The US asset manager will close its Hong Kong ETF business and move its regional HQ to Shanghai.

The US asset manager will close its Hong Kong ETF business and move its regional HQ to Shanghai.
Assets sourced from family offices and trusts grew nearly 90% during the year.
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Both firms will combine their investment management capabilities to launch a mixed-asset product in Hong Kong.
Investors in the SAR are becoming more sophisticated, but local brokerages are struggling to catch up, according to a Broadridge Financial report.
The firm is also expected to develop other sustainable investing funds.
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.
The firm now manages $880m in China-focused thematic products in Hong Kong.
The firm has co-branded with Ping An to launch the product in Hong Kong.
Customers were delaying long-term investment decisions due to the uncertain market environment, the bank said.
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