Net outflows from retail fund sales in Hong Kong in the first half of the year were greater than during the global financial crisis, according to HKIFA data.

Net outflows from retail fund sales in Hong Kong in the first half of the year were greater than during the global financial crisis, according to HKIFA data.
But thematic equity products were also popular during the first half.
Worldwide inflows into sustainable funds rose sharply in Q2, but Apac investors remain unconvinced, according to a Morningstar report.
Investors poured cash into risk assets as sentiment improved after the mid-March slump, according to Morningstar Direct.
Pinebridge’s Global ESG Quant Bond Fund became the best-selling product during the first half this year among all Taiwan-domiciled funds managed by a foreign firm.
Of the different foreign investment funds sold in Thailand, global bond funds attracted the most money during the second quarter, according to a Morningstar report.
On the flipside, investors have continued to pour money into southbound funds.
Strong net fund inflows in China belied the trend elsewhere in Apac during the first three months of 2020, says a Broadridge report.
Both Hong Kong and China domiciled funds sold in the cross-border scheme collected assets in April, SAFE data shows.
Separately, despite the coronavirus, domestic fund managers in Southeast Asia are expected to form partnerships with foreign players to launch new types of products.
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