Developing as rapidly as the city itself, Shanghaiâs âthrough trainâ to Hong Kong is set to sprout branches in Shenzhen and a parallel Bond Connect programme. George Mitton reports from China.
Indonesia is waking up to the promise of Islamic bonds, and with a population nearly 10 times that of Malaysia, it could soon become a regional heavyweight. Orlando Crowcroft reports.
Blair Pickerellâs fluency in Chinese enabled him to spot a loophole in Taiwanese law that gave birth to the countryâs offshore funds industry. George Mitton met him in Hong Kong.
Last year, Asian frontier market equities beat MSCIâs global frontier index by nearly 10 percentage points. Dave Waller asks if this asset class is as enticing as it seems.
In the MSCI Frontier Market index, Asia punches below its weight, accounting for just four of its 24 constituents. We profile them here.
Caroline Higgins of Northern Trust tells George Mitton about A-share inclusion, ETF Connect and why Cayman funds predominate in the region.
Formed by a merger in 2012, Old Mutual Global Investors was little-known in Asia. Carol Wong, managing director for Asia-Pacific, is changing that. She talks to George Mitton.
Our panel discussed robo-advisers, ETF Connect, and why the mutual recognition of funds (MRF) scheme will take time to develop. Chaired by George Mitton in Hong Kong.
Our cross-industry panel discussed fund passporting, robo-advisers and the potential of a new investment structure, the S-Vacc. Chaired by George Mitton in Singapore.
Jul-Aug 2018
FundTech 2018