Polaris Financial Group, Taiwan’s leading ETF issuer is seeking to increase its presence across Asia, inking a deal for Hong Kong listings and casting its ambitions wider to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Chinese mainland.

Its P-Shares brand dominates the domestic TWSE  market, with seven funds tracking mostly Taiwan and China shares. The move to list in Hong Kong and Shanghai comes as a diplomatic detente between Beijing and Taipei is slowly allowing more direct economic contacts between the two nations.