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More A-share ETFs switch to physical
May 14, 2015--BOCI-Prudential Asset Management has become the latest manager to make full use of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect when it comes to building an ETF stock portfolio.
The firm's W.I.S.E.-SSE 50 China Tracker, which tracks Shanghai-listed large-cap stocks, has switched from synthetic to physical replication, as it now only uses Stock Connect to tap A-shares directly. Previously, the ETF tracked its A-share benchmark via both Stock Connect and derivatives, known as A-share access products (AXPs).
China puts cross-border investment funds sale plan on backburner
May 14, 2015--China money managers worry about competition from global giants
Focus is on getting Hong Kong-Shenzhen trading link off ground
China total investable assets seen hitting 260 trl yuan by 2020
China's plan to allow cross-border sales of investment funds between the mainland and Hong Kong appears to have lost momentum after opposition from domestic money managers who fear being overwhelmed by global competitors, industry players say.
Fourteen Thai stocks added to MSCI Global Small Cap Indexes effective May 29
May 13, 2015--The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) revealed that MSCI
Inc., a global index provider, would add 14 Thai stocks as components of its
MSCI Global Small Cap Indexes,consisting of
BA, BEAUTY, CBG, EPG, IMPACT, IFEC,
MTLS, PLANB, PTG, SIM, SCN, TSE, UNIQ, and WORK, effective from May 29 making
Thai bourse to have the most additions in the indexes in ASEAN.
BetaSahres-Global Market Review: April 2015
May 12, 2015--The main theme last month was a bounce back in commodities due (perversely) to softer US and Chinese economic data, which softened the $US and raised hopes for more monetary stimulus.
We do not expect the soft patch of US economic data to last. We still favour risk markets from a medium-term perspective, with a bias toward unhedged international exposure.
Assets in ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) reached a new record high of 125.3 billion US dollars at the end of April according to ETFGI
May 11, 2015--Assets in ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) reached a new record high of 125.3 billion US dollars at the end of April, according to ETFGI's preliminary monthly ETF and ETP global insight report for April 2015.
Record levels of assets were reached at the end of April for ETFs/ETPs listed globally at US$2.998 trillion, in the United States at US$2.132 trillion, Europe at US$511 billion, Asia Pacific ex-Japan at US$125 billion, Japan at US$112 billion and Canada at US$69.9 billion.
BOJ Becomes ETF Managers' Best Friend With Half the Market
May 11, 2015-- At a conference last month in Tokyo celebrating Japan's exchange-traded funds, the biggest buyer was nowhere to be seen.
"I think they registered, but I’m not sure if they’re attending" Kana Kawasaki, who works for the event organizer S&P Dow Jones Indices, said from the floor of the Imperial Hotel in the center of the city.
Assets in ETFs/ETPs listed in Japan reached a new record high of 112 billion US dollars at the end of April according to ETFGI
May 11, 2015--Assets in ETFs/ETPs listed in Japan reached a new record high of 112 billion US dollars at the end of April, according to ETFGI's preliminary monthly ETF and ETP global insight report for April 2015.
Record levels of assets were reached at the end of April for ETFs/ETPs listed globally at US$2.998 trillion, in the United States at US$2.132 trillion, Europe at US$511 billion, Asia Pacific ex-Japan at US$125 billion, Japan at US$112 billion and Canada at US$69.9 billion.
China cuts interest rates for third time since November
Analysts fear Bank of China has been too slow in reacting to the cooling down of economic growth to 7%
May 10, 2015--China's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate on Sunday for the third time since November, as economic growth cooled to levels not seen since the global financial crisis.
The People's Bank of China lowered its benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points to 5.1%, and its one-year benchmark deposit rates by the same amount to 2.25%, adding that the cuts would be effective from 11 May. The central bank said that the move would support the healthy development of the economy.
IMF-Asia: Stabilizing and Outperforming Other Regions
May 6, 2015--Robust, stable outlook for Asia and Pacific, which remains global growth leader
Lower potential growth, with continuing risks from rising credit-related vulnerabilities
Policies should remain focused on boosting resilience
Growth in Asia and the Pacific will continue to outperform the rest of the world, and is expected to remain steady at 5.6 percent in 2015, easing slightly to 5.5 percent in 2016, according to the IMF's Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and the Pacific.
view the Regional Economic Outlook: Asia and Pacific
Stabilizing and Outperforming Other Regions
FTSE Appoints New Director of Australia and New Zealand
May 5, 2015--Justin Walsh hired to lead FTSE's Australian index business
Reflects FTSE's ongoing commitment to the local market
FTSE Group ("FTSE", the global index provider, today announces that Justin Walsh has been appointed as Director of Australia and New Zealand.
The new hire builds on FTSE's existing regional presence, reinforcing its commitment to providing innovative indices to superannuation funds, asset managers and consultants.
