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Asia Firms Warming to Euro Bonds
September 18, 2013--A growing number of Asian companies are turning to bonds denominated in euros to take advantage of lower borrowing costs and rising demand among European investors.
While still small, the increasing interest in euro bonds, in addition to debt sold in dollars or local currencies, has led to the sale of €3.6 billion ($4.8 billion) in bonds in Asia this year, up 44% from the &euro2.5 billion for all of 2012, according to data provider Dealogic.
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Source: Wall Street Journal
China to expand margin trading and short-selling programme
September 17, 2013--China's securities regulator has approved a plan to expand participation in a pilot programme allowing margin trading and short selling and triple the number of stocks that can be traded on margin, as Beijing moves to deepen and diversify investor participation in its equities markets.
The China Securities Finance Corporation Ltd, the semigovernmental agency that runs the trial, named 19 new brokerages that will be allowed to participate in the project, bringing the total number of brokerage participants to 30 from the original 11.
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Source: Reuters
Adjustment Made to the Constituents of SZSE ChiNext Index
September 17, 2013--Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd. recently announced to make regular adjustment to the sample stocks for SZSE ChiNext Index.
It is the fourth adjustment of the year and will come into effect as of the first trading day of October in 2013.
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Source: Shenzhen Stock Exchange
NYSE Technologies Obtains License to Distribute Market Data in China
September 17, 2013--NYSE Technologies, the commercial technology division of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today announced that it has obtained approval from the Chinese State Council Information Office (SCIO) to distribute market data in China.
With the license from the SCIO, NYSE Technologies will disseminate financial information including NYSE Euronext's real-time and historical market data, as well as SuperFeed[1]services to market participants in mainland China.
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Source: NYSE Euronext
Equity derivatives turnover 12.6 times of cash market in FY13: Report
September 16, 2013--Equity derivative segment on the nation's bourses recorded a turnover 12.6 times of the cash market in 2012-13, with futures and options trading on the BSE recording a sharp increase on the back of incentive schemes.
The total turnover in equity derivative market rose by 20.4 percent and reached Rs 387 lakh crore in 2012-13, as per Securities and Exchange Board of India latest annual report
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Source: The Economic Times
First Metro defers launch of ETF
September 16, 2013--First Metro Investment Corp (FMIC) has pushed back the launch of the country's first exchange-traded fund (ETF) as it awaits the go-signal from regulators.
"It will be in October. The [Philippine Stock Exchange] and the [Securities and Exchange Commission] approval are expected to be released before the end of the month," FMIC president Roberto Juanchito Dispo said in a text message.
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Source: interaksyon.com
DB-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-Asia-Pac Weekly-ETP assets add $5bn amid positive equity markets
September 16, 2013--Data in this report is as of 13 September 2013.
Market Review
Last week, all the major markets in the Asia-Pacific region remained in positive territory on upbeat economic data from China and with the reduced fear of US military action against Syria. Compared to the week before, from north to south:
Japan (Nikkei 225) +3.92%
South Korea (KOSPI2) +2.19%
China (CSI 300) +5.56%
Hong Kong (HSI) +1.30%
Singapore (FSSTI) +2.36%
Australia (S&P/ASX 200) +1.45%
New Product Launch Review
There was no new ETP listing in the last week.
ETP Weekly Flows-Negative flows over the week
Last week, Asia-Pacific ETP market recorded outflows of -$0.3bn vs. -$0.5bn of outflows for the previous week, setting the YTD weekly flows average at +$0.3bn (+$12bn YTD in total flows). Developed markets equity ETFs collected weekly inflows of +$289mn while Strategy equity ETF lost -$512mn in outflows over the last week. On a country level, ETFs benchmarked to South Korea and Japan received +$390mn and +$253mn of inflows while China experienced weekly outflows of -$225mn.
Winners and losers: At ETP level, Nikko's Topix ETF (1308 JP), Samsung's Kodex 200 (069500 KS) and Nomura’s Nikkei 225 ETF (1321 JP) were the largest cash flow receiver of the week collecting +$307mn, +$293mn and +$216mn respectively. Over the same period, biggest outflows were experienced by Samsung's Kodex Leverage ETF (122630 KS), Daiwa's Topix ETF (1305 JP) and State Street’s ABF Pan-Asia Bond Index Fund (2821 HK) recording -$550mn, -$289mn and -$257mn of outflows respectively.
Turnover Review -Floor activity up by 36%
Asia-Pacific ETP turnover totaled $16.7bn for the last week, 35.7% up from the previous week's total. South Korea continues on the top of the turnover ranking with $5.7bn turnover, followed by Japan ($3.9bn), China ($3.7bn) and Hong Kong ($2.9bn). Among equity ETFs, Emerging country, leveraged long, Asia-Pacific developed country and short ETFs had total turnover of $8.1bn, $4.3bn, $1.9bn and $1.1bn respectively. Within the commodity asset class, turnover in gold ETPs totaled $77mn.
Assets under Management Review-Assets increased by $5bn
Last week, Asia-Pacific ETP AUM increased by $5bn, and ended the week at $162.4bn. On a year-to-date basis, Asia-Pacific ETP market is up by $26.4bn or 19.4% above last year’s closing.
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Source: Deutsche Bank-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-Asia
"Astonishing" multi-asset flows tipped to continue
September 16, 2013--Hong Kong investors will likely pile more money into balanced funds for the foreseeable future as a way to manage volatility and market uncertainty, predicts the HKIFA's Bruno Lee.
Hong Kong retail investors appear to be at a crossroads, piling into multi-asset funds as a means to manage volatility ahead of the US Federal Reserve's tapering of its quantitative easing (QE) programme.
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Source: Asian Investor
Abenomics is Heading in the Right Direction, but the Real Tests Lie Ahead
September 12, 2013--The growth and restructuring programme of the Japanese government has produced positive results and won plaudits around the world.
The real challenge is whether the Abe administration can implement tough structural reforms.
The selection of Tokyo to host the 2020 Olympics should give a boost to reform efforts.
While the Japanese government’s programme for economic growth has already produced positive results, the real tests of the strategy lie ahead, Japanese business, government and civil society leaders agreed in a session on the second day of the World Economic Forum's seventh Annual Meeting of the New Champions. Dubbed "Abenomics" after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who took office last year, the initiative aims to end deflation, tackle public debt, stimulate private investment and consumer spending, and reignite economic growth.
"Abenomics has created the environment to reverse the chronic deflationary trend of the Japanese economy," said Yorihiko Kojima, Chairman of the Board of Mitsubishi Corporation, noting that corporate results have improved. "It deserves high praise. It is more about people's expectations that the Japanese government is finally committed to real economic change." But, Kojima observed, "the government has yet to address real structural reforms. We in the business community are waiting for concrete measures by the government this autumn." Once these are announced and implemented, "the true test of Abenomics begins," he concluded.
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Source: WEF (World Economic Forum)
Deutsche Boerse Said to Consider Clearinghouse in Asia
September 12, 2013--Deutsche Boerse AG, owner of the Frankfurt stock exchange and the Eurex futures market, is considering opening a clearinghouse in Asia, according to two people familiar with the situation.
The exchange may seek to work with a partner or set up the clearing venue on its own and hasn't yet decided how to proceed, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the plans are private. While the proposals are at an early stage, Singapore is a possible location for the clearinghouse if construction goes ahead, the people said. Frank Herkenhoff, a spokesman for Deutsche Boerse in Frankfurt, declined to comment.
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Source: Bloomberg
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