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HKFE Announces Revised Margins for CSOP FTSE China A50 ETF Futures
December 3, 2015--Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday, 7 December 2015, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its
clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined...
Shorting rules drag on Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect prospects
December 3, 2015--Short sells on the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect have tallied a grand sum of zero since regulators opened the scheme for leveraged trading nine months ago.
That's an odd trait for a programme that has seen strong demand from global hedge funds that have just recently gained access to the mainland Chinese market.
IMF-Taking Stock: An Update on Vietnam's Recent Economic Developments-Key Findings (December 2015)
December 2, 2015--Latest Developments
Vietnam's economy has weathered the recent turbulence in the external environment fairly well, reflecting resilient domestic demand and robust performance of export-oriented manufacturing. Growth further accelerated to 6.5 percent (year-on-year) in the first three quarters of 2015.
Against the backdrop of low inflation, monetary policy remains accommodative. Average inflation stood at 0.7 percent in the first ten months of 2015, down from 4.6 percent in the same period last year.
Better macroeconomic conditions helped maintain stability in the banking system, but deep seated vulnerabilities continue to pose risks.
Fiscal consolidation remains crucial to contain risks to fiscal sustainability.
view the Taking stock: an update on Vietnam's recent economic developments report
BetaShares Market Insights: Blending active and passive: Analysing the key benefits of core/satellite investing...
December 1, 2015--The traditional argument for index investing-such as through exchange traded funds-is based on the view that most active managers fail to beat their respective investment benchmarks more often than not.
But while this may be true to some extent, it’s clear that some active managers maintain good track records over time and are favoured by some investors. Given this reality, this note demonstrates how even in cases where successful active managers can be found, passive investment strategies as part of a "core/satellite" approach can still play a useful complementary role. Indeed, this highlights a broader point: the choice between active and passive investment strategies need not always be mutually exclusive, but rather each should be seen to complement the other.
State Street Global Advisors launches ETFs on Japanese market
Two new SPDR index funds tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt
December 1, 2015--Two new exchange-listed equity index funds issued by SPDR (State Street Global Advisors) have been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Tuesday.
Name: SPDR MSCI Japan UCITS ETF
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: IE00BZ0G8B96
Ongoing charges: 0.30 percent
Distribution policy: accumulating
Benchmark: MSCI Japan Index
Managed float to continue for Chinese yuan despite milestone IMF decision
December 1, 2015--Transition towards a free float will be a gradual, long-term process, says deputy central banker Yi Gang on yuan's accession into IMF elite
Mainland China's central bank has moved to assuage concerns that depreciation of the Chinese yuan is in the cards in the wake of a milestone decision by the International Monetary Fund to give the currency reserve status recognition.
India Business Confidence at Lowest Since Feb 2014-Growth in New Orders and Production Continues to Ease
November 26, 2015--The busy festival season failed to bring cheer to India's largest companies in November, as business sentiment fell to the lowest level since February 2014, with companies also seeing little chance of a
revival over the coming months.
The MNI India Business Sentiment Indicator, a gauge of sentiment among BSE-listed companies, fell to
60.9 in November from 62.3 in October, to stand 11.6% down on the year.
China's Earliest Monthly Economic Indicators Flash Warning Sign
November 24, 2015--Minxin PMI declines, snapping two months of increases
Baidu index drops, MNI sentiment weakens as challenges mount
China's economy is still showing a muted response to waves of monetary and fiscal easing as of the half-way mark for the last quarter of the year, some of the earliest indicators suggest.
Enhanced Investment Products Limited launches smart-beta ETF which utilises CLSA'S Growth At a Reasonable Yield (GARY) Strategy
November 20, 2015--On November 11, 2015, Enhanced Investment Products Limited's (EIP) exchange traded funds (ETF) business launched the XIE Shares CLSA GARY ETF (The GARY ETF) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
The GARY ETF (Ticker: 3102) is a rules-based, smart-beta ETF that provides exposure to globally listed, Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) stocks with strong dividend yield and growth.
The GARY ETF tracks CLSA GARY Net Total Return Index (the Index), a smart-beta, rules-based index focused on Growth At a Reasonable Yield or GARY. The dual-focus on dividend yield and earnings growth improves the all-weather capabilities of the multi-layered Index by providing additional filters that exclude stocks with unsustainable dividends.
India's Economy Could Grow 8% Or More In Fiscal 2016, Finance Minister Says
November 19, 2015--India's economy could expand by 8 percent or more in fiscal 2016, should just "one of three factors improve", Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told The Nikkei Asian Review
-predicting the fastest expansion in six years.
