Enhanced Investment Products will today launch a product based on a CLSA dividend-focused strategy amid hopes that Asian regulators are becoming more open to new types of ETF.
Institutional investors are buying a broader range of assets to meet income needs, including emerging market credit, high-yield bonds and high-dividend equities.
Both Hong Kong and Singapore introduced products this week based on the dividends of listed stocks. FTSE’s Jamie Perrett points to growing interest in the region.