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No agreement on Shenzhen-HK Stock Connect: Exchange
November 4, 2015--Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) said Wednesday that it has not yet reached any agreement on the establishment of the Shenzhen-HK Stock Connect.
The announcement came after central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said in an article published Tuesday that China will launch such a program within the year, which substantially propped up stocks both on the mainland and in Hong Kong.
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Source: chinadaily.com
India's Economic Growth Picks Up, but Uncertainty over its Momentum Remains
October 29, 2015--The Indian economy will continue to grow but acceleration year-on-year will be gradual, says the latest India Development Update of the World Bank.
According to the Update, India was able to take advantage of the sharp decline in global oil and commodity prices to eliminate petrol and diesel subsidies and increase excise taxes. Resources from lower subsidies and higher taxes has been well utilized in lowering deficits and increasing capital expenditure. Current account deficit narrowed 3.4 percentage point between financial year (FY) 12-13 and FY 14-15 (The financial years refer to fiscal year ending March 31.) and capital expenditure increased by one third in the first six months of calendar 2015 compared to the previous year. During the same period the construction sector expanded by 4 percent. The Update noted that while public investments have helped kick-start the investment cycle, increased participation of the private sector will be required going forward.
view the World Bank India development update: fiscal policy for equitable growth
Source: World Bank
EURO STOXX 50 Licensed To Sinopac Sitc To Underlie First Passive Index Fund Available In Taiwan
October 27, 2015--STOXX Limited, a leading provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, announced today that the EURO STOXX 50 has been licensed to SinoPac Securities Investment Trust Company (SinoPac SITC) to underlie a passive index fund available in Taiwan for the first time.
Expected to launch in November 2015, the new fund will be sold by SinoPac SITC to both institutional and retail investors. This is the second license on the EURO STOXX 50 Index in Taiwan this year.
"We expect international demand for financial products based on major European indices like the EURO STOXX 50 to continue to grow in Asia and other regions, as more market participants recognize the importance of gaining exposure to key Eurozone equities," said Hartmut Graf, chief executive officer,
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Source: STOXX
BetaShares Market Insights: El Nino risks to the economy and commodity prices
October 27, 2015--According to a key climate indicator- the Southern Oscillation Index-the risks of a strong "El-Nino" global weather event are now at their most elevated since 1997-98.
While such an event poses downside risks to the Australian economy-at what is now a particularly inopportune time -it also poses upside risk to global oil and agricultural prices.
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Source: BetaShares
China's Central Bank Moves to Spur Economic Growth
PBOC cuts benchmark one-year lending, deposit rates by 0.25 percentage point
October 23, 2015--Days after reporting its worst economic performance since the global financial crisis, China unleashed a one-two punch to prop up growth while also sweeping away a major control on how banks set deposit rates.
The country's central bank combined a quarter-point cut in benchmark interest rates with a half-percentage reduction in banks’ reserve-requirement ratios, moves aimed at lowering corporate financing costs and pumping liquidity into the economy.
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Source: Wall Street Journal
China Said To Scrap Currency Controls By 2020
October 23, 2015--Chinese leaders are set to announce a deadline of 2020 to dismantle currency controls which have kept the world's second-largest economy from fully integrating with global financial markets, Bloomberg reports.
Top leaders in China will convene in Beijing over October 26-29 for the fifth plenary session-a key four-day policy-setting meeting that will be closely eyed by global investors.
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Source: emergingequity.org
October 2015 Indonesia Economic Quarterly: In Times of Global Volatility
October 22, 2015--Heightened global uncertainty has made macroeconomic management more challenging and downside risks to the near-term outlook more pronounced.
The baseline projection for Indonesia's 2015 GDP growth remains at 4.7%. Growth is expected to pick up to 5.3% in 2016, reflecting gradually improving external conditions and higher public investment spending.
The country's growth outlook is subject to considerable risks which include the normalization of US interest rates, continued slowdown in key trading partners, including China, a weakened corporate sector due to currency depreciation and declining profit margins.
The government recognizes the need to improve business confidence and the investment climate in order to enhance growth and has taken several important steps in this direction.
view the October 2015 Indonesia Economic Quarterly: In Times of Global Volatility
Source: World Bank
China's Record Capital Outflows Put Tobin Tax Back on the Agenda
Levy studied as a way to reduce large cross-border flows
Foreign reserves are tumbling as PBOC supports the yuan
October 22, 2015--China has for the second time this month raised the possibility of taxing foreign-exchange transactions as record capital outflows from the world's second-largest economy put pressure on the yuan.
"We are currently studying measures including Tobin Tax, unremunerated reserve requirement and handling fees for foreign-exchange trading to suppress any abnormal and significant flows of short-term funds that seek arbitrage," Wang Xiaoyi, deputy administrator of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, said Thursday at a press conference in Beijing.
iSTOXX MUTB Japan Quality 150 Index To Underlie Retail Fund Available In Japan
October 21, 2015--STOXX Limited today announced that the iSTOXX MUTB Japan Quality 150 Index has been licensed by Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management (MUKAM) to underlie a passive index fund.
The new fund will be geared toward retail investors and expected to launch in November 2015.
Developed with input from leading Japanese trust bank Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corp. (MUTB), the iSTOXX MUTB Japan Quality 150 Index aims to capture the performance of quality companies with high profitability, low leverage and sustainable cash flows in Japan. MUKAM is part of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and represents the investment trust business that focuses on meeting a wide range of client asset management needs.
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Source: STOXX
BetaShares Weekly Newsletter-Where to for Sydney house prices?
October 20, 2015--With the softening in Sydney home auction clearances rates in recent weeks and the surprise decision by Westpac to raise mortgage interest rates by 0.2%, there is growing concern about the outlook for property prices.
This note considers the fundamentals for the Sydney market- the current bellwether market-in particular.
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Source: BetaShares