Fund houses and banks have set out areas where they want regulators to provide certainty around the China-Hong Kong mutual recognition scheme for funds.
The first two months of the year saw net buying of Asia ex-Japan strategies ahead of China products amid a return of risk appetite. Asean funds topped the investment return charts.
Net inflows were dominated by fixed-income assets last year. Although inflows should remain healthy, they are unlikely to hit similar heights in 2013, says Lieven Debruyne.