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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.

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Source: ETFGI


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.

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Source: The Guardian


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.

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Source: IMF


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.

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Source: FTSE


Bassanese's Market Insights: RBA still has easing bias

May 5, 2015--*The RBA cut official interest rates to the historic low of 2% today. As in February, the decision to cut rates came just after another relatively benign quarterly inflation report, and just before its next Quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy (due Friday)-which is likely to downgrade the economic growth outlook further.

Will the RBA cut again?

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Source: BetaShares


Citi Launches Unique Solution to Strengthen the SPSA Solution

May 5, 2015-As the leading provider of Stock Connect trading, clearing and settlement solution, Citi is pleased to announce the launch of Citi SPSA+ solution to enable true RVP/DVP settlements between investors and their brokers using the SPSA solution and minimize risk of fail trades.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) recently launched the enhanced pre-trade checking model, also known as Special Segregated Accounts (SPSA) for the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program.

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Source: Citi


Anil firm inks pact

April 24, 2015--Anil Ambani's Reliance Capital Asset Management Company (RCAM) today joined hands with Samsung Asset Management Company to manage, market and distribute each other's investment products in India and South Korea.

Samsung AMC, which manages assets worth over $165.8 billion and is part of Samsung Group, is also looking to explore opportunities in the exchange traded funds (ETF) market in India through this partnership.

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Source: The Telegraph


Taiwan, Japan to cross-list ETFs

May 3, 2015--Bourse operators in Taiwan and Japan will "soon" allow exchange traded funds to cross-list between the two markets, while also working together on a trading link,

says Yang Chao-jung, Taipei-based vice chairman at the Taiwan Stock Exchange.

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Source: FT.com


S. Korean firms' derivatives trading falls in 2014

April 30, 3025--South Korean financial companies' derivatives trading fell 16.3 percent in 2014 from a year earlier due to a protracted market slump, the financial watchdog said Thursday.

The combined trading volume of derivatives such as stock options and futures reached 43,649 trillion won (US$40.6 trillion) last year, compared with 52,145 trillion won tallied a year earlier, according to the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS). view more

Source: YonHap News


BIS-Working paper-Prolonged reserves accumulation, credit booms, asset prices and monetary policy in Asia

April 30, 2015--This paper examines past evidence of prolonged periods of foreign exchange reserves accumulation in the Asia-Pacific region.

One empirical challenge is to identify periods of reserve accumulation that are sufficiently large and persistent to be categorised as prolonged. Several proxies for prolonged episodes are considered, including a newly proposed one based on a factor model.

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Source: BIS


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