SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Asset management companies in South Korea have released a string of exchange traded funds (ETFs) with a focus on investment in global hydrogen companies. KB Asset Management Co., an asset management arm of KB Financial Group Inc., said Tuesday that it listed the KBSTAR Global Hydrogen Economy Indxx in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean retail investors have been snapping up shares of electric vehicle-themed exchange traded fund (ETF) while dumping shares of Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc., data showed Sunday. The most-sold stocks by retail investors during the five weeks from Nov. 1 to Dec. 3 were the two [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Domestic investors using robo-advisor services turned out to have a preference for domestic exchange traded funds (ETFs), a brokerage house said Monday. Kiwoom Securities Co. analyzed investment trends of 10,000 customers who set investment goals through the company’s KiwooGo robo-advisor. The analysis showed that the most favored portfolio type [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — With the South Korean stock market experiencing a heavy correction due to the U.S-China trade war and financial instability among emerging states, Inverse Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) are yielding high profits. FnGuide financial information services announced that 45 Inverse ETFs with over 1 billion won in assets yielded average [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The amount of stock sales through block deals on South Korean bourses increased sharply in 2017 from a year earlier, the Korea Exchange (KRX) said Monday. The amount surged to 55.9 trillion won (US$52.3 billion) on the KOSPI main bourse last year, up 37 percent from the previous year. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Gold-related funds in South Korea have posted stellar returns over the past month, data showed Thursday, as geopolitical risks chilled the stock market and stoked investors’ flight to safety. Those funds posted an average return of 3.49 percent in the month to Wednesday, the top performer among local investment [...]
HONG KONG, CHINA, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – BMO Global Asset Management (Asia) Limited today announced a dividend of HK$0.13 per unit for BMO Asia USD Investment Grade Bond ETF (stock code: 3141.HK). The expected dividend date is December 28, 2016, and the record date is December 29, 2016. The distribution-payable date is January 6, [...]
HONG KONG, CHINA, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – BMO Global Asset Management was recognized as the “Best ETF Provider for Hong Kong” at The Asset Triple A ETF Awards 2016 award ceremony in Hong Kong last night. This is the second year that BMO has been honoured with this industry award; in 2015, it received [...]
The Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETF industry has surpassed US$123 billion and experienced record net inflows of US$11 billion in the first half of 2016 Growing use of smart beta and fixed income ETFs HONG KONG, CHINA, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM) has released its semi-annual ETF Outlook Report, which highlights [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean bourse operator said Monday that it will seek to lure overseas exchange traded funds (ETFs) into the local stock market in order to meet rising demand for overseas direct investment by locals. An ETF refers to an investment fund traded on stock exchanges and represents a [...]