Innovation in ETFs: Scaling Singapore's ETF Market
Smartkarma is bringing together CXO-level leaders from across Singapore's ETF ecosystem — issuers, market makers, policymakers, legal practitioners, and institutional allocators — into one forum to work through what the next phase of growth actually requires.
Singapore's ETF market has grown steadily, but crossing S$100 billion in AUM will take more than incremental progress — it calls for innovation across product design, distribution, liquidity, and regulation.
Tae Woo Kim
Prior to joining FnGuide to spearhead its index development business, Tae Woo Kim spent nearly a decade as Managing Director at MSCI leading the expansion of its domestic business in Korea — overseeing the index business, ESG, climate change, risk analytics, and alternative asset solutions, and helping launch numerous ETF and ETN products spanning domestic and foreign benchmarks, thematic strategies, and ESG indices.
He joins the table with a rare, first-hand view of how Korea scaled its index and ETF ecosystem — and what of that path may translate to Singapore's own push past $100B.
FnGuide is the leading Korean financial data and index services provider. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, having established deep relationships with Korean asset managers and product issuers over the last 20 years. FnGuide and Smartkarma announced a strategic partnership to bring Korean index innovation to Singapore.
Arrival & Luncheon Service
Guests are seated for the executive luncheon as the roundtable convenes.
Corporate Governance Reform as a Driver of Regional Equities
How governance reform is reshaping investor confidence and capital allocation across regional markets.
ETF Market Development — Innovation in Indices, New Trends
The next wave of index construction and product innovation shaping ETF growth, with perspective from Korea's own scale-up.
Asset Owner Trends — The Shift to a Total Portfolio Approach
How asset owners are rethinking portfolio construction, and what that shift means for ETF adoption.
The Role of AI in ETFs
How artificial intelligence is reshaping index construction, portfolio management, and product design in the ETF industry.
New Issuer Priorities
What issuers are prioritising as they compete for shelf space and assets in a maturing market.
Cross-Listing of Existing Products
The case for cross-listing established ETFs into Singapore, and what it takes to make that work commercially.
Active ETFs
The growth of active strategies within the ETF wrapper, and their implications for distribution and liquidity.
This convening is invite only and strictly limited to 15 attendees to preserve the candour of the discussion. Please confirm your place below.