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Indonesia takes aim at sukuk shortage with 10-year plan
September 14, 206--Indonesia is taking aim at one of the biggest weaknesses of the global Islamic finance industry-the lack of an ample, reliable supply of sharia-compliant bonds-with one of the most ambitious schemes to boost issuance so far.
Although sukuk are a common funding tool across the Middle East and Southeast Asia...
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Source: AMEInfo.com
China's ODI surges 53.3 pct in first 8 months
September 14, 2016--Chinese companies continued to invest big in the overseas market during the first eight months of the year, the Ministry of Commerce said Wednesday.
China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) surged 53.3 percent from a year ago to 775.12 billion yuan (118.06 billion U.S. dollars) in the January-August period, according to a statement posted on the ministry's website.
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Source: xinhuanet.com
BetaShares Australian ETF Review-August 2016
September 13, 2016--The Australian exchange traded fund industry hit a new all-time high in August of $23.6 billion in funds under management (FUM).
The industry gained a modest 1% (or $220 million) in FUM, building on the positive growth from July, which had marked the previous record.
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Source: BetaShares
SGX Index Edge to Use S&P Global Market Intelligence's AFL
September 13, 2016--Singapore Exchange and S&P Global Market Intelligence announced a commercial relationship that will enable SGX Index Edge to use S&P Global Markets Intelligence's Alpha Factor Library to develop new quantitative index models and smart beta indices across Asia-Pacific.
As part of this agreement, SGX Index Edge has immediate access to the comprehensive research and datasets available through S&P Global Market Intelligence's Alpha Factor Library.
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Source: Bloomberg
AH stock price dynamics-AH stocks and the smart concept
September 13, 2016--Prepared by Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited-Until the launch of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect programme in November 2014, the QFII and RQFII schemes were the only channels for overseas investors to access China's RMB-denominated A-shares.
Since the launch of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, access to the onshore China market has gradually become easier and the restrictions on capital inflows have been progressively relaxed.
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Source: .etfexpress.com
BetaShares Weekly Newsletter-Market Insights: Is the $A still overvalued?
September 13, 2016--The Australian dollar has proven stubbornly resilient in recent months, thanks to firm iron ore prices and reluctance on the part of the United States Federal Reserve to raise US interest rates.
This note updates our valuation model of the Australian dollar, particularly in light of recent comments by the Reserve Bank suggesting the terms of trade may have already bottomed.
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Source: BetaShares
China proposes tighter bond markets leverage rules rules after defaults
September 12, 2016--China has proposed measures to tighten leverage rules in the onshore bond market, highlighting concern that investors' borrowings are overextended after a series of defaults.
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Source: FIN24
BMO Global Asset Management Reduces Cost and Minimum Unit Size for Creations and Redemptions on Its Seven ETFs in Hong Kong
September 12, 2016--BMO Global Asset Management continues its commitment to offer relevant, innovative and client-focused solutions by announcing that it has lowered the cost and minimum unit size for primary market creations and redemptions across its entire range of ETFs listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
This step is intended to provide greater flexibility for investors to access the seven ETFs by participating in the primary market.
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Source: BMO Global Asset Management
Asia Frontier Capital (AFC)-August 2016 Newsletter
September 12, 2016--The AFC Asia Frontier Fund has recorded its 6th month of positive performance in a row and is now up +11.6% so far this year in USD terms while the MSCI World Index is up just +3.4%.
The AFC Vietnam Fund gained +0.1% in August, its 7th consecutive positive month and is now up +18.4% YTD, outperforming its benchmark, the Ho Chi Minh City Index in USD terms, which is up by +17.5%.
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Source: asiafrontiercapital.com
PBOC advisor: China's bad loans likely understated
September 10, 2016--China's bad loan problems may have been underestimated as the economy continues to slow down, Huang Yiping, an adviser to the People's Bank of China, China's central bank said on Friday.
"Official figures may have underestimated China's bad loan problems," he said after an event hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.
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Source: South China Morning Post