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ULTUMUS-Global ETF Monitor--iShares lists 2 ETFs in Japan

August 8, 2017--Asia
iShares will be listing two new currency hedged corporate bond ETFs into Japan at the end of August. 1496 will track highly liquid investment grade bonds of giant global businesses based in developed countries.

It will track a yen hedged version of the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index...

1497 will track higher yielding bonds of transnational companies that "have an average rating of sub-investment grade", while also hedging with the yen....

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Source: ULTUMUS-Financial Data Management


People's Republic of China: 2017 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the People's Republic of China

August 8, 2017--Summary:
Policy support, strengthening external demand, and supply-side reforms have helped maintain strong growth which, along with tighter enforcement of capital flow management measures, has also reduced exchange rate pressure.

Regulators have recently focused on addressing financial sector risks, resulting in tightening financial conditions. The five-yearly Communist Party Congress is scheduled for the fall.

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Source: IMF


Harvest Fund Management selects FTSE China A50 Index for ETF listing in Shanghai

August 7, 2017-- First mainland China ETF tracking FTSE Russell index
Harvest Fund Management, one of China's largest fund houses, lists first FTSE China A50 Index ETF on Shanghai Stock Exchange

Reinforces FTSE Russell's leading position in China-focused benchmarks

FTSE Russell announces the licensing of the FTSE China A50 Index to Harvest Fund Management (HFM). The Harvest FTSE China A50 Index ETF, listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) today and is the first domestically listed ETF to track a FTSE Russell index.

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Source: ftserussell.com


JPMorgan backing technology to transform trading desks

August 7, 2017--Changes happening in Europe and North America first, but Asia driving mobile

As trading revenues plunge at bulge bracket investment banks, JPMorgan Chase & Co. is putting its faith in technology to drive growth.

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Source: South China Morning Post


China admits to disguised fiscal borrowing risk

August 3, 2017--China's finance ministry has acknowledged that public-private partnerships for infrastructure funding have grow to be a car for "disguised borrowing" by native...

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Source: FT.com


China creates special bond to support local government projects amid debt woes

August 3, 2017--The new type of bond will only be covered by returns from the project being funded and limited to government land and toll road projects

China's finance ministry has created a new type of bond for local government fund raising amid rising risks and irregularities in borrowing.

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Source: South China Morning Post


India Cuts Rates as RBI Sees 'Urgent Need' to Boost Investment

August 2, 2017--Most economists in Bloomberg survey had predicted the move
Keeps neutral stance, retains growth and inflation forecasts

India cut interest rates to the lowest since 2010 to boost an economy struggling to recover from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cash clampdown.

The benchmark repurchase rate was lowered to 6 percent from 6.25 percent, the Reserve Bank of India said in a statement in Mumbai on Wednesday.

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Source: Bloomberg


ETFGI reports assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Japan have increased 26.7 percent in the first half of 2017

August 2, 2017--ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Japan have increased by 26.7% from US$173.30 Bn to reach a new record of US$219.60 Bn in the first half of 2017, according to ETFGI's June 2017 Japanese ETF and ETP industry insights report.

At the end of June 2017, the Japanese ETF/ETP industry had 188 ETFs/ETPs, with 233 listings, assets of US$220 Bn, from 21 providers listed on 2 exchanges.

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Source: ETFGI


TOCOM Adopts Delivery by Physicals for Precious Metals Market

August 2, 2017--The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (TOCOM) announced today Precious Metals Market rule changes for Declared Delivery and Customized Delivery.

The new rules allow settlement through the delivery of bars instead of warehouse receipts where there is consent between buyer and seller. The updated rules took effect on August 1 and are applicable to the August 2017 contracts onward.

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Source: Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (TOCOM)


BetaShares-5 things to know before you invest in ETFs

August 1, 2017--With the Australian Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) industry just shy of $30B in assets and ETFs now being more actively traded than stocks in the US*, it's unsurprising that more and more investors are starting to adopt ETFs as core building blocks of their portfolios.

One reason why this trend may be set to continue is that exchange traded products have evolved from being more than just index tracking strategies.

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Source: betashares.com.au


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