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Amid global growth in fixed income ETFs, RMB bond index funds have shown rapid growth in the past three years. By the end of June 2020, there were 133 domestic bond index funds with a total value of ¥455.5 bn in China - 23 times greater than in 2018 - and 27 overseas-listed RMB bond ETFs with a total value of ¥53.6 bn, 99% of which comprised Chinese government bonds and policy bank bond ETFs.

As asset managers and owners tighten their grip on costs and self-indexing gains traction, index providers are working more with clients in areas such as ESG and risk analytics.

For this Year of the Pig reflection, we look back at our forecast of whether China's ETF Connect was likely to open during 2019.

A quarter of all professionally managed assets incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles, including climate change, in their considerations. As demand for data grows, indices reducing carbon emissions risk are now more attractive.

In eight months time, Chinese A-shares will make up 3.3% of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. It is likely to spur capital flows and the development of A-share futures.

AsianInvestor reveals the winning custodians, index provider, law firm, auditor and compliance adviser in the latest batch of its annual Asset Management awards.

The region has among the most investing indices in the world. This is partly because of the undeveloped nature of local markets and isn't ideal, say investment industry figures.

Foreign investor interest in the world's third-biggest bond market is growing. But that interest is capped until China develops a reliable credit market and is included in benchmark indices.

In the first of a two-part series, the index provider's Asia head of research defended the firm's decision to admit fewer A-shares to its emerging-market benchmarks than originally planned.

The $2.4 trillion funds giant said it would appoint replacements in the two pan-Asia roles.