Asia fixed income drives record ETP inflow
Exchange-traded products attracted $105 billion in net new assets in the first half of 2012, led by growth in fixed income products and with Asia taking a fast-growing share.
Asia fixed income exchange-traded products have driven record inflows into the product class this year as investors seek income diversification to counter volatility and rock-bottom interest rates.
Overall $105 billion was channelled into all classes of ETPs in the first six months of 2012, a new high and a 16% year-on-year increase on $90.6 billion in the first half of 2011. The global ETP industry stood at $1.68 trillion in size as at June 30.
Of this inflow, fixed income ETPs accou…
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