Kevin Flanagan, Head of Fixed Income Strategy at WisdomTree provides a brief synopsis of three key themes for fixed income investors to focus on in the new year.

HANetf has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management. The milestone represents a significant achievement for the London-based white-label issuer which is led by ETF veterans Hector McNeil and Nik Bienkowski.

KraneShares has expanded its suite of China-focused strategies with the launch of the KraneShares CICC China Consumer Leaders ETF (KBUY US), a new ETF targeting high-quality companies catering to the Chinese consumer.

A quartet of Korean issuers have introduced ETFs based on the in-demand Hang Seng TECH Index.

Vanguard has launched four multi-asset “LifeStrategy” ETFs on Xetra and Borsa Italiana. Structured as ETFs of ETFs, the funds invest in underlying Vanguard equity and fixed income UCITS ETFs according to predetermined asset allocations.

Legal & General Investment Management has introduced its first fixed income ETFs, offering core and ESG-integrated exposures. The suite consists of five ETFs linked to JP Morgan indices.

HSBC Global Asset Management has announced the launch of the HSBC Hang Seng TECH UCITS ETF, the first UCITS ETF tracking the recently introduced Hang Seng TECH Index.

CSOP Asset Management has launched the first ETPs tracking inverse and leveraged versions of the Hang Seng TECH Index, the innovative Chinese technology sector index.

Fidelity International has rounded out its sustainability-focused enhanced equity ETF suite with the launch of two actively managed strategies offering Japanese and Asia Pacific ex-Japan exposures.

Hang Seng Indexes has introduced inverse and leveraged variations of the Hang Seng TECH Index, its blockbuster Chinese technology sector index.