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ETF turnover jumps 46 pct in 2013
January 12, 2014--The daily turnover in South Korea's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) market jumped 46 percent last year as investors moved to safer and profitable destinations amid low interest rates, data showed Sunday.
The average daily trading volume of ETFs came to 793 billion won (US$747 million) last year, compared with 544 billion won a year earlier, according to the data compiled by bourse operator Korea Exchange (KRX).
Mongolian Stock Exchange Opens To Institutions, ETFs And Mutual Funds
January 12, 2014--Mongolia is a country with natural resource wealth that holds sizable per capita GDP possibilities for a national population of roughly 3 million people. Since the discovery of the world class Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in 2001, Mongolia has had a back and forth struggle between populist national interests and welcoming laissez-faire policies dating back to the passage of a 68% windfall profit tax passed in 2005 and its annulment in 2009.
The back and forth continues this year with moves forward towards truly opening up the Mongolian Stock Exchange (MSE) to foreign ETFs, mutual funds and institutions for the first time.
Shanghai stock exchange issues 'Basel bond' rules for banks
Banks allowed to sell bonds on stock exchange for first time
Banks could only issue to interbank market previously
New 'Basel bonds' count as regulatory capital under new rules
Exchange allows public floats and private placements
January 10, 2014--The Shanghai Stock Exchange has set conditions for listed banks to issue bonds on the bourse for the first time, in a move to offer banks a new channel to boost capital.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) said in November that listed banks would be allowed to issue debt on Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses for the first time, in a step aimed at helping lenders meet tougher new capital adequacy requirements.
ETF of PSUs set for launch in a month
January 10, 2014--Soon investors can boast of a portfolio consisting of shares of 11 blue-chip Central Public Sector Enterprises without any risk considerations.
An empowered Group of Ministers (eGoM) under the chairmanship of Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has approved the composition of the Central Public Sector Enterprises Exchange Traded Fund (CPSE-ETF).
IRDA clears investments in exchange traded funds by insurers
January 10, 2014--The insurance regulator has said that it will allow insurance companies to invest in exchange traded funds (ETFs) and has come out with draft guidelines for such investments.
The move gains significance considering that the government plans to transfer shares in public sector companies to ETFs to achieve its disinvestment target.
"The authority is in receipt of representations to allow insurance companies to invest in equity exchange traded funds," said a circular from IRDA, explaining the rationale for issuing draft guidelines' for allowing insurance companies to invest in ETFs. The regulator has said that equity ETFs shall come under current exposure norms applicable to investment in mutual funds (MFs) by insurance companies.
Nikko Asset to Appoint Chairman Shibata as New Chief Exec
Shibata Orchestrated Nomura's Global Strategy With 2008 Acquisition of Lehman Brothers
January 9, 2014--Nikko Asset Management is to appoint its current chairman and former Nomura Holdings Inc. executive as its chief executive and president amid growing market expectations that Japan's No. 3 asset manager will go ahead with a long-awaited initial public offering this year.
Nikko Asset said Friday that Takumi Shibata, its current chairman, will succeed Charles Beazley, the chief executive, effective immediately, handing Mr. Shibata more power in shaping and implementing the firm's business strategy.
2 JPX-Nikkei Index 400 ETFs to be Listed on Jan. 28, 2014 (Tue.)
January 8, 2014--Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) approved the listings of ETFs managed by "Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd." and "Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd." The 2 ETFs will be listed on Tuesday, January 28, 2014. These are the first listings of ETFs tracking the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 in Japan.
Mr. Toshihiro Iwasaki, Chairman & CEO of Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. said, " We are highly honored that the listing for “NEXT FUNDS JPX-Nikkei Index 400 Exchange Traded Fund" has been approved by Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). “JPX-Nikkei Index 400”, referred by the ETF, is a new index in that it selects stocks from TSE listed companies, considering ROE and management’s perspective of investors and so on. We hope that the ETF would be widely utilized by investors as a new tool for Japanese equity investment as well as would like to contribute to the Japanese stock market by providing the ETF linked to the index selecting stocks based on profitability and engagement with corporate governance."
Govt to finalise components of public sector ETFs on Jan 10
January 8, 2014--An empowered Group of Ministers (eGoM) will meet on Friday to finalise the composition of the Central Public Sector Enterprises Exchange Traded Fund.
An exchange traded fund is just like a mutual fund scheme. It tracks an index and is traded on a stock exchange. Its constituent stocks are listed and actively traded. Here investors get the benefit of constituent shares without directly owning it.
China to require new disclosures by systemically important banks
China bank regulator implements global rules pushed by G20
All banks above 1.6 trillion yuan in assets must disclose
Twelve indicators track size, connectedness, complexity
New window into off-balance-sheet exposures
January 8, 2014--China's bank regulator will require the country's
largest lenders to disclose their off-balance-sheet exposures and other indicators in a move to implement global rules designed to strengthen regulation of "too-big-to-fail" banks.
Asia Pacific Equity Market Outlook
January 7, 2014--2013 was a year in which central banks played an extraordinary role in influencing the global markets. The start of the year was marked by an unprecedented loose monetary policy by the Bank of Japan, mirroring the actions of the U.S., triggering sharp depreciation of the Japanese Yen and strong outperformance of the Nikkei index.
In mid-year, domestic demand led economies with current account deficits, such as India and Association of South East Nations (ASEAN) countries, were challenged on fears of tapering of the U.S. Federal Reserve's QE program. China continued to experience sharp volatility between fears of a hard landing and optimism for reforms led by the new leadership.
Following the strong performance of developed markets in 2013, Asia has been trading at a historically high discount. We believe the valuation gap will narrow throughout 2014 as investors become more confident in the Asian growth story through higher visibility in China's transition towards a market economy and a growth revival in India and Indonesia through progressive leadership after the elections.
