Deutsche Bank has listed its first range of six db x-trackers ETFs on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
The range provides exposure to international, regional and emerging markets. The ETFs track the MSCI USA TRN index, the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 index, the S&P CNX Nifty index, the MSCI Korea TRN index, the Taiwan TRN index and the FTSE Vietnam index. Db x-trackers global head Thorsten Michalik says: "I expect that investors here will come to view ETFs in much the same way as they do with other asset classes such as equities and fixed income - that is, as an essential part of their investment portfolio." At present, there are 180 equity based ETFs in the Asia Pacific region, with 223 list...
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