Asia ETF News for the Past Year
BTIG Begins Offering Access To Tokyo Stock Exchange's CONNEQTOR Platform
September 3, 2025--Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (hereinafter "TSE") launched CONNEQTOR, its RFQ (Request For Quote)
platform, in February 2021 with an aim to enhance liquidity in the ETF market.
As a recent development, TSE is pleased to announce that, BTIG, LLC (hereinafter "BTIG"), a global
financial services firm, has begun offering its clients access to CONNEQTOR.
With this development, financial institutions and investors trading through BTIG will now be able to access
liquidity on CONNEQTOR. Clients trading TSE-listed ETFs will be able to simultaneously request quotes from
leading market makers worldwide without incurring additional costs, enabling faster and more cost-efficient
execution.
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Source: Japan Exchange Group
Exclusive: US trading firm Jane Street files appeal against India markets regulator
September 3, 2025--Jane Street says previous report by regulator had found no manipulation, document shows
Accuses regulator of withholding data and information
Jane Street is currently not trading in India
Jane Street filed an appeal on Wednesday against India's markets regulator, seeking to compel it to release documents the U.S. high-frequency trading giant says are pertinent to rebut allegations of market manipulation, according to a case document reviewed by Reuters.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India on July 4 temporarily barred Jane Street from trading in the local securities market on allegations that it manipulated India's indexes, in one of the strongest actions it has taken against a foreign investor.
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Source: reuters.com
Hana Asset Management Launches 1Q Xiaomi Value-Chain Active ETF Tracking the Solactive-KEDI Xiaomi Focus China Tech Index
September 2, 2025--Solactive is pleased to announce its collaboration with Hana Asset Management and The Korea Economic Daily Index (KEDI) on the 1Q Xiaomi Value-Chain Active ETF, which tracks the Solactive-KEDI Xiaomi Focus China Tech Index.
Focused on the leading Chinese consumer electronics and smart devices company Xiaomi, the index provides the targeted exposure to the Xiaomi and other leading Chinese tech companies.
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Source: Solactive AG
New World Bank Report Charts Pathways for Energy Security, New Jobs, and Market Opportunities in East Asia
August 28, 2025-A new World Bank report, Green Horizon: East Asia's Sustainable Energy Future, outlines practical pathways to modernize and upgrade the region's energy systems to support power and industrial sectors-a key step for East Asia to sustain long-term growth, create jobs, and retain economic competitiveness.
This report is a follow-up to the 2010 World Bank report, Winds of Change: East Asia's Sustainable Energy Future.
In 2023, East Asia produced 42 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and was the largest consumer of coal worldwide. China, Indonesia, and Viet Nam-the three economies examined in the report-account for 80 percent of the region's emissions and 88 percent of its coal consumption, with the power and industrial sectors together responsible for 75-87 percent of energy-related emissions.
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Source: worldbank.org
The Chinese economy: stimulus without rebalancing
August 26, 2025-China remains hesitant about rebalancing its growth model towards greater consumption
China's growth model has continued to rely on expanding industrial capacity and exporting to the world,rather than on domestic consumption. This has led to a significant increase in China's global share of manufactured exports and has raised concerns about overcapacity.
The imbalance arises because China's expanding production capacity is outpacing domestic demand. Overcapacity would be best addressed by boosting domestic demand,particularly through stronger household consumption.
The United States and European Union have for years urged China to shift its economic focus away from manufacturing and exports,and towards greater reliance on domestic consumption,in order to address its structural saving-investment imbalance1. However,rebalancing towards a more consumption-driven growth model in China has yet to take hold in a significant way. On the contrary,the contribution of external demand to China's economic growth has remained strong,especially since the second half of 2024
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Source: bruegel.org
Dissecting Medium-Term Growth Prospects for Asia
August 22, 2025-Summary
This paper explores Asia-Pacific's medium-term growth prospects using two approaches. First, growth accounting analysis and machine-learning estimation reveal how demographics, capital deepening, productivity, and human capital shaped Asia's growth.
Second, an innovative algorithm forecasts growth by matching countries' current conditions with historically analogous periods using Dynamic Time Warping (DTW). Comparing pattern-based forecasts with traditional projections highlights economic convergence and demographic headwinds.
Results show that without ambitious reforms, Asia's growth will likely moderate, though remaining the world's fastest growing region. The paper offers data-driven tools for policymakers to identify growth drivers and generate robust forecasts.
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Source: imf.org
ChinaAMC releases Report on China's Corporate Governance Practices
August 12, 2025--The report represents interim findings from a much larger project exploring a full picture of ESG practices among China onshore listed firms.
ChinaAMC has been publishing China ESG investing White Paper for four consecutive years, underscoring its commitment to ESG and responsible investment.
China's onshore listed firms predominantly prefer dividends over share buybacks, and are much more receptive to "soft engagement" with institutional investors, according to the latest survey by China Asset Management Co.
The Report on China's Corporate Governance Practices is commissioned by ChinaAMC and executed by ZD Proxy.
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Source: ChinaAMC
Korean Investment Management Launches KIM ACE China AI Big Tech TOP2+Active ETF, Tracking the Solactive China AI Big Tech Top 2+ Index
August 5, 2025--Solactive is pleased to announce its latest collaboration with Korea Investment Management (KIM), marking the launch of the KIM ACE China AI Big Tech TOP2+Active ETF, which tracks the Solactive China AI Big Tech Top 2+ Index. This product is designed to capture China's leading innovators across artificial intelligence, digital platforms, and intelligent industrial technologies.
Morgan Stanley projects China to become a global AI leader by 2030, with its core AI industry potentially reaching $140 billion and achieving a 52% return on invested capital. This growth, driven by government support and a focus on computing efficiency, could expand the broader AI industry and related sectors -including infrastructure and component suppliers- to $1.4 trillion.[1]
The Solactive China AI Big Tech Top 2+ Index focuses on two high-impact technology categories: (1) Cognitive Tech & Digital Platforms and (2) Intelligent Systems & Industrial Tech. The index selects 25 companies from each category, ranked by thematic relevance using ARTIS(R), Solactive's proprietary natural language processing algorithm.
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Source: Solactive AG
China to Tax Bond Interest Income After Decades of Exemption
August 4, 2025--China said it plans to tax interest income on bonds issued by the government and financial institutions, in a surprise move that's prompted investors to reevaluate their debt market positions.
The government will resume collection of value-added tax on interest income from bonds sold by central and local governments, as well as those from financial institutions starting Aug. 8, the Ministry of Finance said in a statement released on Friday. Bonds issued before that, including the reopening sales on these notes, will be exempted from the tax.
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Source: finance.yahoo.com
Tokyo exchange eyes derivatives-driven ETFs to boost yield strategies
August 3, 2025-- In a move to tap into the growing appetite for yield-enhancing strategies, Japan's main stock exchange is pushing to allow listings of actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that use over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, such as swaps and options.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) is seeking regulatory approval to list such funds by June next year. Currently, Japanese ETFs are restricted to listed instruments like those on Osaka's derivatives market, but the exchange now wants flexibility for OTC instruments as well, said Kei Okazaki and Ryutaro Someya from the TSE’s new listings department.
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Source: daijiworld.com
