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Nikko Asset Management to List Japanese Equity ETF Invested in Firms Engaged in Physical and Human Capital Investment
Physical and Human Capital Focused ETF to be Listed on TSE on May 25
May 6, 2016--Nikko Asset Management is launching an ETF that tracks a Japanese equity index consisting of firms that take proactive and efficient measures with their investment in capital expenditure and human capital.
The ETF will be launched on May 24 and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on May 25.
The new ETF will track the JPX/S&P CAPEX & Human Capital Index by investing in its constituent stocks.
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Source:Nikko Asset Management Co,, Ltd.
China crackdown opens gap in economic data
May 3, 2016--Investors can no longer rely on official numbers to understand the world's second-largest economy.
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Source: FT.com
IMF Survey-Asia: Growth Remains Strong, Expected to Ease Only Modestly
May 3, 2016--Regional economy to expand by 5.3 percent in 2016 despite softening
China slowdown, risks dominate outlook
Policies and reforms needed to boost resilience
Growth in Asia and the Pacific is expected to remain strong at 5.3 percent this year and next, accounting for almost two-thirds of global growth.
Despite a slight moderation, Asia remains the engine of global growth, according to the IMF's latest Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and the Pacific. While external demand remains sluggish, domestic demand continues to show resilience across most of the region, driven by low unemployment, growth in disposable income, lower commodities prices, and macroeconomic stimulus.
Companies prepare for an era of stronger currency
May 2, 2016--Companies prepare for an era of stronger currency.
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Source: FT.com
Approval of Initial listing (ETF): NEXT FUNDS Nomura Enterprise Value Allocation Index Exchange Traded Fund (Nomura Asset Management)
May 2, 2016--Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) approved the listing of new ETF managed by "Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.". The ETF will be listed on Thursday, May 19, 2016.
Issue Name: NEXT FUNDS Nomura Enterprise Value Allocation Index Exchange Traded Fund
Indicator:Nomura Enterprise Value Allocation Index
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Source: Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE)
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Approval Of Initial Listing (ETF): Daiwa ETF MSCI Japan Human and Physical Investment Index(Daiwa Asset Management)
May 2, 2016--Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) approved the listing of new ETF managed by
"Daiwa Asset Management Co., Ltd.". The ETF will be listed on Thursday, May 19, 2016.
Code: 1479
Issue Name: Daiwa ETF MSCI Japan Human and Physical Investment Index
Indicator: MSCI Japan Human and Physical Investment Index
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Source: Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE)
China April official factory activity expands but at slower pace
May 1, 2016--Activity in China's manufacturing sector expanded for the second month in a row in April but only marginally, an official survey showed on Sunday, raising doubts about the sustainability of a recent pick-up in the world's second-largest economy.
The official Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) was 50.1 in April, easing from March's 50.2 and barely above the 50-point mark that separates expansion in activity from contraction.
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Source: Reuters
China launches yuan gold fix to boost power in global bullion market
April 19, 2016--Benchmark price to be set twice daily
Bullion industry long dominated by London
China top producer, importer, consumer of gold
Top gold consumer China launched a yuan-denominated gold benchmark on Tuesday, in an ambitious move to exert more control over pricing of the metal and influence in the global bullion market.view more China's economic growth slowed in the first quarter to 6.7 percent, largely in line with expectations, but its slowest pace since the global financial crisis view more ETFs/ETPs listed in the Asia Pacific ex Japan gathered a record level of 7 billion US dollars in net new assets in Q1 2016, according to ETFGI view more
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Source: Reuters
April 15, 2016--China's economic growth slowed in the first quarter to 6.7 percent, largely in line with expectations, but its slowest pace since the global financial crisis.
Data reported Friday showed that the annualized growth rate for the world's second-largest economy ticked lower from the previous quarter's 6.8 percent.
Source: usnews.com
April 14, 2016--ETFs/ETPs listed in the Asia Pacific ex Japan region gathered a record level of US$7.09 billion in net new assets in Q1 2016.
The Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETF/ETP region had 824 ETFs/ETPs, with 965 listings, assets of US$121 Bn, from 114 providers listed in 18 exchanges in 14 countries at the end of Q1, according to preliminary data from ETFGI's March 2016 global ETF and ETP industry insights report.
Source: ETFGI
