Sunny Leung, head of ETF, indexing and smart beta sales, North Asia, tells FSA what types of fixed income instruments to buy and why he still prefers equities to high yield.
Tag: Smart Beta
ETFs in Asia: Too much of the same?
Hong Kong-based Premia Partners believes ETFs with thematic variety can gather assets and the firm expects to launch up to six Asia-focused smart beta products this year.
China AMC and Tobam launch smart beta strategy
China Asset Management Company has partnered with French asset manager Tobam to launch a smart-beta A-shares strategy, aiming to attract international investors in the run-up to the MSCI’s scheduled inclusion of China’s onshore equities in its indices.
Smart Beta ETFs gain assets in Asia
Smart beta ETF assets in Asia are relatively tiny, but the products grew AUM around 70% in 2017, far outpacing their global peers, data from Morningstar shows.
EFG AM, Templeton launch funds in HK
EFG Asset Management launches an Asia-focused digital fund, while Franklin Templeton joins the smart beta bandwagon.
Smart-beta a `marketing dream’ for asset managers
Investors should be aware of the return drivers of smart-beta products as the criteria that managers use to build these portfolios may be unsophisticated, according to Joel Coverdale, Hong Kong-based managing director for Asia-Pacific at risk management firm Axioma.
Smart beta AUM in Asia-Pac up 57%
Smart beta ETFs gain market share in Asia-Pacific while struggling globally, according to Morningstar.
Are smart beta funds worth it?
Morningstar’s Alex Bryan casts doubt on the cost-effectiveness and usefulness of smart beta funds.
China Post Global to launch smart beta in Europe
China Post & Capital Global Asset Management plans to launch Europe’s first A-shares smart beta ETFs later this year, and possibly launch them in Asia, said London-based managing director Danny Dolan.
SSGA: Smart beta forces change in investor mindset
Smart beta products shift focus from manager selection to asset and factor allocation, requiring new skills from investors, argues SSGA’s Thomas Poullaouec.
