Passive bond ETFs unlikely to take off, says Singapore CIO

Nov 8, 2010

Fixed-income exchange-traded funds must be actively managed to provide returns to rival equity ETFs, says Lim Heong-Chye of APS Komaba Asset Management.

Emerging-market debt may have attracted major investment flows this year, but fixed-income exchange-traded funds are unlikely to gain traction to the same degree as equity ETFs – at least, not if they are passive products, says Lim Heong-Chye, chief investment officer at APS Komaba Asset Management in Singapore.

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