New launches, delistings and fee cuts of ETFs continue ahead of the highly anticipated ETF Connect as well as the potential extension of L&I ETFs to track Hong Kong equities.
Tag: ETFs
The fall of synthetic ETFs in HK
The 2% yearly collateral charges and strict regulations in the SAR are causing issuers to close down synthetic ETFs and discouraging them from launching new synthetic products.
Cost pressures force ETF providers to delist products
Enhanced Investment Products has quietly closed seven of its nine Hong Kong-listed ETFs as it prepares for the official launch of its new XIE Shares FTSE Gold Miners ETF in Hong Kong on November 18.
Amundi new low fee A-share ETF aims at rivals
Amundi hopes its comparatively low-fee FTSE China A50 Index ETF, launched yesterday in Hong Kong, will compete well against rival A-share ETFs from iShares and CSOP.
Report: Chinese investors focus squarely on return
Consultant Z-Ben Advisors believes that if Vanguard were to come onshore tomorrow with its current strategy, it would not have much traction because returns are more important than low fees in China.
ETF investors cashing in on oil recovery
With November’s planned production cut by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), global investors have sold down leveraged oil and moved to short the commodity.
Gold ETFs continue to surge
Gold, commodities and Latin American equities have been the best performing ETFs this year and worst performers have been linked to UK markets, according to FE data.
FSA ANALYSIS: Tracking responsibly – are ESG index trackers any good?
The growing popularity of index investing is only just starting to be felt in the world of responsible investing but as the market for plain vanilla trackers becomes increasingly crowded, what does the future hold for ESG passive products?
Vanguard sees slow ETF progress in HK
Vanguard follows BMO GAM in cutting the cost of investing in its Hong Kong-listed ETFs with the aim of attracting more capital.
HNWI-focused `bionic advisor’ launched in Singapore
Bento, a joint venture set up by Singapore-based fintech startup Mesitis and former Bank of Singapore fund selector Chandrima Das, sees its bionic approach – a combination of human and robo – appealing to high net worth clients.
