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First multi-currency Bitcoin exchange launched in Australia
Independent Reserve to offer Bitcoin trading directly in both U.S. and Australian dollars
April 28, 2015--Independent Reserve, the Bitcoin market, has announced that it has become the first Australian exchange to offer Bitcoin trading directly in both U.S. and Australian dollars.
CEO Adrian Przelozny said the development would allow Australians to trade Bitcoin without facing the currency risks of converting to USD.
CLS--backed EIP to launch active ETFs in Hong Kong
April 27, 2015--Hong Kong-based Enhanced Investment Products, which sold in September last year a 49 per cent stake in its exchange traded fund business to CLSA Hong Kong, is hoping to launch in the territory actively managed ETFs that will draw on CLSA's research and proprietary benchmarks,
according to Tobias Bland, the ETF issuer's Hong Kong-based chief executive.
World Bank-India development update: towards a higher growth path
April 27, 2015--The India Development Update for April 2015 has two main aims. First, it reports on the key developments over the past six months in India's economy, and places these in a longer term and global context.
Based on these developments and on policy changes over the period, it updates the outlook for India's economy and social welfare. Second, the update provides a more in-depth examination of selected economic and policy issues, and analysis of medium-term development challenges.
view the India development update: towards a higher growth path
Edelweiss MF launches Exchange Traded Scheme-Nifty
April 25, 2015--Edelweiss Mutual Fund launches Edelweiss Exchange Traded Scheme-Nifty (Nifty EES), an open exchange traded fund that aims to provide returns before expenses that closely correspond to the total returns of the CNX Nifty subject to tracking errors.
The new fund offer (NFO) will be open for subscription from April 24 to May 05, 2015.The new fund offer price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit.
New ETFs Included in Real-Time Dissemination of "TSE Indicative NAV"
April 24, 2015--Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) will newly calculate and publish the real-time Indicative Net Asset Value (Indicative NAV) per share for the below Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) through the FLEX standard service on June 1, 2015.
1. Additions
Code: 1369
ETF: DIAM ETF Nikkei225 (*)
Fund Administrator DIAM Asset Management
Chinese lawmakers protect retail investors
April 23, 2015--Chinese lawmakers called for better protection for retail investors in the stock market while discussing an amendment to the Securities Law on Wednesday.
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) is weighing a revision requiring a more transparent information disclosure system.
Nikkei 225 passes 20,000 after 15-year wait
April 22, 2015--Japan's Nikkei 225 closed above 20,000 points on Wednesday for the first time since the days of the dotcom bubble, as investors responded to signs of improving corporate governance and an uptick in exports.
The Nikkei rose 1.1 per cent to 20,133, its highest close since March 2000, while the broader Topix added 0.8 per cent for its strongest finish since late 2007.
China sees first default by state-owned firm
Baoding Tianwei Baobian Electric's failure to repay interest on 1.5 billion yuan bond stokes fears of further defaults by state-backed firms
April 21, 2015--Concerns over the health of the mainland bond market have ratcheted up a notch after the first debt default by a state-owned company, stoking fears that more firms will line up with bad news for creditors.
Baoding Tianwei Baobian Electric, a solar equipment maker controlled by China South Industries Group (CSGC), failed to pay interest to its bond holders due yesterday on a 1.5 billion yuan bond issued in 2011.
China to approve new foreign fund managers for QDLP scheme
April 21, 2015--Five foreign fund and private equity managers are set to gain approvals to enter a pilot scheme aimed at opening China to the $2 trillion-plus global hedge fund industry.
The firms, which include UBS Global Asset Management and Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, received the go-ahead in February to establish local firms to raise yuan from wealthy and institutional investors to spend on alternative assets overseas, said sources with direct knowledge of the matter.
Yuanta to launch leveraged, inverse A-share ETFs
April 20, 2015--Taiwan fund house Yuanta SITC is set to launch the ETFs, which track China's CSI300 index, on the island in May.
But concerns have been raised over the risky products' availability to retail investors.
