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China, following Fed, lifts short-term rates to steady yuan, battle debt
March 17, 2017--China's central bank raised short-term interest rates on Thursday in what economists said was a bid to stave off capital outflows and keep the yuan currency stable after the Federal Reserve raised U.S. rates overnight.
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Source: Reuters
iSTOXX MUTB Asia/Pacific Quality Dividend 100 Licensed To Yuanta SITC In Taiwan
March 16, 2017--STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group's index business, and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, today announced that the iSTOXX(R) MUTB Asia/Pacific Quality Dividend 100 has been licensed to Yuanta Securities Investment Trust Company in Taiwan to be used for a passive index fund.
This latest index solution represents the sixth such concept co-developed together with Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corp. (MUTB), the leading Japanese trust bank. Yuanta and MUTB entered into a memorandum of understanding with STOXX in July 2016, to expand the smart-beta footprint in Taiwan.
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Source: STOXX
BetaShares-Australian ETF Review -February 2017
March 14, 2017--Industry hits new record high as market rebounds.
The Australian ETF industry returned to its growth trajectory in February, hitting a fresh record high. Total industry FUM at the month end was $26.1B, a growth of 3.6% or $911m. The growth for the month was evenly split between appreciation in asset values and net new money, with $476m of net inflows this month.
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Source: betashares.com.au
HK seeks to rival Tokyo with leveraged ETFs
March 14, 2017--Hong Kong will allow retail investors to buy and sell its home Hang Seng indices via sophisticated exchange traded products as the city seeks..
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Source: FT.com
Warning! The label on your ETF may be misleading
March 14, 2017--Caveat emptor is Latin for "Let the buyer beware". The term has been used since the 16th century to warn of the risk that a product may have defects, or not meet expectations.
It's good advice if you're buying a used car or purchasing consumer electronics online. And buyer beware is also an important warning for the exchange traded fund (ETF) investor.
A glaring example is the performance of the Vietnam ETFs that claim to track the Vietnam Stock Market, but in fact do not.
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Source: True Wealth Publishing
China Introduces Services Index to Reflect Changing Economy
March 14, 2017--Gauge of services output rose 8.2% year-on-year in Jan-Feb
NBS says index reflects 'short-term changes in service sector'
China introduced a new indicator for the services sector to better track the vast range of activity from movies to restaurants that now account for more than half of the economy.
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Source: Bloomberg
Bassanese Bites: A bond yield breakout?
March 12, 2017-Week beginning: 13 March 2017
The Week in Review
The key development last week was the solid US payrolls report (employment +235K, unemployment rate dropping to 4.7%) which makes a Fed rate hike this Thursday morning (Sydney time) a virtual certainty.
Note bond yields rose last week, but US 10-years have yet to break their recent 2.3-2.6% range-this could be the week depending on the hawkishness of the Fed's accompanying statement. In other news, oil dropped as stale longs gave up on a further rally in light of rising US supply and ample inventories, while the European Central Bank hinted at an eventual winding back of its still aggressive policy stimulus.
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Source: betashares.com.au
SGX to use blockchain for bond trading
March 10, 2017--SGX will be exploring blockchain use for fixed income trading.
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) will explore the use of blockchain technology for fixed income trading.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) explained SGX will lead the way in focusing on making the trading and settlement of fixed income cycle more efficient with blockchain.
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Source: thetradenews.com
Bassanese Bites: Three downside risks facing the economy
March 7, 2017--An element of optimism appears to have crept back into the Australian economic outlook over the past month or so, culminating in the Reserve Bank's latest above-consensus forecast of above-trend economic growth in 2017.
But as this note points out, the economy still appears to face at least three critical downside risks in the coming year, suggesting the RBA may be overly optimistic.
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Source: BetaShares
World Gold Council-Market Update: Indian demand will recover from 2016's lows
March 7, 2017--A barrage of policy initiatives aimed at purging India of black money and instilling greater transparency rocked India's economy last year, including its gold market.
The most dramatic was the radical decision to demonetise over 15 trillion rupees, around US$220bn. Other policies-such as the re-introduction of excise duty- affected the gold market, too.
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Source: World Gold Council (WGC)
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