In an increasingly complex world of investing, is there a formula to identify factors that are able to deliver positive returns? Tsay Feng-Ching thinks so. The vice-chairman of one of Taiwan's largest pension funds, the Public Service Pension Fund, reveals this at the inaugural The Asset ETF Asia Summit 2015, which kicked off today.
The Summit, which opened in Taipei, brings together ETF industry leaders in Asia, Europe and the United States in one of its largest gathering of its kind in the region.
Among some of the distinguished speakers include Huang Tien-Mu, vice chairman, Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), Michael Lin, president of the Taiwan Stock Exchange, Ray Chan, head of business development, State Street Global Advisors, Julian Tsung-Sheng Liu, president and CEO at Yuanta Securities and Koei Imai, head of ETF Centre, Nikko Asset Management.
With over US$3 trillion in total assets, ETFs have taken off globally. In Asia, the ETF industry reached over US$120 billion in total assets. ETF's cost efficiency, transparency and tradability have added to their attraction drawing in a mix of retail and institutional investors.
Asian exchanges such as the Taiwan Stock Exchange are crucial in the development of ETFs in Asia. Although an exciting prospect, investing in ETFs comes with an understanding about the issues surrounding its liquidity and distribution channels. These topics, along with a number of other relevant issues on ETF, will be addressed at The Asset's summit today.
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