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India needs improved regulations for private equity: McKinsey
Says realised gross returns after 2007 have dropped to just 7% from 21% in the previous years
July 1, 2015--Private equity investors in India have seen their returns erode sharply since the global financial crisis and need regulatory changes that make it easier to invest and exit from companies, consulting firm McKinsey said in a report on Wednesday.
McKinsey said realised gross returns after 2007 have dropped to just 7% from 21% in the previous years, citing various factors including a slowing economy and expensive valuations.
Q&A by SSE, SZSE, CSDC Officials on Lowering Charging Standards for A-share Trading, Settlement
July 1, 2015--Q: The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) and China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited (CSDC) dramatically lowered handling fee and transfer fee for A-share trading in 2012. Will they consider further lowering the charging standards in the near future?
A: In order to further cut investors' trading cost, the SSE, the SZSE and CSDC, upon study, plan to lower the charging standards for A-share trading and settlement.
The handling fee for A-share trading bilaterally charged by the SSE and the SZSE will be adjusted from 0.0696‰ to 0.0487‰ of trading amount, with a drop of 30%, among which 0.00974‰ will be forwarded to China Securities Investor Protection Fund Corporation Limited and 0.03896‰ charged by the exchange.
Vietnam to end foreign investment limits for some companies
June 30, 2015--In a decree posted on the government's website, Vietnam said it planned to scrap rules currently forbidding foreigners from owning more than 49 per cent of a company.
In a decree posted on the government's website, Hanoi said it planned to scrap rules currently forbidding foreigners from owning more than 49 per cent of a company.
Chinese Shares Fell Into A Bear Market On Monday
June 30, 2015--Chinese stocks have surged over the past 12 months with the Shanghai Composite Index rising 152 percent and reached a 52-week high through June 12, and the market cap of Chinese stocks rose above $10 trillion for the first time ever, however stocks changed direction and recently suffered their biggest two-week plunge since December 1996
after falling over 20 percent and fell into a bear market on Monday.
Bassanese's Market Insights: How far will business investment fall next year?
June 30, 2015--By far the biggest negative economic news in recent months was the shock slump in business investment expectations in the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) March 2015 quarter capital expenditure survey.
This note looks at the relationship between the survey and the actual level of business investment subsequently revealed in the national accounts. The note suggests that while we should be reasonably confident business investment will be weak next financial year, it is still, at this stage, by no means clear if it will be dire enough to produce a recession.
Citigroup Overtakes JPMorgan as Top U.S. Derivatives Dealer
June 29, 2015--Citigroup Inc. overtook JPMorgan Chase & Co. to become the largest derivatives dealer in the U.S.
The firm's derivative contracts as measured on a notional basis were $56.6 trillion at the end of the first quarter, according to data compiled by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and released Monday.
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BlackRock to Start Using Shanghai-Hong Kong Exchange Link
June 29, 2015--BlackRock Inc., the world's largest money manager, plans to start using the Shanghai-Hong Kong exchange link, endorsing a program that has so far been slow to lure international investors.
The firm's Hong Kong-domiciled China A-Shares Fund plans to invest part of an initial $60 million via the connect after a round of successful tests, said Marc Desmidt, BlackRock's head of strategic product management for Asia Pacific.
Orc Group AB: Shanghai ShenYi Investment Co. deploys Orc to enhance options trading capability in China
June 29, 2015--Orc, the global market leader in electronic trading technology for listed derivatives, today announced that Shanghai ShenYi Investment Co. (ShenYi) has implemented Orc's Trading Bricks solution to improve trade efficiency for ETF options trading on Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE).
ShenYi is also participating in the mock trading competition organized by China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) as the market prepares for the launch of CSI300 index options.
New Listings of 13 Domestic Strategic and Sector ETNs
June 29, 2015--Outline of Listing
Korea Exchange (KRX) plans to list a domestic strategic ETN* issued by Hyundai Securities and 12 domestic sector ETNs** issued by NH Investment & Securities in
the KOSPI market on Jun 25, 2015.
*able Monthly Best 11 ETN
**octo Energy TOP5 ETN and 11 other ETNs
'able Monthly Best 11 ETN' is a strategic product that makes an investment in the top 11 stocks which performed the outstanding rates of return in the previous month
through regular monthly change from among large capital stocks in KOSPI market.
KRX lists 4 ETFs including ARIRANG Smart Beta issued by Hanhwa
June 29, 2015--1. Overview
The Korea Exchange (KRX) will list ARIRANG Smart Beta series (Value, Momentum and Quality) ETF and ARIRANG S&P Dividend Growth ETF issued by Hanhwa Asset Management Company in the KOSPI market on June 29, 2015.
Smart Beta Series ETF
It is an ETF product which tracks the Wisefn's WISE Smart Beta index optimized for the domestic market and designed to obtain stable excess return compared to the rate of
market return.
S&P Dividend Growth ETF
It is an ETF product which is designed to seek long-term capital gain and dividend income at the same time, using S&P KOREA Dividend Opportunity index.
