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Nomura to Launch New ETFs Designed to Track Performance of Nasdaq-100 Currency Hedged JPY Index and DJIA JPY Hedged Index (T-1 TTM) on TSE
February 21, 2022--Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (NAM), the core company within the Investment Management Division of Nomura Group, today announced that it will launch new ETFs designed to track the performance of Nasdaq-100 Currency Hedged JPY Index and DJIA JPY Hedged Index (T-1 TTM).
Code: 2845
Name: NEXT FUNDS NASDAQ-100(R)
(Yen-Hedged) Exchange Traded Fund
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Source: nomuraholdings.com
Australian ETF assets surge by a record 44% last year
February 10, 2022--BlackRock, Vanguard and BetaShares were the biggest beneficiaries of the growth in inflows
The Australian exchange traded fund space has achieved a record-setting growth in assets last year, outpacing the expansion of the global ETF industry.
But recent market volatility has introduced uncertainty around investor appetite going forward for thematic ETF strategies.
Australia's ETF total assets increased 44 per cent from A$95bn ($68.2bn) reaching a record high of A$136.9bn, its sharpest annual expansion, according to data from local ETF issuer BetaShares. This followed a landmark asset growth of more than 30 per cent in 2020.
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Source: ft.com
Inflows to Hong Kong ETFs double from 2020
February 8, 2022--Net flows reached $10bn in 2021 despite poor performance and regulatory headwinds.
The 143 ETFs listed in Hong Kong recorded inflows of HK$80bn ($10.3bn) final 12 months, double the HK$40bn recorded within the...
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Source: ft.com
World Bank-Main Findings of the Cambodia Country Economic Memorandum (CEM)
January 31, 2022--The devastating impact of Covid-19 on Cambodia's economy lies in the country's growth generating process.
Prior to the pandemic, Cambodia was a world leader in economic growth and poverty reduction. It sustained an average growth rate of 7.7 percent between 1995 and 2019, raising its per capita income from US$323 in 1995 to US$1,621 in 2019, and graduated to a lower-middle-income economy in 2015.
The poverty rate fell from 47.8 percent in 2007 to 13.5 percent in 2014.
Cambodia's growth slowdown in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic was among the most pronounced in the East Asia region. Growth fell by an estimated 10.1 percentage points from its pre-pandemic average growth rate.
This dramatic slowdown in growth can be attributed to dependence on a narrow range of products, markets, and factor inputs. In recent years, five products have in recent years accounted for 80 percent of total exports; two markets have accounted for 69 percent of merchandise exports; and foreign capital accounted for 72 percent of total capital investments in 2018.
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Source: worldbank.org
Asia high-yield ETF inflows surge even as performance plummets
January 27, 2022--Asia high-yield ETF inflows surge even as performance plummets.
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Source: ft.com
Asia high-yield ETF inflows surge even as performance plummets
January 27, 2022--Risk of Chinese property developer defaults has not deterred foreign institutions
Asia high-yield exchange traded funds have been attracting substantial inflows despite a huge drop in returns in the second half of the year.view more
Source: ft.com
Second supply chain ETF debuts in China despite Omicron lockdowns
January 25, 2022--Assets under management in the first logistics ETF have plummeted 85 per cent since its launch in June 2021
China's second logistics-focused exchange traded fund debuted this week even as the country's battle to curb the spread of the Omicron variant with strict lockdowns continues to stretch global supply chains.
Yinhua Fund Management's CSI Modern Logistics ETF was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on January 17 after raising Rmb269m ($42.4m) in initial assets, public records show.
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Source: SEC.gov
Singapore's largest ETFs to be excluded from China connect scheme
January 20, 2022--Focus will initially be on equities ETFs, rather than the popular Asia high yield and Reit products.
The 2 bourses signed a memorandum of understanding in December to develop an ETF connection permitting traders in Singapore and China to entry feeder ETFs listed regionally on every change.
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Source: ft.com
China cuts interest rates as economic growth slows
January 17, 2022--China has unexpectedly cut a key interest rate for the first time in almost two years as official figures showed its economic growth had slowed.
Gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 4% for the last three months of 2021 from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said.
That was better than most economists had predicted but was a lot slower than the previous quarter.
In another sign of weakness retail sales growth for December fell to 1.7%.
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Source: bbc.com
OECD-Trends in ESG Investing and Quality Infrastructure Investment in Asia-Pacific
January 14, 2021--In recent years, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing has evolved to become a leading investment approach for investors seeking to pursue forms of sustainable finance and the Asia-Pacific region is no exception.
This report examines the implementation of ESG trends in financial markets throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
It looks at effective approaches and challenges and provides key insights on ESG disclosure and data indicators. The report then examines how ESG risks are being applied for infrastructure investment and how the application of ESG considerations could be advanced when investing in infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Source: OECD