Long-only fund managers were largely absent during the first week of trading, partly as a result of the short notice given, said Francois Perrin of BNP Paribas Investment Partners.
As Stock Connect and a trading link between the Lion City and Taiwan looms, Singapore Exchange's head of sales argues that Hong Kong and Taiwan are not really offshore centres for China.
A real-time link between the HKMAÆs debt depository and Brussels-based Euroclear allows Asian investors to hold and settle global debt securities through their local accounts.