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HKEX to put planned LME-HK clearing link on hold due to Brexit-CEO
July 20, 2016--Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing (HKEX) will put on hold a planned commodities clearing link with its London Metal Exchange (LME) subsidiary due to uncertainty created by Britain's vote last month to leave the European Union, the bourse's CEO said.
In his personal blog published on Wednesday, Charles Li said the project, which was designed to clear and settle LME trades in Hong Kong, would have been subject to regulatory authorities in Hong Kong, Britain and the European Union.
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Source: Reuters
Vietnam's growth moderates amidst severe drought, slow industrial growth
July 19, 2016--After accelerating strongly last year, Vietnam's economic activity moderated in the first half of 2016, with GDP expanding by 5.5 percent during the first half of 2016, compared to 6.3 percent growth in the same period last year.
A report released today by the World Bank in Vietnam, the biannual Taking Stock, attributes the slower growth to the impact of a severe drought on agricultural production and slower industrial growth.
view the Taking stock: an update on Vietnam's recent economic developments
Source: World Bank
ETFGI reports assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Japan reach a new record high of 148 billion US dollars at the end of June 2016
July 19, 2016--ETFGI the leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, today reported assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Japan reach a new record high of 148 billion US dollars at the end of June 2016, according to ETFGI's June 2016 global ETF and ETP industry insights report.
Record levels of assets were also reached at the end of June for ETFs/ETPs listed globally at US$3.177 trillion, in the United States at US$2.256 trillion, and in Canada with US$79.42 billion.
ETFGI reports ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific ex Japan gathered 3 billion US dollars in net new assets in June 2016
July 18, 2016--ETFGI the leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, today reported ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific ex Japan gathered US$3 billion in net new assets in June 2016, according to preliminary data from ETFGI's June 2016 global ETF and ETP industry insights report.
Record levels of assets were also reached at the end of June for ETFs/ETPs listed globally at US$3.177 trillion, in the United States at US$2.256 trillion, in Japan which reached US$147.67 billion and in Canada with US$79.42 billion.
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Source: ETFGI
WisdomTree Announces Ten Additional ETFs have Filed Notification with the Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA)
Expanding the Suite of Innovative Smart Beta ETF Strategies to Japanese Retail Investors
July 7, 2016--WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (NASDAQ:WETF), an exchange-traded fund ("ETF") and exchange-traded product ("ETP") sponsor and asset manager, today announced that ten additional ETFs have recently filed notification with the Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA).
With these additions, WisdomTree now has available a total of 27 ETFs for sale in Japan through Japanese securities companies.
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SourceP: WisdomTree
First EURO STOXX 50 ETF To Be Listed In Australia
July 7, 2016--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 EURO STOXX 50 Index has been licensed to ANZ ETFS Management (ANZ ETFS) to serve as the underlying for an exchange-traded fund (ETF) in Australia that will be available later this month.
ANZ ETFS is a partnership between Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) and ETF Securities, providing ETF product solutions to Australian investors.
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Source: STOXX
PBOC to adopt various policy tools
July 5, 2016--CHINA'S central bank said yesterday that it would use various policy tools to maintain appropriate liquidity and reasonable growth in credit and social financing.
The People's Bank of China will continue with a prudent monetary policy and keep its stance neither too loose nor too tight, it said in a statement after the second-quarter monetary policy committee meeting.
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Source: shanghaidaily.com
Publication of Abstract of the "Final Report of the Working Group on Shortening Stock Settlement Cycle"
July 4, 2016--In July 2015, the "Working Group on Shortening Stock Settlement Cycle" (hereinafter referred to as "WG") was established, with Japan Securities Dealers Association, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. and Japan Securities Clearing Corporation acting as its secretariat.
Since then, the WG has discussed detailed plans for realization of shortening of stock settlement cycle in Japan (change of settlement cycle to T+2) and published the Interim Report describing the policies for main tasks and the target schedule for the change of settlement cycle to T+2 in the end of 2015.
view the Final Report of the Working Group on Shortening Stock Settlement Cycle
Source: JPX (Japan Exchange Group)
China's Xi Jinping swears by Marxism as Communist Party celebrates 95th anniversary
July 1, 2016--Xi also warns Taiwan against seeking independence from China.
As China celebrates its Communist Party's 95th anniversary on 1 July, its President Xi Jinping said corruption within the party is posing a bigger threat, and called on its members to adopt Marxism and its ideologies. A grand ceremony is being held in Beijing at the Great Hall of the People. He reiterated that history had chosen the Communist Party to rule the country.
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Source: ibtimes.co.uk
China's fund industry almost doubles in 2015
July 1, 2016--Investors looking to flee the country face tight restrictions imposed by Beijing
China's fund industry almost doubled in size in 2015 as a series of interest rate cuts spurred rapid growth of money market funds.
