Lion Global Investors has partnered with OCBC Securities to create the city state’s first technology-focused ETF. The Lion-OCBC Securities Hang Seng TECH ETF is set to begin trading on 10 December and will provide investors with pure-play exposure to the Chinese tech sector.

Tokyo-based Daiwa Asset Management has launched two new ETFs on TSE providing low-cost exposure to mainstream Japanese equity indices – the Nikkei 225 and the TOPIX.

Three new thematic equity ETFs – linked to the 5G and ‘hydrogen economy’ industries – have listed on Korea Exchange.

Amundi has expanded its line-up of socially responsible ETFs with the introduction of a Japanese equity strategy.

Institutional and wholesale investors are increasingly turning to ETFs to implement factor strategies, according to research by Invesco.

The first ETFs to utilize the new cross-listing mechanism between the markets of Hong Kong and mainland China have begun trading.

Vanguard Australia has expanded its suite of ‘ethically conscious’ ETFs with the launch of a new strategy targeting Australian equities.

Samsung Asset Management Hong Kong has rolled out an ETF providing targeted exposure to high-yielding real estate investment trusts (REITs) trading in the developed Asia Pacific region.

Haitong International is gearing up to launch the first Hong Kong-listed ETF to provide environmental, social, and governance-adjusted exposure to Chinese A-shares.

Mirae Asset Global Investments has launched five new thematic ETFs on the Korea Exchange. The funds invest in companies from the so-called ‘BBIG’ industries.