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China Construction Bank picks Euroclear's international ETF structure for first RMB listing
March 23, 2015--Euroclear Bank, the Brussels-based international central securities depository (ICSD), and CCB International Asset Management Limited (CCBIAM), the asset management arm of CCB International (Holdings) Limited ("CCB International"), and Commerzbank AG have teamed-up to issue the first ever RMB-denominated money market ETF
in international form: Commerzbank CCBI Investment Funds ICVC-Commerzbank CCBI RQFII Money Market UCITS ETF.
China Business Sentiment Deteriorates Further
Sentiment Falls as Deflationary Pressures Intensify
March 20, 2015--China's largest companies reported a worsening in business confidence in March according to the latest MNI China Business Sentiment Survey.
The MNI China Business Sentiment Indicator, a gauge of current business sentiment, fell for the third consecutive month to 52.2 in March from 52.8 in February, leaving confidence at the lowest level since October last year. The slight weakening comes in spite of the recent stimulus measures implemented by the PBOC in February. A pick-up in new orders and comments by party officials indicating that there are more tools to contain the slowdown helped drag the Future Expectations Indicator from February's series low, placing it above the level of the current indicator, a sign that firms expect the situation to improve.
China Starts 10-Year Bond Futures Trading as Rate Controls Ease
March 19, 2015--China will allow trading of 10-year government bond futures, the latest step in a plan to build a market-based yield curve and liberalize interest rates.
The China Financial Futures Exchange will officially list the 10-year contracts on Friday, after allowing trading of five-year sovereign debt futures in September 2013.
Structural reforms can help China settle into a "new normal" era of slower, but more sustainable and inclusive growth
March 19, 2015--After three decades of extraordinary economic development, China is shifting to a slower and more sustainable growth path.
Further reforms are now needed to ensure that future growth is resilient, inclusive and green, according to the OECD's latest Economic Survey of China. The OECD forecasts that China’s GDP will grow by 7% this year and 6.9% in 2016.
"Following one of the most tremendous economic expansions in world history, China's gradual transition towards a 'new normal' of slower, more sustainable growth is to be welcomed" OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said. "China knows how to grow at a blistering pace. The challenge now is to ensure that future growth occurs on a more durable and inclusive footing."
IMF Survey-Indonesia-Moving in a New Direction
March 19, 2015--Significant steps bolster Indonesia's resiliency to shocks
Fuel subsidy reforms make room for growth-enhancing spending
Policies aim to raise growth potential and entrench macroeconomic stability
Sound macroeconomic management and exchange rate flexibility over the past 18 months have bolstered Indonesia's policy credibility and its resiliency to shocks, say IMF economists.
The country's macroeconomic fundamentals, and reserve buffers have also been strengthened through a clearer policy framework, and better policy coordination, they add.
Ten UBS ETFs listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange by UBS Group-First ETFs on the exchange to track indices across Europe
March 18, 2015--The Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) and UBS Group today announced the listings of 10 new UBS Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). The funds are the first TSE-listed ETFs to track indices across Europe.
The listings bring the total number of ETFs and ETNs listed on the TSE to 207.
The TSE features a wide range of ETFs and ETNs, having evolved from a largely Japanese equity-centric offering at launch to a highly diversified investment lineup now. Investors are able to tap instruments backed by foreign stocks, foreign bonds, REITs, commodities, leveraged/inverse indices, and other assets.
BetaShares-Bassanese's Market Insights: $A now close to fair value, but likely to fall further
March 17, 2015--Following the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to cut interest rates last month, ongoing weakness in commodity prices, and heightened expectations that the United States Federal Reserve will raise interest rates within coming months, it's no surprise the Australian dollar has taken a tumble of late.
Indeed, after a slight firming trend following the February RBA rate cut, the $A has declined by around 3.6% in recent weeks to reach US76c. The trade weighted index exchange rate (TWI)[1] has declined by a somewhat smaller 2% over the same period.
Despite Rising Risks Emerging East Asia Bond Markets Appear Healthy-ADB
March 17, 2015-Widening credit spreads, a stronger United States (US) dollar, Greece's debt crisis, and plunging oil prices are growing risks to local currency bonds in emerging East Asia, the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) latest Asia Bond Monitor shows.
"While the US Federal Reserve is expected to start raising interest rates and the cost of servicing US dollar-denominated debt is increasing, central banks in several Asian economies are easing their monetary stance and the prices of local currency bonds are broadly holding up well." said ADB Chief Economist Shang-Jin Wei.
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March 2015
Assets in ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) reached a new record high of 118 billion US dollars at the end of February 2015 according to ETFGI
March 17, 2015--Assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) reached a new record high of US$118 billion at the end of February 2015, according to ETFGI's monthly ETF and ETP global insight report for February.
The Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETF/ETP industry had 609 ETFs/ETPs, with 744 listings, assets of US$118 Bn, from 108 providers listed on 17 exchanges in 13 countries at the end of February.
Assets in ETFs/ETPs listed in Japan reached a new record high of 102 billion US dollars at the end of February 2015 according to ETFGI
March 17, 2015--Assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Japan reached a new record high of US$102 billion at the end of February 2015, according to ETFGI's monthly ETF and ETP global insight report for February.
The Japanese ETF/ETP industry had 151 ETFs/ETPs, with 196 listings, from 19 providers on 2 exchanges at the end of February.
