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Malaysia's i-VCAP to boost Islamic ETF with foreign stocks

April 8, 2014--I-VCAP Management, Malaysia's only asset manager offering Islamic exchange-traded funds, will this year launch its first product that includes foreign equities to attract new investors.

The new Islamic ETF will be pegged to a regional index and serve investors looking for a more convenient and affordable way into sharia-compliant stocks in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, i-VCAP said.

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Source: Reuters


Barclays El-Asmar to depart

April 8, 2014--Philippe El-Asmar, head of global equities distribution and head of distribution Asia Pacific at Barclays in Hong Kong, will leave the firm at the end of April.

Patrick Kwan, head of global financing risk solutions at the firm, also in Hong Kong, will assume El-Asmar's duties, while retaining his current role. The reason for El-Asmar’s departure could not be determined.

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Source: Global Capital

East Asian Economies Expected to Grow at a Stable Pace in 2014

Structural Reforms Key to Long-Term Growth and Prosperity
April 7, 2014--Developing countries in the East Asia Pacific region will see stable economic growth this year,bolstered by a recovery in high-income economies and the market's modest response so far to the Federal Reserve's tapering of its quantitative easing,according to the East Asia Pacific Economic Update released today by the World Bank.

Developing East Asia will grow by 7.1 percent this year,largely unchanged from 2013,the report says. As a result,East Asia remains the fastest growing region in the world,despite a slowdown from the average growth rate of 8.0 percent from 2009 to 2013. In China,growth will ease slightly,to 7.6 percent this year from 7.7 percent in 2013. Excluding China,the developing countries in the region will grow by 5.0 percent,slightly down from 5.2 percent last year.

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view the World Bank East Asia Pacific Economic Update April 2014

Source: World Bank


ETF/ETN Monthly Report for Mar 2014

April 4, 2014--Daily average trading value surpassed JPY 100 billion for the fifth consecutive month
The ETF/ETN market remained vibrant in March 2014, with a daily average trading value of about JPY 119.2 billion and monthly trading value reaching about JPY 2.38 trillion.

Leveraged ETFs continued to be a driving force in the market, with NEXT FUNDS Nikkei 225 Leveraged Index Exchange Traded Fund (1570) sustaining its more than 60% share of ETF/ETN market trading value.

NEXT FUNDS Russia RTS Linked Exchange Traded Fund (1324) also saw considerable gains in trading.

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view the Tokyo Stock Exchange ETF/ETN Monthly Report for Mar 2014

Source: TSE (Tokyo Stock Exchange)


ETF License Application for TOPIX Double Inverse (-2x) Index

April 2, 2014--The TSE is now accepting license applications for ETFs based on this index as follows:

Indices for ETF License Application TOPIX Double Inverse (-2x) Index
2.License Coverage Area Japan
3.License Application Period From April 2nd to April 15th of 2014

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Source: TSE (Tokyo Stock Exchange)


Singapore Exchange mulls starting physical gold trading

SGX may join peers in South Korea and China in offering physical bullion trading as Asian demand increases, drawing supplies out of Europe.
March 27, 2014--Singapore Exchange Ltd., Southeast Asia's biggest bourse operator, is considering starting physical gold trading, according to three people with direct knowledge of the matter.

The plan would include bullion deliveries into and out of the Southeast Asian country, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the issue is confidential. SGX declined to comment in an e-mailed statement.

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Source: MineWeb


Futures tracking new Nikkei index to trade on OSE

March 26, 2014--Japan Exchange Group, operator of Asia's largest bourse, said Tuesday that it will launch futures products based on the recently created JPX-Nikkei Index 400 stock average on its Osaka Exchange this fall.

Come October or November, investors will be able to use the index-linked futures to hedge against risks associated with stock market fluctuations, helping them limit losses in the event of a downturn.

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Source: Asian Review


Japanese investment in foreign securities hit new high in 2013

March 26, 2014--The value of outstanding Japanese investment in foreign securities rose 18% to reach a record 478 trillion yen ($4.63 trillion) at the end of last year, Bank of Japan data released Tuesday shows.

Institutional and retail investors alike took their funds abroad in light of the yen's softening and low interest rates at home. At the same time, anticipation that Japan may break free from years of deflation has prompted a resurgence in foreign capital inflows as well.

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Source: Asian Review


Ucits bonus rules may boost HK fund take-up

March 26, 2014-- Asset managers in Asia may consider redomiciling Ucits funds as Hong Kong vehicles if they were to .

be hit by proposed European bonus-cap rules

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Source: Asian Investor


Thai bourse lists KTAM SET50 ETF Tracker on March 26

March 25, 2014--The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will list KTAM SET50 ETF Tracker, managed by Krung Thai Asset Management pcl (KTAM), on its main board on March 26, under the ticker "ESET50." The fund offers the lowest management fee among ETFs tracking SET50 in order to give more returns to investors.

ESET50, an open-end exchange-traded fund (ETF), will invest in constituent stocks of the SET50 index, consisting of large--cap companies having high liquidity and market capitalization of a combined THB 9 trillion (USD 277 billion), or 74 percent of the total market cap. The SET50 index's average return was 6 percent per annum over the last ten years. Since the beginning of this year until mid-March, the SET50 index has increased about 5 percent with dividend yield of about 3.30 percent.

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Source: Exchange of Thailand (SET)


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