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Shanghai Stock Exchange to Allow Same-Day Trading for ETFs

January 13, 2015--The Shanghai Stock Exchange will allow same-day trading for ETFs later this month in the first move to allow investors to minimize their settlement risks.

The bourse plans to introduce rules from Jan. 19 allowing "T+0" trading for cross-border open-ended exchange traded funds, meaning market participants will be able to buy and sell securities and settle the transactions the same day, SSE said today in a statement.

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Source: Bloomberg


ETFGI Press Release December 2014: Asia Pacific (ex-Japan)

January 12, 2015--Asset invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) reached a new record of 118.3 billion US dollars at the end of 2014 according to ETFGI

ETFGI's research finds ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) had net outflows of US$165 million in December 2014, and during 2014 ETFs/ETPs gathered net new asset inflows of US$2.6 Bn.

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Source: ETFGI


ETFGI Press Release December 2014: Japan

ETFs/ETPs listed in Japan gathered a record level of 16.3 billion US dollars of net new assets in 2014 according to ETFGI
January 12, 2015--2014 proved to be a very good year for the ETF/ETP industry in Japan. ETFs/ETPs listed in Japan gathered a record level of 5.4 billion US dollars in net new assets in December and a record level of 16.3 billion US dollars in NNA in 2014 according to ETFGI.

At the end of December 2014, the Japanese ETF/ETP industry had 146 ETFs/ETPs, with 191 listings, assets of US$90 Bn, from 18 providers listed on 2 exchanges according to preliminary data from ETFGI’s end December 2014 Global ETF and ETP industry insights report.

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Source: ETFGI


China says to open some ETFs to 'T+0' same-day trading, try options

January 9, 2015--China took another step toward diversifying financial markets on Friday, approving trials of same-day "T+0" trading and options trading on certain exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

The moves are seen as helping to protect investors by allowing individuals to quickly exit collapsing stocks and giving them options as a tool to hedge their investments.

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Source: Reuters


Shenzhen Studies Hong Kong Tie-Up as Shanghai Link Boosted

January 7, 2015--Hong Kong is taking steps to increase trading through the Shanghai exchange connect as officials discuss setting up a separate link with Shenzhen.

Shenzhen and Hong Kong will seek regulatory approvals once their plans are "mature," the mainland city's stock exchange said in a one-sentence statement on its microblog yesterday. Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. said it will offer new trading accounts to fund managers as soon as March, enabling them to overcome the main hurdle stopping them from selling Shanghai-listed shares.

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Source: Bloomberg


Regulatory hurdles bar most funds from HK-Shanghai link-investor group

January 6, 2015--Technical and regulatory hurdles have so far kept most foreign fund managers from using a landmark Hong Kong-Shanghai trading link, forcing many to sit out a sizzling rally in mainland China shares.

Investor group, the Hong Kong Investment Funds Association, said on Tuesday that only 13 of 41 asset managers that responded to a survey indicated they had invested through Hong Kong-Shanghai Stock Connect, in the first data on investor participation to emerge since the scheme launched on Nov. 17.

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Source: Reuters


UBS Global AM to beef up product development

The head of its Asian asset management arm, Rene Buehlmann, outlines his views on the key industry drivers and where his firm will be looking to make an impact in the future
January 6, 2015--UBS Global Asset Management is looking to beef up its product development capabilities in Asia Pacific, says its new regional head, Rene Buehlmann.

In his first media interview since taking the helm at the Swiss bank’s Asian asset management business last June, Buehlmann said the unit had been too quiet and that he planned to raise its profile as one of the bank’s core divisions, alongside wealth management and investment banking.

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Source: Asian Investor


S&P Dow Jones Indices-Asia Pacific Index Dashboard-Asia Pacific Index-Decmber 2014

December 31, 2014--Pan-Asian equities fell in December to complete the year largely unchanged; the S&P Pan Asia BMI index has delivered a total return of 0.6% for 2014.

Onshore Chinese equities had a blistering month; the launch of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect accompanied a monthly rise of 36% in S&P CITIC 50 index of A-shares, which finishes the year up by nearly two-thirds. Our equity indices representing India, Indonesia and the Philippines are also to be commended, each gaining more than a quarter during 2014.

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Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices


Corbat's Quest for Boring Clashes With Citigroup Trading Push

December 31, 2015--Michael Corbat settled into an armchair at Citigroup Inc. (C)'s Park Avenue headquarters in January and shared his strategy to make the bank boring.

The past 11 months have seen him expand in businesses that are far from it.

Corbat, chief executive officer of the New York-based bank, extended his reach into commodities trading as other firms retrenched, kept a proprietary trading desk that takes a looser approach to new rules than some competitors and expanded the company's derivatives business to make it the nation's second-largest.

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Source: Bloomberg


S&P Dow Jones Indices-India Index Dashboard

December 31, 104--A lacklustre December failed to take the shine off a phenomenal year for the Indian Equity markets. The

S&P BSE SENSEX has recorded a total return of 31.9% for the year.

Smaller capitalization stocks have performed superlatively. The S&P BSE SmallCap index gained by over 70% in 2014.

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Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices


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