| Assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific ex-Japan increased 4.3% in the first half of 2015, according to research and consultancy firm ETFGI’s preliminary ETF and ETP global insights report for that period. At the end of June, the Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETF/ETP industry had 682 ETFs/ETPs, with 821 listings, assets of US$123 billion, from 113 providers listed on 17 exchanges in 13 countries.
“June was a difficult month for most markets around the world,” said Deborah Fuhr, managing partner of ETFGI. “The S&P 500 index ended June down 2% for the month and finished the first half of 2015 up 1%. Market performance in the first half of 2015 was impacted by a number of uncertainties: the situation in Greece and the impact on the eurozone, when the Fed will raise interest rates, volatility in the Chinese market and the MERS outbreak in South Korea.”..............................................Full Article: Source
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