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.
As US-China tensions escalated in 2018, the leaders of the two economies met in Buenos Aires to agree a truce. Aidan Yao, senior emerging Asia economist at Axa Investment Managers, talks to Romil...
Caroline Higgins of Northern Trust tells George Mitton about A-share inclusion, ETF Connect and why Cayman funds predominate in the region.
Changes to regulation, US-Sino trade tensions and further steps by China to open its capital markets were some of the topics discussed by our panel. Chaired by Romil Patel in Hong Kong.
The impact of financial technology, developments in Asian passporting and the promise of new markets in Thailand were among the topics discussed by our panel. Chaired by George Mitton in Singapore.
Dec '18 - Jan '19
ETF Report 2018