Asian institutions are shunning fixed-income ETFs due to low liquidity and lack of product choice, hampering industry growth. Recent market volatility has exacerbated the situation.
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In one of the worst sell-offs since the European sovereign crisis in 2011, PMs and private banks took cue from the Fed's QE exit hints to cut their bond portfolios significantly.
![Funds, private banks dump bonds over Fed signals](https://uat.cdn.i.haymarketmedia.asia/?n=asian-investor%2Fcontent%2Fben%20bernanke_(afp).jpg&c=1&h=194&q=100&v=20254716&w=344)
The two houses see dividends as an important income source for investors in 2013 as cashed-up companies look to increase payouts.
![Fidelity, HSBC point to Asian dividend bonanza](https://uat.cdn.i.haymarketmedia.asia/?n=asian-investor%2Fcontent%2FMatthew%20Sutherland_1036.jpg&c=1&h=194&q=100&v=20254716&w=344)
The Hong Kong asset management arm of insurer Ping An Group is offering an open-ended unit trust to invest predominantly in CNH bonds. The market timing is right, the firm argues.
![Ping An launches its first offshore RMB bond fund](https://uat.cdn.i.haymarketmedia.asia/?n=asian-investor%2Fcontent%2FRudd.jpg&c=1&h=194&q=100&v=20254716&w=344)
Having recently launched two sharia equity strategies, the US asset manager plans to manage more assets out of Kuala Lumpur.
Dubai WorldÆs request to restructure its debt is likely to reshape the understanding among investors and issuers of who holds the upper hand when it comes to bond-like sukuk.
Spreads have rallied over the past two months, but some portfolio managers report investors have a growing appetite for risk.
ADB conference in Singapore reveals widespread support for a regional clearing and settlement depository.
The Singapore equities boutique sets up a bond JV with Lim Heong-Chye, a star manager who recently left DBS.