An overview of ETF activity in Hong Kong in 2016 shows SSGA’s Asia bond fund had the highest inflows while iShares China had the largest outflows.

An overview of ETF activity in Hong Kong in 2016 shows SSGA’s Asia bond fund had the highest inflows while iShares China had the largest outflows.
About $8.3bn left Greater China equity funds last year, with global cross-border products showing the most outflows, according to Morningstar data.
Multi-strategy funds gained the most net inflows from Asian investors for the full year 2016, while global bonds bled the most, according to data from Morningstar.
A downgrade for an Aberdeen fund, an upgrade for Templeton and coverage initiated on several others.
Upgrades for Allianz, Fidelity, First State, Schroders and Templeton and coverage initiated on several others, together with the new “sustainability rating”.
Chinese equity fund managers have focused on earnings certainty rather than leaning on either old or new economy themes, according to Morningstar.
A downgrade for a Franklin fund, coverage initiated on HSBC, Invesco and JP Morgan products and neutral ratings for funds from Schroders and Fidelity.
Each onshore mutual fund manager needs to take care of 3.12 funds on average, according to a Morningstar report.
Relaxed regulations for Thai investors promise more access to global funds, but take-up could be slow because they compete with locally-wrapped funds, said Morningstar’s senior research analyst in Thailand, Kittikun Tanaratpattanakit.
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