China’s ETF market experienced a banner year in 2020 and is poised for further rapid growth over the next 12 months, according to research from ETF custodian and administrator Brown Brothers Harriman.

KraneShares has introduced a new China-focused fixed income ETF providing exposure to renminbi-denominated securities included in the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index.

CSOP Asset Management has launched a new thematic equity ETF in Hong Kong providing exposure to China A-share companies involved in the photovoltaic industry.

ChinaAMC has finalized the acquisition of BMO’s Hong Kong-listed ETFs following the Canadian asset manager’s decision to pull out of the city’s ETF market.

KraneShares has unveiled the first ETF in Europe tracking the ‘SSE STAR 50’.

European institutional investors are adopting ETFs as their vehicle of choice for accessing Chinese equities and bonds, according to a survey commissioned by NTree International on behalf of China Post Global.

By Luke Oliver, Head of Strategy at KraneShares.

MSCI has not increased the inclusion factor of China A-shares in its indexes since November 2019. While the global index provider is taking a measured approach to inclusion, financial institutions are proceeding more ambitiously.

The China Securities Regulatory Commission has approved the listing on Mainland stock exchanges of the first ETFs tracking the Hang Seng TECH Index.

CSOP Asset Management has launched the CSOP Global Cloud Computing Technology Index ETF (3194 HK) on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, providing exposure to US and Chinese companies operating in the cloud computing sector.

Shanghai Stock Exchange and Korea Exchange have announced they are collaborating on a scheme for linking the ETF markets of both exchanges.