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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


IMF Working Paper-China's Growing Influence on Asian Financial Markets

August 12, 2016--Summary: This paper finds that financial spillovers from China to regional markets are on the rise. The main transmission channel appears to be trade linkages, although direct financial linkages are playing an increasing role.

Without an impact on global risk premiums, China's influence on regional markets is not yet to the level of the United States, but comparable to that of Japan. If China-related shocks are coupled with a rise in global risk premiums, as in August 2015 and January 2016, spillovers to the region could be significantly larger. Over the medium term, China's financial spillovers could rise further with tighter financial linkages with the region, including through the ongoing internationalization of the renminbi and China's capital account liberalization.

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Source: IMF


China's economic activity slows in July as reforms begin to bite

August 12, 2016--China's economic activity slowed in July, with investment growing at its slowest pace since the turn of the century, as the world's second-largest economy grappled with the painful restructuring of its older industrial sectors.

The weaker-than-expected data covering investment, lending, retail spending and factory output on Friday follows a run of poor numbers this month, keeping alive hopes the government will unleash more stimulus this year to meet ambitious economic growth targets.

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Source: Reuters


IMF The People's Republic of China: Selected Issues

August 12, 2016--China is transitioning to a more consumer and service-based economy. This paper reviews progress along various dimensions of rebalancing and presents staff projections for the medium-term rebalancing path.

External rebalancing has advanced well, while progress on internal rebalancing has been mixed-substantial on the supply side, moderate on the demand side, and limited on credit dependence. Rebalancing on the environment and inclusiveness has lagged.

Going forward, the high national saving is expected to fall owing to demographic change and a stronger social safety net. The consumption ratio is expected to increase with rising labor income share and falling household savings. The investment ratio is forecast to fall in line with national saving, with external balance becoming more entrenched.

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Source: IMF


China stability falters as factory output, investment slow

August 12, 2016--China's recent economic stabilisation faltered in July as factory output, retail sales and investment all slowed.

Industrial production rose 6 per cent from a year earlier in July, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday. Retail sales climbed 10.2 per cent last month, while fixed-asset investment increased 8.1 per cent in the first seven months of the year.

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Source: The Business Times


Proactive Reforms Critical to China's Medium-Term Growth Prospects

August 11, 2016--Growth at 6.6 percent in 2016; expected to decline further
Reforms in train, but credit growth unsustainable
A decision needed to stop financing to weak firms

China is still enjoying strong growth-6.6 percent in 2016-as it shifts from investment to consumption and industry to services, but the country needs faster progress on structural reforms to boost medium-term growth and reduce risks, the IMF said in its latest annual assessment of the economy

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Source: IMF


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