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BetaShares Australian ETF Review: Year End 2014
January 20, 2015--In a hallmark year, the Australian exchange traded fund (ETF) market saw a number of key metrics reach record levels in 2014.
The industry recorded its highest ever annual growth in 2014, with funds under management increasing by $5 billion (up 50% on 2013) to end the year at a new record high of $15 billion. Records were also broken for net inflows and trading value.
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Source: BetaShares
Nasdaq to Provide Trading Platform for Japan's Biggest Derivatives Exchange
Exchange Operators in Japan Seek More Foreign Investors
January 19, 2015--Nasdaq, the world's largest exchange company, will provide a new trading platform for Japan's largest derivatives bourse,
in a significant deal for a foreign financial technology operator and a step toward internationalizing Japan's financial markets.
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Source: Wall Street Journal
One futures exchange by second half
TFEX-AFET merger to boost crop trading
January 19, 2015--The planned merger of the two local futures exchanges is expected to be completed by the first half this year, enabling investors to trade all futures products at the Thailand Futures Exchange
"If the process can be completed by the first half, all products will traded on the TFEX starting from the second half," said Kesara Manchusree, president of Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET).
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Source: Bangkok Post
Hong Kong exchange proposes volatility mechanism
January 16, 2015--HKEx Invites Views on Proposed Volatility Control Mechanism for Securities and Derivatives and Closing Auction Session for Securities
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) published a consultation paper today (Friday) on the proposed introduction of a Volatility Control Mechanism (VCM) in its securities and derivatives markets and a Closing Auction Session (CAS) in its securities market.
view the HKEx Consultation Paper on Proposal for Introduction of Volatility Control Mechanism in the Securities and Derivatives Markets and Closing Auction Session in the Securities Market
Source: HKEx (Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited )
Start of Calculation and Publication of Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei Index 400
January 16, 2015--Japan Exchange Group, Inc. and Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. and Nikkei Inc. will begin calculating currency hedged indices of the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 to improve convenience for foreign investors.
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Source: TSE
Global gold demand seen rising 15% by HSBC on Asia-to-ETP buying
Gold last year posted the first back-to-back annual drop since 2000.
January 15, 2015--Gold demand will rebound in 2015 as bullion consumption in Asia increases and investors return to exchange-traded products backed by the metal, according to HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
Global demand may rise 15 percent to 4,127 metric tons this year, analysts James Steel and Howard Wen wrote in a report dated Jan. 14. Consumption reached a record 4,582.3 tons in 2011, when prices climbed to a peak of $1,921.17 an ounce, according to data from the World Gold Council.
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Source: MineWeb
Shanghai Stock Exchange to Launch Options Trading on SSE 50 ETF
January 14, 2015--The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) will unveil its first ETF option next month as a testing ground for the pilot stock option trading program in China.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said it has authorized the SSE to launch the pilot program with an option based on the SSE 50 Index ETF as the debut product. It will land on the bourse on February 9. The index in question tracks the 50 largest and most representative stocks listed in Shanghai.
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Source: Market Muse
Tokyo Stock Exchange ETF/ETN Monthly Report For December 2014
January 13, 2015--ETF/ETN trading in December remained strong, with one new ETF listing.
Monthly trading value (Dec-2014）
Daily Average (JPY)
In December 2014, trading in the ETF/ETN market continued near record highs, with monthly trading value of approximately JPY 3.9 trillion and daily average trading value of about JPY
188 billion.
Activity in the Simplex WTI ETF (1671) grew sharply, as it rose to 18th in trading value. Other ETFs and ETNs tracking oil sector indices also saw significant gains
. NEXT NOTES S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Net Total Return Index ETN (2044), listed in November 2014, was ranked 20th overall again.
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Source: Tokyo Stock Exchange
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
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