In Asia, ETFs have trouble gathering assets. But Geir Espeskog, managing director of iShares, believes his firm’s Asia AUM could grow 4x over several years, following a pattern in the US.
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Nomura to list 3 ETFs in Japan
Nomura Asset Management will list three exchange traded funds on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on 24 August.
Asia investors’ ETF appetite growing
Asian institutional investors plan to further raise exposure to passive products over the next year, according to a survey by Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management.
GF launches A-share ETF
China-based GF International Investment Management said it will launch Asia’s first ETF that tracks the MSCI China A International Index.
Deutsche AWM launches China sovereign bond ETF
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management has launched the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the European market to provide investors with exposure to China’s domestic sovereign bond market.
Asia’s ETF assets rise in first half
The assets under management of exchange traded funds and products listed in Asia-Pacific ex-Japan rose by 4.3% to $123bn during the first half of the year, according to ETFGI.
Asia ‘behind curve’ in use of passive strategies
Global flows into exchange-traded funds may be steadily rising, but ETF usage is lagging among wealthy clients in Asia, according to Roger Bacon, Asia-Pacific head of managed investments at Citi Private Bank.
Will the MRF smooth the path for ETFs?
The mutual recognition of funds (MRF) initiative will eventually result in a wave of ETF houses bringing products to Hong Kong, said Toby Bland, chief executive of Enhanced Investment Products in Hong Kong.
CCB lists RMB-denominated ETF in Paris
China Construction Bank has launched an renminbi-denominated money market exchange traded fund on Euronext Paris.
China and Japan dominate fund flows
Resurgent markets and easy monetary policies in China and Japan helped drive new inflows, with China representing $30.9bn, almost the same as Japan with $30.8bn. Looking at asset classes, concern over volatility likely contributed to the robust capital flows into mixed flexible (mixed asset) products, which accounted for $27.4bn in capital flows. A major […]
