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World Gold Council-China's jewellery market: new perspectives on consumer behaviour
December 1, 2016--China has gone through remarkable change in the past 30 years.
Within one generation, the shape of our economy has altered beyond all recognition: agriculture's share of output has fallen and the service sector has become an important driver of growth; millions of people have migrated from the countryside to big cities; and we have become richer, with income per capita increasing by almost 700% between 1995 and 2015.
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Source: World Gold Council
BNY expands trustee services in Korea
November 30, 2016--BNY Mellon has been granted full all asset trust license status in Korea to provide trustee services for the domestic market, expanding its international services to Korean clients.
The license complements BNY Mellon's existing money trust license, growing its trustee services capabilities from money receivables trusts to intangible property rights.
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Source: globalcustodian.com
China stock market unfazed by falling renminbi
November 30, 2016--Shanghai Composite has been rising since May, the opposite of what happened last year.
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Source: FT.com
HK proposed listing changes fuel fierce debate
November 20, 2016--Reform plans would shift city's balance of power between investors and issuers.
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Source: FT.com
XIE Shares launches new ETF tracking FTSE Gold Mines Index
November 18, 2016-- New ETF to be listed in Hong Kong
First ETF to track FTSE Gold Mines Index
c. US$420 billion ETF AuM linked to FTSE Russell indexes globally.
FTSE Russell, the global index and data provider, announces it has licensed its FTSE Gold Mines Index to XIE Shares, who launched today its new XIE Shares FTSE Gold Miners ETF on Hong Kong Stock Exchange. XIE Shares is the exchange traded funds (ETF) business of Enhanced Investment Products (EIP) Limited.
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Source: ftserussell.com
BetaShares launches Australian Ex-20 Portfolio Diversifier ETF
November 18, 2016--We are pleased to announce the launch of our newest fund, the BetaShares Australian Ex-20 Portfolio Diversifier ETF (ASX: EX20).
EX20 aims to track the performance of an index which provides exposure to approximately 180 stocks listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, ranked from number 21 to number 200, based on their market capitalisation.
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Source: BetaShares
BetaShares-Are Financials now good value?
November 9, 2016--As has been evident at investor briefings in recent days, Australian banks appear to be conceding that their past relatively high (by global standards) returns on equity can't be sustained, due to pressure on net interest margins and increased capital requirements.
That said, given the underperformance of banks over the past year or so-especially compared to other high-yield sectors like listed property -this downward adjustment in profitability has arguably already been priced into valuations.
BetaShares Australian ETF Review-October 2016
The market conditions suited short funds with the two BetaShares Strong Bear Hedge Funds (ASX: BBOZ/ BBUS) amongst the best performing exposures for the month, indicating how product innovation in exchange traded products has allowed investors to take a view on the market and profit from, or protect against, falling sharemarkets. view more
Asset Bubbles From Stocks to Bonds to Iron Ore Threaten China view more Amundi unveils ETF tracking FTSE China A50 index-Listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange view more
Source: BetaShares
November 8, 2016--The Australian exchange traded fund industry bucked the trend of broader market declines during October and finished the month valued at a stable $24.1B, which was approximately the same value as September.
The industry stood its ground amongst local and international sharemarket declines to record higher levels of inflows compared to September, with +$629m of new money received.
Source: BetaShares
November 1, 2016--Investment binge fueled by easy credit and fiscal stimulus increases volatility; prices surge, then slide.
A succession of asset bubbles has formed in China, caused by a torrent of speculative money sloshing from stocks to bonds to commodities.
Source: Wall Street Journal
October 31, 2016--The ETF will track the FTSE China A50 index which is made up of the 50 largest A-share companies listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges.
Source: investmentweek.co.uk