The recently announced exchange traded fund link between the Singapore Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange will not feature fixed income ETFs or real estate investment trust products, potentially tempering enthusiasm for the scheme in its initial stages.
The two bourses signed a memorandum of understanding in December to develop an ETF connection allowing investors in Singapore and China to access feeder ETFs listed locally on each exchange.
The agreement comes amid surging growth in the Singapore ETF landscape, with locally listed ETF assets soaring 47 per cent to S$12.5bn ($9.3bn) last year, following 57 per cent growth in ETF assets in 2020.