A panel hosted by AsianInvestor discussed this and other issues around exchange-traded funds, such as how Asian ETFs can move beyond a concentration on China products.
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Use of exchange-traded funds remains low in Asia Pacific, according to Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management’s annual Asian ETF survey.
The bank is seeking to tap current trends by listing five new ETFs in Hong Kong today, including the city's first to track equities in Singapore, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
The change comes as Deutsche Bank combines its asset management arm with its private wealth business in a restructuring and rebranding exercise.
The bank's db X-trackers unit is set to launch a suite of physically backed ETFs, but says its aim has always been to provide a supermarket selection and the move is not solely related to flows.
The SFC has just authorised two sets of synthetic ETFs after a gap of a year-and-a-half, suggesting it is ready to approve such products again after a bout of regulatory tightening.
The bank unveils four new ETFs, including the first to be linked to Pakistan and Bangladesh. It sees demand for frontiers, and stresses that its ETFs are fully collateralised.
Tokyo-based operators engage in some soul-searching after US-domiciled funds emerge as the chief beneficiaries of a jump in trading after the March disasters.
Fund managers and even some providers of exchange-traded funds say ETFs may be ill-suited for accessing immature markets.
The firm has also listed four exchange-traded funds in Singapore, including the first in Asia to track US and European sovereign bonds and US inflation-linked bonds.
The new exchange-traded funds include the first fund in Asia to track the Brazilian stock market. The bank expects sizable growth in inflows from pension and sovereign funds.