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Bond Basics: Interest rate risk and duration
July 27, 2017--BetaShares recently expanded its product range to include our first fixed income/bond fund, the BetaShares Australian Bank Senior Floating Rate Bond ETF (ASX Code: QPON).
Due to the level of interest we have had in this fund so far, I thought it would be timely to write a short series on the basics of Bonds. In this first part in the series, I focus on the concepts of "interest rate risk" and "duration".
The main objective of this is to make sure that investors who are currently invested in bonds (particularly via fixed rate bonds) understand the key features of such bonds.
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Source: betashares.com.au
Is the $A too high? An update on our currency valuation models
July 27, 2017--The Australian dollar has recently broken above the top-end of its previous year-long range against the US dollar. In light of this event, this note updates our $A valuation models
While the models suggest the $A could remain north of US70c over at least the coming year, they do suggest limited further upside unless iron-ore prices continue to rise.
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Source: betashares.com.au
India to introduce commodity position limits to curb price fluctuations
July 25, 2017--India's capital markets regulator is creating three categories for agricultural commodities and will introduce limits that investors can hold for each one to try to reduce price fluctuations.
Commodities will be classed as sensitive, broad or narrow, based on the frequency of government interventions in their markets and overall availability, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) said on Tuesday.
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Source: Reuters
ULTUMUS-Global ETF Monitor-Asia
July 25, 2017--Taiwanese issuer Fubon is bringing its Hong Kong tracking ETF back home to Taipei. The Fubon Hang Seng H-Share Index ETF (00700)...
State Street's Insurance ETF (KIE) has benefitted from legal action against insurance company Genworth Financial. Genworth has agreed to cough up $20 million to investors who claim Genworth concealed poor market conditions prior to launching in Australia...
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Source: ULTUMUS-Financial Data Management
JPX-ETF Monthly Report (May 2017) June 14, 2017--The JPX Monthly ETF/ETN Report (July 2017) is available.
July 20, 2017-- The JPX Monthly ETF/ETN Report (June 2017) is available.
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Source: JPX (Japan Exchange Group)
Betashares-ETFs: sorting fact from fiction (part 2)
July 19, 2017--This is the second post in a series I am doing, in which I provide answers to the questions I most frequently get from investors and advisers on ETFs-trying to separate fact from fiction!
In my first post, I provided answers to some commonly asked questions around ETF liquidity. In this post, I address the fiction that ETFs are "inherently complex and risky", and also answer the query we sometimes get as to whether ETFs are, in fact, causing a "passive investment bubble".
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Source: BetaShares
Three key questions for investors about China
July 19, 2017--Growth targets, credit crackdown and market liberalisation are issues for investors
China has slipped down the list of the fears nagging investors. A sudden restriction in the supply of new Chinese lending topped the list of so-called "tail risks" identified by professional investors in May and June, in a regular survey by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
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Source: FT.com
DB Research-Asia-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-ETF Directory Asia
July 18, 2017--Data in this report is as of 30th June 2017.
This document includes all Asia-Pacific listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and
exchange-traded commodities (ETCs). The directory is organized by country and
asset-class-related sub sections.
Within each sub section it has been sorted by ETP issuer by alphabetical order and by AUM in descending order.
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Source: DB Research-Asia-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy
China's GDP grows 6.9% in Q2
July 17, 2017--China's GDP rose 6.9 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2017, flat from the first quarter, official data showed Monday.
The pace was slightly higher than previous market consensus of 6.8 percent and well above the government's annual target of "around 6.5 percent."
In the first half, the growth rate was also 6.9 percent, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in a statement.
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Source: chinadaily.com.cn
DB Research-Asia-Pacific-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-Asia Monthly ETF Insights-First monthly outflow in 2017
July 13, 2017--Data in this report is as of 30th June 2017
Asia listed ETP Monthly Highlights (Assets & Flows):
Assets: ETP AUM up by $2.8bn on MoM basis and ended the month at
$372bn.
Flows: June saw the first monthly net outflows in 2017 of -$0.6bn (YTD
+$25.1bn).
New Product Launches-9 new products, fixed income ETFs dominate
Asia-Pac ETP market recorded 9 new launches which include 1 equity, 6 fixed
income and 2 commodity ETFs. New launches were primarily around Korean
equities, US treasuries, Australian bonds, crude oil and grains.
Investment Themes for the Month
Equity ETFs attracted +$1.8bn in June (+$407mn in May). Primary contributors were Japan focused ETFs registering inflows of +$2.3bn driven by Bank of Japan purchases.
South Korea,Taiwan and Hong Kong focused ETFs were other beneficiaries in June collecting inflows of +$414mn, +$388mn and + $287mn respectively.
Leveraged/inverse (-$1.1bn) and China (-$628mn) focused ETFs saw redemptions in June.
Fixed income ETFs witnessed outflows of -$2.9bn, primarily from China money market ETFs (-$3.3bn).
Non Asia listed Equity ETFs with investment focus in the Asia-Pacific region drew +$2.6bn driven also by Japan focused ETFs (+$1.5bn).
Turnover: MoM turnover increased by 12.6% The total turnover activity into Asian ETPs increased by 12.6% ($187.7bn) compared to the previous month’s total ($166.8bn).
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Source: Deutsche Bank Research-Asia-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy
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