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ANZ enters $18b ETF market with six listings
May 25, 2015--ANZ Banking Group has become the first Australian bank to enter the $18 billion Australian exchange traded fund market, teaming up with London based ETF Securities to list six new securities on the Australian Securities Exchange that are tied to currencies, commodities and the share-market.
The new joint venture will list ETFs linked to US dollar and the Chinese renminbi via deposits at the bank, physical gold stored in its giant vault in Singapore and three equity index linked ETFs tied to the US and Australian share markets.
China to launch first stock index options soon: state media
May 24, 2015-The China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) will soon launch the country's first-ever stock index options, state media reported on Monday, giving investors more hedging tools as the government steps up financial market reforms.
The first batch of stock index options would be based on China's blue-chip CSI300 index .CSI300 and SSE50 .SSE50 index as well as the small-cap CSI500 .CSI500, the reports quoted CFFEX Chairman, Zhang Shenfeng, as telling a financial forum over the weekend.
Japan Exchange Group: Start Calculation And Publication Of JPX Nikkei 400 Leveraged And Inverse Index
May 22, 2015--May 22, 2015--Japan Exchange Group, Inc. and Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (collectively, "the JPX group") and Nikkei Inc. ("Nikkei") will launch the leveraged and inverse indices of the JPX-Nikkei Index 400, which was launched on January 6, 2014.
The publication of the new indices is intended to provide the benchmarks,
based on the JPX-Nikkei 400, to evaluate various types of investment strategies such as leveraging or
hedging.
IMF-Korea: Securing the Growth Momentum
May 22, 2015--Proactive policies can help shore up growth momentum
Structural reforms can foster new sources of growth beyond exports
High household debt not likely a systemic threat to financial stability
Korea can use additional stimulus measures, if necessary, to restore growth momentum in the near term, while structural reforms are key to address longer-term growth challenges, say IMF Economists.
In their regular annual report on the health of the Korean economy, IMF economists suggest that the country's current weak outlook could have a lasting impact on its growth. They call on the government to take additional fiscal and monetary policy actions if clear signs of a recovery do not emerge to shore up Korea's economy.
view the Republic of Korea: 2015 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report
IMF-JAPAN: Concluding Statement of the 2015 Article IV Mission
May 22, 2015--1. Abenomics has lifted Japan out of the doldrums but its arrows now need to be reinforced for the reform program to live up to its promise of being the "once in a lifetime" regime shift. Building on initial positive results, policies now need to embark on a sustained long-term effort to meet the unprecedented challenges Japan is facing-that of ending an entrenched deflationary mindset, raising growth, restoring fiscal sustainability, and maintaining financial stability.
More vigorous structural reforms, backed by further efforts to raise wages and investment, will be essential to lift growth, facilitate fiscal consolidation, and unburden monetary policy. A concrete and credible plan for medium-term fiscal consolidation—in structural terms and backed by stronger fiscal institutions-should remove the uncertainty about the direction of policies that is holding back investment and consumption. Additional monetary easing while strengthening its effectiveness through more explicit guidance would enhance inflation dynamics. Such a complete policy package would bring about important synergies and avoid excessive reliance on exchange rate depreciation and its potential adverse spillovers.
Singapore, Zhengzhou bourses to jointly develop commodities markets
May 22, 2015--Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) and China's Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange plan to collaborate on developing commodities markets, the SGX said on Friday.
The two exchanges signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate in areas including development of new commodity derivative products, it said in a statement.
Vanguard Launches the First S&P 500 Exchange-traded Fund Listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
May 21, 2015--Vanguard, the world's largest mutual fund company1 and a leader in low-cost investing, is launching the Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF (stock code: 3140) today, bringing the number of Vanguard ETF offerings in the Hong Kong market to five.
The new ETF, which will begin trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) today, is the first S&P 500 exchange-traded fund (ETF) listed in Hong Kong2.
Hong Kong, China mutual fund recognition to be announced soon-sources
May 21, 2015--A mutual fund recognition agreement between China and Hong Kong that will allow global asset managers to grab a bigger slice of money available for investment in China and vice versa will be announced soon, two sources told Reuters on Thursday.
Regulators in China and Hong Kong are set to announce the long-awaited policy soon, the two official sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Smart Investment for Vietnam's Sustainable Future
May 21, 2015--The inforgraphic Smart Investment for Vietnam's Sustainable Future is now available.
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Chinese business sentiment ticks up in May
May 21, 2015--Firms report tighter credit availability despite rate cuts.
Business confidence picked up slightly in May after falling to the lowest since the beginning of 2009 in April,
according to the latest MNI China Business Sentiment Survey.
