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China Halts Stock Trading After 7% Rout Triggers Circuit Breaker
January 4, 2016--Weak manufacturing data, end to share-sale ban sparked rout
Stocks in Hong Kong extend retreat after mainland halt
The worst-ever start to a year for Chinese shares triggered a trading halt in more than $7 trillion of equities, futures and options, putting the nation's new market circuit breakers to the test on their first day.
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Source: Bloomberg
China Retools Bank Reserve Ratio, Casting Doubt on RRR Cuts
January 4, 2016--Central bank planning new 'Macro Prudential Assessment' system
Officials look beyond reserve ratio for liquidity management
As investors continue to grapple with China's economic slowdown, regulators may be taking away an old standby for monetary easing.
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Source: Bloomberg
Why Funds Managers Love Indian Bonds
January 3, 2016--Favorite destination for fixed-income investments: PineBridge
Ten-year yield to drop to 7.40 percent by end-2016: survey
Rupee sovereign bonds, Asia's best performers for two years in a row, are still the top pick for some global funds.
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Source: Bloomberg
Shanghai-Hong Kong stock connect disappoints in 2015, regulatory changes needed to ensure their success
Brokers want to see Shenzhen, bond and commodities connect to kick off
January 3, 2016--The Shanghai and Hong Kong stock connect failed to live up to market expectations, but the appetite of the stock exchange and brokers for more connect schemes in 2016 has not been sated although they are seeking a lineup of regulatory changes to make these cross border schemes a success.
Top of their the wish list is the Hong Kong and Shenzhen stock connect, which initially was expected to be launched by the end of last year but was delayed without a launch date after the summer rout in mainland China's equity markets
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Source:scmp.com
CEO wants to channel global savings to ETF market
January 2, 2016--Every question shot at National Stock Exchange managing director and chief executive Chitra Ramakrisha leads invariably to one reply--exchange-traded funds
--a financial instrument that she reckons has the power to draw individual, risk-averse savers to the capital markets.
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Source: asia.nikkei.com
China is taking aim at high-frequency traders
December 30, 2015--Once the realm of individual investors, financial markets are becoming increasingly automated.
Computers are replacing humans. Mathematicians and programmers, once limited to fields such as science and information technology, are now the dominant force in finance.
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Source: businessinsider.com
Successful Implementation of Overall Listing of SZSE's First A-share Transformed from Existing A-share and B-share
December 30, 2015--The Plan of Merger and Acquisition of China Merchants Property Development Co., Ltd. by China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings Co., Ltd. through A-share Offering for Shares Swap has been successfully implemented recently.
And Merchants Shekou is listed in Shenzhen Stock Exchange on December 30, 2015.
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Source: Shenzhen Stock Exchange
China PBOC Adopts New Macro-Prudential System To Prevent Risks
December 29, 2015--The People's Bank of China said it has introduced a Macro Prudential Assessment (MPA) system in order to more effectively prevent risks and adapt to the growing trend among financial institutions to diversify their assets.
The Chinese central bank said the MPA system will replace the previous system that focused on using dynamic deposit reserve ratios and loan quotas to control risks in the banking system.
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Source: mninews.marketnews.com
SZSE Market Bulletin 28 December, 2015-Issue 31
December 29, 2015--Last week, Shenzhen Component Index stood at 12980.6 points after adding 1.2%. SME Index edged up 1.0% to 8565.7 points.
ChiNext Index was down 1.3% to 2794.7 points. Total turnover for stocks and funds on SZSE was US$389.5 billion, or a 1.7% decrease from the week before.
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Source: Shenzhen Stock Exchange
China and Clinton Agree: Traders Should Pay for Canceled Orders
December 29, 2015--CSRC rule proposals seen taking effect in as early as 2016
Proposal to levy fees on high cancel rates echoes Clinton plan
Chinese securities regulators are preparing some of the world's strictest regulations on a trading practice at the heart of the global debate over high-speed computerized markets.
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Source: Bloomberg