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IMF-Republic of Korea : 2016 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Republic of Korea

August 25, 2016-Summary: After decades of impressive economic progress, Korea's growth has slowed, and the economy is facing a number of structural headwinds, including: unfavorable demographics; heavy export reliance; pockets of corporate vulnerabilities; labor-market distortions; lagging productivity; a limited social safety net; and high household debt.

Inequality and poverty are also of concern. On the positive side, Korea has considerable fiscal space to manage these challenges.

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Source: IMF


Analysts Gloomy on Hong Kong's Exchange After Shenzhen Link

August 23, 2016--Sell rating ratio on HKEx's stock is at highest since 2013
Shares could fall 20% by year-end, says CMB strategist

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.'s outlook hasn't improved despite last week's official announcement of a trading link with Shenzhen, according to analysts.

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Source: Bloomberg


BetaShares Weekly Newsletter-Market Insights: Central banks have lost the plot

August 23, 2016--This week's annual meeting of global central bankers at Jackson Hole comes at a time when investors are beginning to question the wisdom of ongoing extreme monetary stimulus.

Contrary to many critics, however, my concern is not that these measures have not worked. Instead, I maintain they're simply not needed, as the global economy is as good as might be expected once allowance is made for slowing potential growth and falling commodity prices.

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Source: BetaShares


Chinese Investors Hunting for Yield Running Out of Options

August 22, 2016--Shanghai index of high-dividend stocks is outperforming
Spread between dividend yields and bond rates is narrowing.

As China's sovereign bond yields tumble to decade-lows, investors are piling into the most defensive part of the stock market in search of returns.

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Source: Bloomberg


ZyFin MARKETPULSE: Equity and Debt Market Review-India August 2016

August 22, 2016--Macro-Economic Review
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its report released on 19 July, 2016 stated that economic activity in India remained buoyant as the economy continued to benefit from lower oil prices,positive policy actions and improved confidence.

According to the IMF, India's external sector position in 2015-16 is broadly consistent with medium-term fundamentals and desirable policy settings. It added that subsidy and social spending reforms would create space to support supply-side reforms in the country.

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Source: ZyFin


Hong Kong Stock Exchange Launches Circuit Breaker

August 22, 2016--Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing ("HKEx") has launched a circuit breaker for the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, in a bid to prevent market disruption caused by extreme share price swings due to trading errors and other unusual incidents.

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Source: hk-lawyer.org


CBOE expands Asian reach with Singapore approval

August 17, 2016--Singaporean investors will now be able to trade CBOE's VIX futures, as the exchange expands its Asian presence.

CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) has won regulatory approval to allow Singapore-based trading firms to trade on the exchange.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) granted the CFE to become a Registered Market Operator (RMO), allow local investors to access its volatility index futures market directly.

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Source: thetradenews.com


Shenzhen-Hong Kong stock tie up approved by government

August 17, 2016--China has approved a long-anticipated trading link between Hong Kong and Shenzhen's stock markets and abolished an overall quota limit that investors considered restrictive.

The Shenzhen Connect was supposed to be launched more than a year ago but was postponed due to market volatility.

It is now expected to go live by the end of the year.

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Source: bbc.com


BetaShares Weekly Newsletter-Reap What You Sow: An analysis of income and price returns of the BetaShares Australian Dividend Harvester Fund

August 16, 2016--The BetaShares Australian Dividend Harvester Fund (managed fund) (HVST) has proven popular with investors since its inception in October 2014, particularly in light of elevated equity market volatility and the search for yield in today's low interest rate environment.

This note demonstrates that since inception HVST has been able to generate high income returns that have helped it generate positive gross total returns that have been greater and less volatile than that of the S&P/ASX 50 Index.

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Source: BetaShares


BetaShares Australian ETF Review-July 2016

August 16, 2016-The Australian exchange traded funds industry hit an all-time high for funds under management in July, reversing a rare month of negative growth in June.

The industry ended the month at $23.4B, growing approx. $900m for the month (4% monthly growth). Despite strong sharemarket performance throughout the month, investors still seem cautious with strong inflows in cash and fixed income.

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Source: BetaShares


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