Equity Vietnam RFS Taiwan Performance Analysis Global stock markets have been fluctuated by Trump’s tariff war. In the Southeast Asian market, Vietnam stands out with its strong economic growth, and domestic Vietnam equity funds have also benefited from it. According to LSEG Lipper’s statistics, there are a total of 4 Equity Vietnam registered for sale in Taiwan, of which 3 are actively managed funds and 1 is a passive ETF. For the year-to-date period as of March 17, 2025, Equity Vietnam posted an average performance of 2.9%, and the average performance over the past year is as high as 10.9%.

Key Benchmarks Performance Hong Kong’s stock market is turning into one of the biggest winner of Donald Trump’s chaotic first 50 days in office. Its stock market benchmark of Hang Seng Index has surged 13.4% for February and 14.4% for the year-to-date period (as of 2025/2/28), making it one of the world’s top performer. China Shanghai Composite Index also rose 2.2% in February but posted negative return of 0.9% for the year-to-date period. US S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and NASDAQ Composite Index fell behind and posted negative return of 1.4%, 1.6% and 4.0%, separately for February. European markets,

On February 24th, 2025, LSEG Lipper unveiled the results of the LSEG Lipper Fund Awards for Malaysia. The ceremony was held as an in-person event at the Four Seasons Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia & sponsored by the The Edge Malaysia, Click here for more information about the event. The awards are based on the Lipper Leader rating for Consistent Return. These ratings are calculated using a utility function based on the effective return over multiple non-overlapping periods—within the respective three-, five-, and 10-year horizons, based on Lipper’s proprietary performance-based methodology. Eight Group Awards (2 for Regular Funds, 2 for

In this issue of LSEG Lipper’s Global Mutual Funds & Exchange-Traded Products Snapshot, we feature a summary of total net assets (TNA) and estimated net flows (ENF) for Pan-Asian conventional funds and exchange-traded products for December 2024.   Loading

European stocks have been a soaring path, with gains surpassing those of U.S. stocks and other major global markets. German’s DAX, France’s CAC 40, Spain’s IBEX 35 and UK’s FTSE 100 rallied by 9.2%, 7.7%, 6.7% and 6.1%, respectively for January. In Asia, Korea market is showing signs of rebounding, aided by low valuation in the second half of last year and fueling the optimism of overall robust fundamentals. Korea’s KOSPI index rallied 4.9% and became the top performing market among all Asia markets for January. US stock markets continued its bull path, Dow Jones Industrial index soared 4.7% and

According to LSEG Lipper’s statistics, as of February 14th 2025, European stocks have been soaring, with gains surpassing those of U.S. stocks and other major global markets. In less than two months, the German stock market has risen by 13.6% while Spain soared by 11.6%, France by 10.6%, and the UK stock market has also seen a rise of 7.2%. European Market Analysis In terms of fundamentals, the European economy is not performing well, and it can even be said to be lackluster. Germany, the largest economy in the Eurozone, has been severely impacted by both the manufacturing and construction

Key Benchmarks Performance US stock markets corrected from record high in December of 2024. Dow Jones Industrial Index and S&P 500 Index slumped 5.3% and 2.5%, while NASDAQ Composite Index rose 0.5%. Hong Kong Hang Seng Index soared 3.3% in December of 2024 and rallied 17.7% for the whole year of 2024(as of 2024/12/31). China’s Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.8% in December of 2024 and rallied 12.7% for the whole year of 2024 (as of 2024/12/31). For the whole year of 2024(as of 2024/12/31), US NASDAQ Composite Index soared 28.6% and became the top leading key benchmark all over global

Key Benchmarks Performance Taiwan market hit a record high in 2024. The key benchmark of Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Index had rallied by 28.5% (5,104.29 points in the year of 2024 which was the highest point gain in a single year, and the percentage gain was the highest since 2009). The Taiex’s percentage gain was the second highest in the world, trailing only the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index. This remarkable performance was followed by US S&P 500 (+23.3%), Japan’s Nikkei 225(+19.2%), Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index (+17.7%), and Singapore’s Straits Times Index (+16.9%), while Korea and Brazil were underperforming ones.

In this issue of LSEG Lipper’s Global Mutual Funds & Exchange-Traded Products Snapshot, we feature a summary of total net assets (TNA) and estimated net flows (ENF) for Pan-Asian conventional funds and exchange-traded products for September 2024.   Loading

In this issue of LSEG Lipper’s Global Mutual Funds & Exchange-Traded Products Snapshot, we feature a summary of total net assets (TNA) and estimated net flows (ENF) for Pan-Asian conventional funds and exchange-traded products for June 2024.   Loading

The words benchmark and index are often used as synonyms in the financial language. Generally speaking, this seems to be right, but there are some differences between an index and a benchmark that every investor needs to know, since a benchmark is not necessarily the same as an index. An index, especially for securities markets, is a key figure that expresses the development of the prices for the respective securities over time. With regard to this, it indicates the basic trend in a capital market. This means an index serves as an indicator of the state of a market or

Key Benchmarks Performance Hong Kong’s stock markets, which closely mirror China’s struggling performance, have recovered since March as Beijing rolled out economic support measures. Hang Seng Index surged more than 7% in April and becoming the best-performing major index in the world, rebounding nearly 20% from its January low. For the year-to-date period (as of 2024/04/30), Japan’s benchmark’s Nikkei 225 index rallied 14.8% and took the crown. Taiwan was the 2nd outperforming Asia market which soared 13.8%. Asset Types Analysis The total 376 Hong Kong Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) registered for sale in Hong Kong posted negative return of 0.2%