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PSU ETF awaits Election Commission nod for launch
Launch requires EC's permission as model code of conduct has been in place since announcement of general election dates
March 11, 2014--Having worked out all the modalities to launch an exchange-traded fund (ETF) to divest its stake in select state-run companies, the government is now waiting for the Election Commission's (EC's) green light to start the scheme.
As the model code of conduct has been in place since the announcement of general election dates on 5 March, the launch requires the EC’s permission.
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Source: livemint.com
BOC rolls out first offshore renminbi index
March 11, 2014--China's most internationalized bank, Bank of China (BOC) rolled out its first offshore renminbi index (ORI) on Tuesday, in a move to push globalization of the currency.
The bank's ORI mainly tracks development of the yuan's deposit scale, operation, use of financial tools and other aspects with five indicators reflecting performance in the international financial market.
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Source: xinhuanet.com
New ETFs Included in Real-Time Dissemination of "TSE Indicative NAV"
March 10, 2014--Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) will newly calculate and publish the real-time Indicative Net Asset Value (Indicative NAV) per share for the below Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
on our website beginning March 10, 2014..
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Source: TSE
TSE ETF/ETN Monthly Report-Feb 2014
March 10, 2014--Trading value remained high in February
The ETF/ETN market remained vibrant in February 2014, with a daily average of about JPY 136.3 billion and monthly trading value reaching about JPY 2.59 trillion.
Inverse ETFs were traded actively, as NEXT FUNDS Nikkei 225 Inverse Index Exchange Traded Fund (1571) rising to 8th in the rankings.
In addition, ETFs tracking VIX and precious metals stood out among issues that showed increase in trading value.
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Source: TSE
TSE-New ETF to be Listed on Mar. 27, 2014(Thu.) Daiwa AM "Daiwa ETF JPX-Nikkei 400"
March 10, 2014--Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) approved the listing of a new ETF managed by "Daiwa Asset Management Co., Ltd".
The ETF will be listed on Thursday, March 27, 2014.
Code: 1599
Name: Daiwa ETF JPX-Nikkei 400
Listing Date: 27. March, 2014(Scheduled)
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Source: TSE (Tokyo Stock Exchange)
Japan to class Bitcoin as a commodity
March 7, 2014--Japan's cabinet has declared that Bitcoin should be classed as a commodity rather than a currency, vowing to look into taxes on gains from trading while preventing banks and securities houses from entering related businesses.
The proposed regulatory framework, sketched out on Friday, puts Japan at the forefront of efforts to regulate more tightly and tax Bitcoin and other "virtual currencies". Many authorities worldwide are monitoring the rapid growth of the peer-to-peer electronic cash system but have not drawn up proposals to govern it.
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Source: FT.com
New Listing of First ETFs Created by Norinchukin Zenkyoren Asset Management Co., Ltd-NZAM ETF J-REIT Index, NZAM ETF TOPIX Ex-Financials
March 7, 2014--Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) announced that "NZAM ETF J-REIT Index" (Code: 1595) and "NZAM ETF TOPIX Ex-Financials" (Code: 1596) managed by Norinchukin Zenkyoren Asset Management Co., Ltd. (NZAM) were listed on the TSE market.
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Source: Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)
Stocks soar as new exchange gets going
March 7, 2014--THE first listings for the new Australian bourse, the Asia Pacific Stock Exchange (APX), enjoyed a stellar debut day of trade yesterday.
Chinese health and diet products company Australia Samly Holdings Group jumped 10 per cent to $1.10, while e-commerce logistics group ZhongHuanYun fared even better, adding 18.4 per cent to 90c. They listed at 11am yesterday, kicking off the restart of trade on the revamped APX.
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Source: Asia Pacific Stock Exchange (APX)
Market Vectors new Australian Equal Weight ETF lists on ASX
March 6, 2014--Market Vectors, of US-based Investment manager Van Eck Global, has listed its new Australian Equal Weight ETF on the ASX today. Trading under the ASX code MVW, the new ETF is the first of its kind in Australia.
MVW gives investors access to a broadly diversified portfolio of the most liquid large, mid and small cap ASX
securities via a single trade on the ASX. The fund currently holds 77 securities, all of which are equally weighted at approximately 1.30%.
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Source: Van Eck Global
Market Vectors Index Solutions Licenses Australia Equal Weight Index
Index underlies Market Vectors Australia Equal Weight ETF
Index underlies Market Vectors Australia Equal Weight ETF
March 6, 2014--Market Vectors Index Solutions (MVIS) today announced the licensing of the Market Vectors Australia Equal Weight Index (MVMVWTRG) to Market Vectors Australia, the Australian exchange-traded fund (ETF) branch of Van Eck Global, the 7(th) largest provider of exchange-traded products in the US and the 10(th) largest globally.
The index serves as the underlying for the Market Vectors Australia Equal Weight ETF (ASX: MVW) which began tracking the index today.
"We are very pleased to have licensed our Australia Equal Weight Index to Market Vectors Australia and believe that its specific weighting characteristic will be attractive for an ETF tracking this index", said Lars Hamich, Chief Executive Officer at MVIS. "Compared to a traditional Australian market cap-weighted index(1) , the Market Vectors Australia Equal Weight Index is less concentrated in large-cap companies. Its equal weighting scheme changes the large-, mid- and small-cap weighting from an 80% large- and 15% mid-cap to a balanced 55% large- and 45% mid-cap breakdown. Due to the increased weighting in mid-cap companies the equal weight index has outperformed the market cap weighted index in ten out of thirteen years".
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Source: Market Vectors Index Solutions GmbH