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Singapore Exchange expands in China, names country chief
February 11, 2015--Singapore Exchange Ltd, which has been struggling to attract large initial public offerings (IPOs), said it is expanding further into China and appointed its listings chief to a new position as the head of its China business.
SGX said in a statement on Wednesday that Lawrence Wong will relocate to China and continue to head the listings business.
BetaShares-Bassanese's Market Insights: the oil price may have bottomed...
February 10, 2015--The sharp decline in oil prices in recent months has been a major surprise for financial markets, with some suggesting it reflects speculation run wild.
This note suggests the contrary-and that the decline in prices clearly reflects the development of a short-term fundamental imbalance between supply and demand-and consequent run up in oil inventories.
With oil prices now low by historic standards, and restoration of better balanced supply and demand conditions likely in coming months, there's a good chance we've already seen the bottom in oil prices-which is consistent with the moderate rebound in prices already evident in recent weeks.
China Launches First Equity Options, Investors Bet Stock Prices To Rise
February 9, 2015--China launched its first stock options on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Monday, offering investors a new hedging tool for trading index heavyweights, which regulators long have hoped to boost.
The options are based on the exchange-trade fund (ETF) that tracks the SSE50 index, composed of the 50 most heavily weighted stocks on the bourse.
TSE-ETF/ETN Monthly Report for Jan 2015
February 6, 2015--Oil ETFs and ETNs Surge Ahead
In January 2015, trading in the ETF/ETN market continued near record highs, with monthly trading value of approximately JPY 3.85 trillion and a daily average of about　JPY 203 billion, the second-highest level since November 2014.
The Simplex WTI ETF (1671) grew in trading value and climbed from 18th to 12th overall. Other ETFs and ETNs tracking oil sector indices also saw significant gains.
Inverse ETFs also saw significant activity with Nikkei 225 Bull 2x ETF (1579) and other issues making the monthly rankings.
view the TSE-ETF/ETN Monthly Report for Jan 2015
Offshore yuan bond issuance in HK shrinking for first time
February 5, 2015--Offshore yuan bond issues are set to fall this year for the first time since the Hong Kong market began in 2007 as funding costs have become more expensive than in mainland China.
The dim sum market, as the offshore yuan bond market is known, had expanded rapidly since its inception because borrowers could raise money more cheaply in Hong Kong-a trend that now looks set to end.
Muted demand expected for first Shanghai-HK Stock Connect ETFs HANG SENG Trading Strategy
February 5, 2015--Muted demand expected for first Shanghai-HK Stock Connect ETFs
If Stock Connect-themed products "follow the same [product development and investment] strategy that most QDII products used before,
[they are] likely to meet the same results as QDII funds", says Jonathan Ha, Shanghai-based director and head of ...
Stamp duty waiver for all ETFs to take effect on 13 February 2015
February 4, 2015--Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced today (Wednesday) that a stamp duty waiver for all Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) listed in Hong Kong will take effect on 13 February 2015 following the passage of the Stamp Duty (Amendment) Bill 2014 today in the Legislative Council.
The current stamp duty waiver for ETFs does not apply if the ETF tracks an index comprised of more than 40 per cent Hong Kong-listed stocks. As a result, 26 of the 124 ETFs listed in Hong Kong are subject to stamp duty now (please see list below for details). The non-exempt ETFs accounted for nearly a quarter of listed ETF turnover at HKEx last year.
BRIEF-China Merchants Securities gets approval for the commencement of SSE 50 ETF options market making business and stock options proprietary trading business
February 3, 2015--Merchants Securities Co Ltd
Says gets Shanghai Stock Exchange's approval for the commencement of the SSE 50 ETF options market making business
Says gets Shanghai Stock Exchange's approval for the commencement of the stock options proprietary trading business
India to raise 50 billion rupees through ETF sale before end March
February 3, 2015--India plans to raise 50 billion rupees ($809 million) by selling additional units of a fund made up of shares in public sector companies, a source involved in the discussions told Reuters, a move which would boost government efforts to trim its deficit.
The previous government had set up the exchange traded fund (ETF) last year as a way of selling shares in 10 state-owned companies. It raised 30 billion rupees in an oversubscribed offering as investors welcomed access to a basket of firms.
S&P Dow Jones Indices-Asia Fixed Income Index Dashboard
February 2, 2015--The S&P Pan Asia Bond Index, which tracks the local currency bonds in 10 countries and is calculated in U.S. dollars, ended on a positive note in the first month of 2015.
Total return rose to 0.95%, while yield-to-maturity stood at 4.14%. The S&P Pan Asia Government Bond Index continued to outperform the S&P Pan Asia Corporate Bond Index and gained 1.11% for the month.
The S&P Indonesia Bond Index jumped 6% in January, buoyed by strong inflows. The index's yield-to-worst was tightened to 7.33%.
The S&P China Bond Index added 0.98% last month, while the index's yield-to-worst was tightened to 4.12%. The S&P China Composite Select Bond Index, which covers investable Chinese sovereigns, policy banks, and Central State-Owned Enterprises, also rose 0.98% in the same period, while its U.S. dollar version climbed only 0.19% due to currency weakness. The Chinese offshore market, represented by the S&P/DB ORBIT Index, declined 0.56% in the same period.
