Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 17
China Approves Active ETFs for 2 Major Exchanges as Market Opens to New Products
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 17

China Approves Active ETFs for 2 Major Exchanges as Market Opens to New Products

1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 17

Summary

  • China’s securities regulator said actively managed ETFs will be launched in Shanghai and Shenzhen, widening the product lineup in the country’s stock market.
  • Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, announced the approval at the annual Lujiazui Forum in Shanghai on Wednesday but gave no timetable for investor access.
  • The move is aimed at expanding investment options in the world’s second-largest stock market and bringing China’s ETF market closer to more developed peers.

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