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China stocks plunge 6.5% after sovereign fund cuts stakes in banks
May 28, 2015--Chinese stocks fall the most in four months on Thursday, as a selloff swept the financial sector after a unit of China's sovereign-wealth fund cut its stakes in state-owned banks for the first time.
The Shanghai Composite Index sank 6.5% to 4.620.27, pulling back from a seven-year closing high after a seven-day bull run.
Ullink expands global reach to India, Kotak Institutional Equities selects Ullink
May 27, 2015--Ullink, a global provider of market leading electronic trading and connectivity solutions, today announced that Kotak Institutional Equities (KIE), one of India's leading institutional brokers and a division of Kotak Securities has chosen Ullink's UL Bridge connectivity solution.
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Source: Ullink
MNI Indian Business Confidence Falls to Pre-Modi Level
Production Lowest Since July 2013
May 27, 2015--Sentiment towards the current business environment
and expectations for the future are now both back to pre-Modi levels in a blow to the government as it completes its first year in office.
The MNI India Business Sentiment Indicator, a gauge of current sentiment among BSE listed companies, fell by 2.5% to 62.3 in May from 63.9 in April.
The fall in business sentiment left it at the lowest level since April 2014 and in hand with declines in output and orders points to a significant deterioration in business activity.
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Source: MNI
China PBOC Says Growth To Stay In Reasonable Range; Low Prices
May 27, 2015--The People's Bank of China said Wednesday that China's growth will stay within a "reasonable range" despite increasing downward pressure on the economy.
The central bank said in its annual report for 2014 that price expectations are unstable with prices likely to remain at low levels.
But it said China can maintain around 7% GDP growth, ensuring stable employment thanks to contributions from the services sector and small businesses in creating jobs.
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Source: MNI
ANZ make ETF play via joint venture
May 27, 2015--ANZ has become the first bank to move into the provision of exchange traded funds (ETF) and has set up a joint venture company to initially offer six ETF products via the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).
The new company, ANZ ETFS Management (ANZ ETFS), has been formed after the bank teamed with London based exchange traded product provider ETF Securities and will be staffed by executives from both organisations.
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Source: moneymanagement.com.au
IMF Working paper-China's Growth: Can Goldilocks Outgrow Bears?
May 27, 2015--Summary: The paper analyzes the recent growth dynamics in China, evaluating both cyclical positions and long-term growth prospects.
The analysis shows that financial cycles play a more important role than traditional inflation-based cycles in shaping the dynamics of growth. Currently, the 'finance-neutral' gap-our measure of the financial cycle-is large and positive, reflecting imbalances accumulated in the economy since the Global Financial Crisis. A period of slower growth is therefore both likely and needed in the near term to restore the economy to equilibrium. In the medium term, growth will slow as China moves closer to the technology frontier, but a steadfast implementation of reforms can ensure that China follows the path of the "Asia Tigers" and achieves successful convergence to high-income status.
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Source: IMF
CSDC, SZSE and HKMA Collaborate to Provide Infrastructure Services for Mutual Recognition to Cross-border Funds
May 27, 2015--China Securities Regulatory Commission and Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission jointly announced on May 22 that the Mutual Recognition to Cross-border Funds (hereinafter referred to as "the Mutual Recognition") will be put into implementation on July 1, 2015.
Due to the large number of institutions involved in the Mutual Recognition and the open system and difficulties in operation and supervision, China Securities Depository and Clearing Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "CSDC"), Shenzhen Stock Exchange (hereinafter referred to as "SZSE") and Hong Kong Monetary Authority (hereinafter referred to as "HKMA") have decided to realize the interconnection and interworking between two markets via platform connectivity.
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Source: Shenzhen Stock Exchange
BetaShares launches first NASDAQ ETF in Australia
May 27, 2015--BetaShares is pleased to announce the launch of our newest product and Australia's first ETF to track the NASDAQ-100 Index-BetaShares NASDAQ 100 ETF (ASX: NDQ).
NDQ provides Australian investors with a simple and cost effective way to access some of the world's most revolutionary companies.
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Source: BetaShares
Large share of NPS funds of Rs 80,800 crore set to be invested in ETF of PSUs
May 26, 2015--A big share of the National Pension System's funds of Rs 80,800 crore is set to move to a new exchange traded fund of state-run companies that could be launched in a month, targeting retirement funds.
"We are in discussions with both fund managers and the regulator," a senior finance ministry official said, adding that this may coincide with the second tranche of disinvestment through the ETF route, likely next month.
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Source: The Economic Times
Mainland link will boost HK as fund centre, says SFC
May 26, 2015--Hong Kong's securities regulator sees mutual recognition as a way of increasing the number of funds domiciled in the city and raising its profile as a regional centre.
It also aims to attract more investment to the city.
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Source: Asian Investor