Premia Partners introduces China A shares ETFs
Hong Kong-based Premia Partners is taking on the likes of BlackRock by launching Hong Kong-listed exchange-traded funds investing in mainland Chinese companies. The funds are being billed as the first Hong Kong-listed smart-beta products focusing on Chinese equities, as well as being the first Hong Kong products to gain exposure to stocks via the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Connects. The launch comes as index provider MSCI prepares to include Chinese equities in its indices next year. That move is predicted to drive between $17bn and $18bn towards Chinese-listed stocks. 

About US$17 billion to US$18 billion of inflows from asset managers, pension funds and insurers into the mainland equity markets are expected this year as a result of changes in the Emerging Markets Index put out by the MSCI. Photo: AP