ETF Connect uncertainty persists amid headwinds

Whether the long-awaited ETF Connect trading link between China and Hong Kong will go live this year remains unclear, with neither industry participants nor regulators shedding any light on what progress is being made. This is perhaps understandable given the coronavirus outbreak took hold last month, with US-China trade spat concerns having only just receded on the back of a phase one deal, and amid simmering tensions after months of anti-Bejing protests in Hong Kong. Asked by …