Fewer than 10 ETFs have been launched in the three years since scheme was set up
There has been just one debut since the city-state’s regulator approved the products in December
Trying to keep pace with European and US managers poses growing challenge for some smaller players in the region
US decision to shorten trade settlement to one day will leave managers exposed to additional risks
Maybank AM fears promoting the ability to capitalise on a US market downturn could send the wrong signals
The fund will focus on India and south-east Asian retail as well as technology, cars and component producers
Only a handful of products are being traded on existing master-feeder ETF link with Shenzhen
Experts warn regulators in the region will start to crack down on non-compliance
Asset manager owned up to breach of Australian regulations days before pulling out of net zero alliance
Asset manager hopes to list in Hong Kong and Singapore in first instance
The narrow range of permissible assets is expected to make competition particularly fierce
The regulator’s apparently permissive stance stands in contrast to that of rival Singapore
Fund offers investors access to Shenzhen-listed Ping An ChiNext ETF
Move follows announcement of an ETF link with China’s Shenzhen bourse
JPMAM and Federated Hermes are among managers planning to expand their regional offering
BlackRock, Vanguard and BetaShares were the biggest beneficiaries of the growth in inflows
Focus will initially be on equities ETFs, rather than the popular Asia high yield and Reit products
The manager claims the Apac Green Reit ETF is the first to offer sustainable property investments in the Asia-Pacific
Rising interest in Chinese bond market helps drive regional surge
Standardisation of some kind would help to prevent ‘greenwashing’, industry figures say
Debut to come just weeks after the suspension of Ant Group’s IPO in Hong Kong and Shanghai
Fresh direction for investment house that currently offers no pure ESG funds in any market
The main problem is that distributors have little incentive to market the products
