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HK bourse booms as Stock Connect hits limit
April 9, 2015--Southbound trading hits its quota limit for the first time, pushing the Hang Seng Index up to a level not seen since the financial crisis.
But fears are voiced over imported...
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Source: Asian Investor
Why has Asia not copied the Ucits model?
April 9, 2015--In a debate over what would make an Asia fund passport successful, panelists in Singapore question why Asia has not tried to
plagarise Europe's successful cross-border scheme.
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Source: Asian Investor
Shenzhen to double QDIE amid fight for flows
April 8, 2015--The city plans to raise permits for its cross-border investment scheme to 15 this year as competition
intensifies with Shanghai and Qingdao, which offer similar programmes.
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Source: Asian Investor
Malaysia's i-VCAP launches first regional Islamic ETF
April 8, 2015--Malaysia's I-VCAP Management Sdn Bhd on Wednesday launched its first regional Islamic exchange-traded fund (ETF) to include stocks from the Southeast Asia region.
The fund, MyETF MSCI SEA Islamic Dividend, is open to investors and will be listed on May 7, the company said in a statement.
It will include Sharia-compliant stocks from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.
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MNI India Consumer Sentiment Lowest Since Sep 2013
Tax measures announced in the Budget may well have dented sentiment. A hike in the service tax will make going to restaurants, beauty salons, theatres, amusement parks as well as air travel and phone services more expensive. The fall in sentiment also came in spite of the early March rate cut by the central bank which came early in our survey period. view more
BetaShares-Two Pairs Trade Strategies using Exchange Traded Products view more Japan looks for growth from Islamic finance boom view more
BOJ's easing said unsustainable
The main component of BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda’s monetary easing is the massive purchases of long-term Japanese government bonds from financial institutions. view more
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These ETFs will be listed on Monday, April 27, 2015.
Source: Tokyo Stock Exchange
Budget Tax Measures Dampen Confidence
April 8, 2015--The MNI India Consumer Sentiment Indicator fell to 118.5 in March from 121.2 in February, the lowest level since September 2013 when the economy was mired in a currency crisis.
The fall in consumer sentiment wiped out the gains made over the previous two months, raising doubts about the pace of recovery of the economy.
Source: fiance.yahoo.com
April 7, 2015--Imagine you have found a stock you think is likely to rise relative to the overall market-possibly because it is either technically oversold and/or fundamentally cheap.
To trade this view, you could simply buy the stock outright, though that opens you up to the risk that its price could still decline during a market sell-off. To hedge against this risk, the alternative would be to enter a "pair trade" whereby you also buy the stock outright< while also simultaneously taking a short position against the overall market. While usually the domain of sophisticated and institutional investors, exchange traded products are an effective tool to allow individual investors to implement such trading techniques.
Source: BetaShares
April 6, 2015--Japan is the latest global financial hub to start making inroads into Islamic finance, a move that could help strengthen regional economic ties and give its lenders an edge in winning business in markets whose growth prospects far outpace their home turf.
Tokyo has long been a major provider of financial assistance for developing countries and its banks are active across Asia and the Middle East, but until now Islamic finance has played a minor role.
Source: Japan Today
April 6, 2015--The launch of aggressive monetary easing by the Bank of Japan stunned financial markets two years ago.
But is it still sustainable? If not, how long can it continue?
Source: Japan Times
April 5, 2015--In the biggest-ever tax demand slapped on them, nearly 100 foreign funds have been asked to cough up an estimated $5-6 billion for 'untaxed '.
made by them in the Indian markets over the past years.
Source: The Economic Times
