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IMF-People's Republic of China-Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Financial Sector Assessment Program-Oversight and Supervision of Financial Market Infrastructures-Technical Note
July 16, 2014--SUMMARY--Nine financial market infrastructures (FMIs)
operate in HKSAR; the effectiveness of their supervision and oversight is critical in maintaining financial stability. To support their objective of consolidating Hong Kong's position as an international financial center, the Hong Kong authorities have fostered the development of
sophisticated and multi-currency FMIs.
The FMIs comprise four large-value interbank payment sy
stems (real time gross settlement, RTGS) for payments in Hong Kong dollar, U.S. dollar, euro, and renminbi, respectively; two distinct securities
settlement systems (SSSs), one for government-issued and private sector debt securities, and the
other, which is also a central counterparty (CCP), for securities traded on the Stock Exchange of
Hong Kong Ltd (SEHK); and two CCPs for listed derivatives.
PSE LAUDS IC ETF SUPPORT
July 15, 2014--The Philippine Stock Exchange President-CEO Hans B. Sicat lauded yesterday the move of the Insurance Commission (IC) to release guidelines that allow insurance and reinsurance companies and mutual benefit associations (MBA) to invest in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and to engage in Securities Borrowing and Lending (SBL) transactions as lenders.
Recently, the IC released a circular that recognizes ETFs as a product that insurance and reinsurance companies and MBAs can invest in for liquidity and diversification. IC Circular Letter 2014-30 enumerated the guidelines to be observed for ETF investments.
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Source: mb.com
Vietnam to launch first domestic ETF
July 14, 2014--Vietnam's first domestic ETF will be listed by VietFund Management (VFM), following an IPO set to take place between July 21 and August 14.
The VFMVN30 ETF will be managed by the fund's authorised participants, which include Ho Chi Minh Securities Corporation (HSC) and Bao Viet Securities Company (BVSC). VFM has appointed Standard Chartered Bank Vietnam as custodian, while the Vietnam Securities Depository will act as the fund's transfer agent.
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Source: Asia Asset Management
Asia fund passport plans require reform
July 13, 2014--Critically important tax issues need to be addressed to ensure the success of plans to promote cross-border fund sales in the Asia Pacific region, according to ICI Global, a trade body representing asset managers.
Under the Asia Region Funds Passport initiative...
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Source: FT.com
China fund industry hits record assets
July 13, 2014--Chinese mutual funds have hit record asset levels as investors continue to pour money into China's surging online money market fund industry, despite growing regulatory concern.
China's mutual fund industry reached Rmb3.55tn ($572bn) of assets under management at the end of June, a 21 per cent increase since the start of the year, according to figures from Z-Ben Advisors, an asset management consultancy.
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Source: FT.com
ETF/ETN Monthly Report for Jun 2014
July 9, 2014--Monthly ETF/ETN trading value recovered to above JPY 2 trillion in June
Trading value in the ETF/ETN market in June 2014 exceeded JPY 2 trillion for the first time since April,with daily average trading value reaching about JPY 97.7 billion.
Leveraged ETFs continued to be a driving force in the market,with NEXT FUND S Nikkei 225 Leveraged Index ETF (1570) maintaining its more than 60% share of ETF/ETN market trading value.
TOPIX Bear-2x ETF (1356),listed on May 29,2014, saw trading value gains and ranked 13th overall.
view the ETF/ETN Monthly Report for Jun 2014
Source: TSE
World Bank-Taking Stock: An Update on Vietnam's Recent Economic Developments (July 2014)-Key Findings
July 8, 2014-- Global growth is projected to pick up to 3.4% in 2015 and 3.5% in 2016, propelled by high-income countries. Developing countries will benefit from these tailwinds, with growth projected to increase from 4.8% in 2014 to 5.5% in 2016.
Regional gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to slow down slightly to 7.0% by 2016, about 2 percentage points slower than the pre-crisis boom years but broadly in line with potential.
Improved global conditions and soft domestic demand have allowed Vietnam to further consolidate gains in macroeconomic stability. Headline inflation fell from a peak of 23% in August 2011 to about 5% in June 2014.
A widening fiscal deficit, however, presents growing macro challenges. The fiscal deficit target of 4.8% of GDP was overshot by 0.5 percentage points in 2013, with a similar outcome expected in 2014. The public debt situation remains sustainable nonetheless, albeit susceptible to systemic shocks.
view the World Bank report-Taking Stock: An Update on Vietnam's Recent Economic Developments
Source: World Bank
BetaShares Australian ETF Review-Half Year Review 2014
July 8, 2014--The recently released Half Yearly Australian ETF Review, where its reported that Australia's exchange traded fund industry continued to soar to record levels in the first half of 2014, hitting a fresh record high market capitalisation of $11.6B as at end June 2014.
Market capitalisation for the industry grew ~ 17% for the half, adding $1.7B to the industry. Over the last twelve months, the industry's growth has been an impressive 52.7%, with market capitalisation growing $4.1B.
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Source: BetaShares
ETFGI: ETFs and ETPs listed in Asia Pacific ex Japan reached US$96.7 billion in assets, a new record high, at the end of Q2 2014
July 7, 2014--ETFs and ETPs listed in Asia Pacific ex Japan gathered US$4.85 Bn in net new assets in June, which pushed assets in the Asia Pacific ex Japan ETF/ETP industry to a new record high of US$96.7 Bn surpassing the prior record of US$94.1 Bn set a year and a half ago in January 2013.
There are now 543 ETFs/ETPs, with 676 listings, from 97 providers listed on 15 exchanges in 12 countries, according to preliminary data from ETFGI’s end Q2 2014 Global ETF and ETP industry insights report.
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Source: ETFGI
Trading on India's BSE Halted for Hours on Technical Glitch
July 3, 2014--Trading on the Mumbai stock exchange, BSE Ltd., was shut for more than three hours Thursday as a technical glitch brought buying and selling to a halt on Asia's oldest exchange.
Problems at the exchange, home to the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex, started shortly after the market opened. Index levels and stock prices on the stock exchange's system weren't updating to reflect the latest trades. All trading in stocks, derivatives and currencies on the exchange was quickly halted. Some traders waited but others were forced to switch their buying and selling to the National Stock Exchange, India's largest exchange in terms of trading volume.
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Source: Wall Street Journal
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