Tiger Money

Taiwan's equity returns may continue to take their cue from TSMC, which accounts for 36% of the market’s index weighting. Exchange-traded funds may keep winning favor with retail and institutional investors, boosted by AI applications, and as actively managed ETFs march onto its investment landscape, perhaps by late 2024. Dr. Julian Tsung-Sheng Liu, chairman of Yuanta Securities Investment Trust Co. Ltd. discusses Taiwan’s investme...

Index funds are finding fans in far-flung places, with more investors outside the United States buying into the benefits of passive, low-cost stock baskets. Asia and Australia have emerged as two of indexing’s most promising growth markets, powered by the allure of fee compression, market appreciation, and a broad array of product offerings. Duncan Burns, Vanguard Australia’s Head of Investments, weighs in on active-versus-passive ...

China’s economic turmoil has made it into one of the world’s largest value plays, but anxious investors are keeping a polite distance. Fearful consumers, job insecurity, youth unemployment, and a property sector crisis are spooking foreign capital despite rock-bottom equity valuations. But is now the right time to jump back in? And what will it take to get China’s economy – and its markets -- to snap back? Hao Hong, Chief Economist...

The sands are shifting in Saudi Arabia, and foreign investors are taking notice. The desert kingdom is economically reinventing itself, powered by a clear vision for its future, and growth ambitions that extend far beyond oil. Years of insularity and reclusiveness are giving way to greater openness and engagement -- with diversification into tourism and digital technology -- and reminiscent of China's early stirrings two decades ag...

Tesla stands to benefit from the rise of robotaxis, and Ark Investment Management CEO Cathie Wood is betting that autonomous driving can power the EV maker’s shares to a tenfold gain. Wood also weighs in on Bitcoin, which she predicts could hit $1.5 million by 2030. Nvidia, China, and artificial intelligence have reshaped the investing landscape, and Wood muses about where they’ll take the markets next. She speaks with David Ingles...

Hong Kong’s ambition to become a cryptocurrency hub could get a boost with the launch of the Asia-Pacific region’s first inverse crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF). CSOP Asset Management Ltd. CEO Ding Chen shares her views on what’s next for crypto ETFs, where markets are headed, and where Asia’s outsized returns might lurk. Topics covered include the new China-Saudi Arabia ETF, recent fund launches, and the future of investing. Dav...

Indexing has become the navigation tool of choice for investors seeking simplicity amid the blur of financial complexity. Central to indexing’s popularity is low-cost diversification, which has fueled the rise of passive investing, a trend that S&P Dow Jones Indices CEO Dan Draper says still has room to run. Yet, with nearly 90% of asset managers underperforming their benchmarks, how might the competition for assets shake out? ...

Markets in India, Taiwan, and mainland China could be front and center for the Mobius Emerging Opportunities Fund, spearheaded by investing pioneer Mark Mobius, and expected to launch in late 2024. Mobius opens up about how a changing world has expanded emerging markets' reach far beyond their borders, with growth powered by technology, innovation, and a commitment to free market economies. David Ingles of Bloomberg Television and ...

Investing veteran and ChinaAMC CEO Li Yimei is upbeat on China's prospects, and that optimism frames her views on a wide range of subjects ranging from Chinese equities to whether crypto ETFs will find traction with mainland investors. Li shares those insights with David Ingles, Chief Markets Editor for Asia-Pacific and host of The China Show, and Rebecca Sin, Head of Asia-Pacific ETF Research at Bloomberg Intelligence, in the seco...

Full Exchange-traded funds (ETF) may reach over $20 trillion in assets under management (AUM) by 2026, where global ETFs AUM have more than tripled from $3 trillion in 2016 to almost $12 trillion in 2023. Money goes where it’s treated best, and ETFs are currently seeing trillions of inflows into this low-cost product. Listen to how ETFs are transforming the market and have some fun along the way with David Ingles and Rebecca Sin.

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