Korea Exchange to Accelerate Growth of Derivatives Market
Tartuffe 15, 2017--The Derivatives Market Division of the Korea Exchange (KRX) announced its business plan for this year on February 14 at its press conference held in Seoul.
According to the plan, the KRX is going to lower derivatives market entry barriers and diversify products in the market so that more individual investors can take part in it and its competitiveness can be enhanced.
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Source: businesskorea.co.kr
DB Research-Asia-Pacific-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-Asia-Pac Monthly ETF Insights
February 14, 2017--Offshore and Local Both Buy Japan and Sell China Equities
Data in this report is as of 31st January 2017
Global ETP assets closed the month at $3.65 trillion supported by positive
markets and healthy inflows
Global ETP AUM moved to its peak during last month and closed at $3.65 trillion,
supported by healthy inflows and positive markets.
It is worth highlighting that
on a month-over-month basis global ETP AUM is up by 3.9% ($534bn). Asia-Pac
listed ETP assets closed the month at $331.1bn which is again the highest level so far for the region. ETPs listed globally (ex-RoW) received strong inflows of about + $60bn in January. Although January inflows were dominated by US ETPs bringing in massive +$41.8bn in new money, Europe and Asia-Pac ETPs also followed the
suite attracting +$11.9bn and +$6.1bn worth of inflows respectively.
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Source: Deutsche Bank Research-Asia-Pacific-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy
IMF-Quarterly Projection Model for India: Key Elements and Properties
February 13, 2017-Summary:
This paper outlines the key features of the production version of the quarterly projection model (QPM), which is a forward-looking open-economy gap model, calibrated to represent the Indian case, for generating forecasts and risk assessment as well as conducting policy analysis.
QPM incorporates several India-specific features like the importance of the agricultural sector and food prices in the inflation process; features of monetary policy transmission and implications of an endogenous credibility process for monetary policy formulation.
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Source: IMF
Indonesia : Selected Issues
February 10, 2017--The landscape of capital inflows to Indonesia has changed in both the volume and composition since the global financial crisis (GFC).
As nonresidents are purchasing Indonesian assets, Indonesia's external liabilities and debt positions have changed as well. While capital inflows have helped to finance Indonesia's current account and fiscal deficits since late 2011 when the commodity super-cycle was over, they have also brought challenges due to their volatile nature and tendency to come in waves, in particular,portfolio inflows.
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Source: IMF
DB Research-Asia-Pacific-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-Asia-Pac ETF+ Quarterly Directory
February 3, 2017--Data in this report is as of 30th December 2016.
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. Numerous key
information points per product have been included to enable readers to get an
overview in their respective areas of interest.
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Source: Deutsche Bank Research-Asia-Pacific-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy
3 predictions for the Australian ETF industry in 2017
February 1, 2017--With assets under management at an all-time high, and increasingly more widespread use of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), the Australian ETF industry came of age in 2016, and continues to follow in the footsteps of more mature markets around the globe.
The ETF industry in Australia continues to evolve, as new waves of investors demand more sophisticated types of products. In 2017, we predict this more mature version of the local ETF industry will be expressed in at least three clearly defined trends:
a growing audience of younger, users the proliferation of active exchange traded managed funds and 3) a broader range of smart-beta options.
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Source: BetaShares
January 31, 2017--ETF Industry thrives in a volatile year
The global ETF industry had another record year in 2016, receiving its highest ever level of net inflows (US$389B) and reaching over US$3.5T in assets under management (approximately 16% year on year growth)1.
The Australian ETF industry funds under management continued to grow rapidly, increasing 21% to end the year at a new record high of ~$26B. The industry grew FuM by $4.4B which, albeit slower than the record growth recorded in 2015, is a striking result given the levels of volatility and uncertainty in the broader macro environment.
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Source: betashares.com.au
Robo-advisers look to tame China's investors
January 29, 2017--Fintech ventures plan to introduce portfolio management to group that moves as a herd.
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Source: FT.com
World Gold Council-India's gold market: evolution and innovation
January 23, 2017--In 2015 India was the world's fast growing economy; in recent years millions have been lifted out of poverty and India's middle class has swelled.
This is important because our econometric analysis indicates income growth drives gold demand. But India's relationship with gold goes beyond income growth: gold is intertwined with India's way of life.
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Source: World Gold Council
Huge IPO share price 'pops' raise questions in HK
January 23, 2017--Trend suggests junior GEM market is being used as a back door to main exchange.
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Source: FT.com
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