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.
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.
In a new series in conjunction with Investec Asset Management, Funds Global Asia looks at the challenges affecting fund distributors around the world. Cindy Fu, managing director, head of wealth management, Standard Chartered (Taiwan), explains the importance of offering local clients a broad range of products.
Nicolas Moreau, CEO of HSBC Asset Management, is moving to Asia as the firm looks to connect more directly with the region’s growth story. ESG is also a key focus – including the ‘just’ carbon...
Martin Gilbert reflects on nearly four decades as Aberdeen CEO, including what he brought to the company, his regrets at not entering into private markets earlier, and passing like ships in the...
As we prepare to emerge from Covid, experts look at overcoming demographic issues through a combination of good tech and corporate governance, improving productivity and meeting an ambitious government carbon emissions reduction target. Chaired by Romil Patel.
Our line-up of experts in Hong Kong considers the importance of fixed income ETFs, sustainability and the prospects of increasing China in the indices. Chaired by Romil Patel.
Funds Europe’s International and ESG Editor, Romil Patel, was the moderator for The Network Forum’s ESG panel discussion at its 2021 Annual Meeting. Panellists discussed how the ESG agenda is driving developments for both the buy and sell side.
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September 2021
ETF Report September 2021