Asia dodges Great Rotation

Regional fixed income ETFs offer tempered calibration as long-awaited shift commences After nearly two years of false starts, fraudulent claims, and frayed tempers, there are strong signals that the much-anticipated

China finally displays some ETF innovation

The Chinese ETF market has taken off since late 2012 thanks to the stock market rally and more innovative index funds joining the line-up. Market pundits paint a rosy picture of the country’s ETF market outlook, estimating

Consolidation and growth

It has been 20 years since the world’s first exchange traded fund (ETF)1, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), was launched in January 1993. In these 20 years, ETFs have forcefully made their presence felt in a section of the

Perfect backdrop for active ETF scalping

Last year, Lippo Investments (LIM) forecast that 2012 would be a strong trading year, with many assets exhibiting large volatile trading ranges as a result of the tug-of-war between

A look at what’s in store for ETFs in 2013

Here Morningstar lists the developments it would like to see this year in the Asian ETF market. p50_tree_2013q1 Asian ETFs More RQFII ETFs: The first batch of RQFII ETFs was launched in Hong Kong in 2012. These

Best of the Best Awards 2012 – ETF and Indexing Awards