing China equity funds and finds that half of them are ETFs.
ETF/ETP assets surpass $4trn
Assets under management in ETFs/ETPs surpassed $4trn in May, driven by US-domiciled products, according to data from multiple providers.
Taiwan’s Cathay SIT scores a hit with new funds of ETFs
Cathay Securities Investment Trust launched three Smart ETF funds of ETFs on 15 March, gathering NT$6.3bn ($209m) by the month end, according to data from Morningstar.
Private banking clients turn to ETFs
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are becoming clients’ tool of choice to gain targeted exposure to equity sectors, said Adam Cowperthwaite, Asia Pacific head of equity at Citi Private Bank.
Value Partners targets IIs with smart beta
Hong Kong-based Value Partners will cut fees on its China-focused smart beta ETFs and launch Singapore’s first leveraged and inverse ETF, said Ling-kai Mak, the firm’s senior fund manager.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: BMO vs Deutsche — ETFs
FSA compares the strategy of two exchange-traded funds, the BMO Asia High Dividend ETF and the DB x-trackers MSCI AC Asia Ex Japan High Dividend Yield Index Ucits ETF.
Mirae lays bets on passives
Korea-based Mirae Asset has ambitious plans for global ETFs and Hong Kong will play a key role, said global head of ETF business Taeyong Lee.
