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Asset managers rush to launch China onshore funds
April 24, 2017--Many international fund houses move to set up wholly foreign-owned enterprises.
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OECD-China: time to focus on financial risks and structural reform
March 21, 2017--As the Chinese economy matures to a slower but more sustainable growth path, policy efforts need to focus more on efficiency, stability and inclusiveness, according to a new OECD report
The latest OECD Economic Survey of China projects that the Chinese economy will remain the major driver of global growth for the foreseeable future, with per capita GDP on course to almost double by 2020 from 2010 levels. The Survey recommends continued efforts to rebalance the economy from investment to consumption and to address key risks including high corporate debt, excess industrial capacity and inflated housing prices.
view the OECD Economic Survey of China 2017
Betashares-Australian ETF Review-March 2017
April 18, 2017--Records broken again as industry continues to expand
The Australian ETF industry had a very strong month of growth, with new assets taking the industry to a fresh record high. Total industry FuM at the end of March was $27.4B, a growth of 4.8% or $1.2B.
The majority of the growth (60%) came from new money inflows. Substantial trading activity was recorded with the industry also reaching a record high in trading value ($2.0B)
China's economy grows 6.9% in first quarter of 2017: Govt
April 17, 2017--China's economy grew 6.9 percent in the first quarter of 2017, government data showed Monday, beating expectations in the latest sign of stabilisation in the world's second-largest economy.
The reading was better than the median analyst expectation of 6.8 percent in an AFP poll.
World Bank-South Asia Could Potentially Benefit from Globalization Backlash
April 16, 2017--Despite possible protectionism, the fastest-growing region in the world has an opportunity to increase exports and create jobs
Possible protectionism in advanced economies should not deter export-oriented growth in South Asia, a region that could even benefit from the backlash against globalization, a new World Bank report said today. The report also confirms that South Asia remains the fastest-growing region in the world, gradually widening its lead relative to East Asia. Regional GDP growth is expected to rise from 6.7 percent in 2016 to 6.8 percent in 2017, and 7.1 percent in 2018.
China's private sector fixed-asset investment accelerates
April 14, 2017--China's fixed-asset investment grew by 8.9 percent year-on-year to 4.13 trillion yuan in the first two months of this year, up from 8.1 percent in 2016, the National Bureau of Statistics said.
Fixed-asset investment includes capital spent on infrastructure, property, machinery and other physical assets. Investment by state-owned enterprises climbed by 14.4 percent on-year.
World Bank: Growth in East Asia & Pacific Likely to Remain Resilient
April 13, 2017--April 13, 2017--Report recommends that policy makers continue to address macroeconomic vulnerabilities,
improve quality of public spending and promote integration to help the region sustain resilience.
The outlook for developing East Asia is expected to remain broadly positive in the next three years, driven by robust domestic demand and a gradual recovery in the global economy and commodity prices, according to a new World Bank report.
Poverty in the region is likely to continue to fall, driven by sustained growth and rising labor incomes.
The global environment and domestic vulnerabilities, however, still pose risks to the region's prospects.
view the World Bank report-East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, April 2017: Sustaining Resilience
Philippine economy likely to grow close to 7 percent in next three years
April 11, 2017--Strong, inclusive growth is projected to speed up the pace of poverty reduction
The Philippines is likely to grow close to 7 percent in the next two to three years, and will remain a top performer in the East Asia and Pacific Region, according to the World Bank Philippines Economic Update released today.
"Strong growth in recent years has been accompanied by job creation and a declining number of people living in extreme poverty," said World Bank Country Director Mara K. Warwick."That means growth is becoming more inclusive."
view the World Bank report-Philippines Economic Update : Advancing the Investment Agenda
STOXX ASEAN Select Dividend 30 Index to underlie exchange-traded fund in Singapore
April 5, 2017--STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Böerse Group's index business, and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, today announced that an ETF based on the STOXX ASEAN Select Dividend 30 Index has been tradeable on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) since Tuesday.
The index is licensed to One AM, Thailand's largest equity ETF issuer and leading asset management company wholly owned by KGI Securities (Thailand) PLC. "Dividend investing has become an important source of yield in this low interest rate environment. The STOXX ASEAN Select Dividend 30 Index allows market participants to invest in companies with high dividend payouts from six member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a high growth region. It is the first time ever that an ASEAN dividend ETF has been issued. We are delighted that ONE AM has chosen this innovative smart-beta strategy index to mark their first ETF listing under the ASEAN collection fund scheme (CIS) in Singapore," said Matteo Andreetto, chief executive officer, STOXX Limited."
Bassanese Bites: ASX breaks its range
April 2, 2017--The Week in Review
The key global development last week was solid US economic data in the form of a surge in consumer confidence and a modest upward revision to Q3 GDP.
This helped support equity markets and the $US as the disappointment regarding President Trump's failure to pass healthcare reforms started to wane. Bond yields remained steady, however, as Fed officials continued to give conflicting signals on the outlook for rates-the market still sees a Fed hike by end-June as only a 50-50 chance.
