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China drops one-account limit for A-share investors
April 12, 2015--China Securities Depositary and Clearing is eliminating a restriction of one account per A-share investor and allowing up to 20 accounts.
The company plans to introduce more reform to encourage investment..
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Source: SmartBrief
BRIEF-Everbright Securities gets approval as market maker for Shanghai 50 ETF options trading
April 9, 2015--Says gets approval as market maker for 50 ETF options trading in Shanghai stock exchange.
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Source: Reuters
BRIEF-Guosen Securities gets approval for SSE 50 ETF options business
April 9, 2015--Says gets Shanghai stock exchange's approval for the commencement of the SSE 50 ETF options market making business.
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Source: Reuters
Convoy plans fee-based online ETF platform
April 9, 2015--The asset management unit will seek to upgrade its type 1 licence to offer a platform for Hong Kong investors to trade US-listed ETFs.
It sees greater ETF usage as a future industry trend.
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Source: Asian Investor
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
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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
