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Nikkei Leads Asia Up With 2.4% Surge
February 24, 2013--Most Asian stock markets rallied on Monday, led by a 2.4 percent jump in Japanese shares after the yen slumped on news the government looks set to nominate Haruhiko Kuroda, the president of the Asian Development Bank and advocate of aggressive monetary easing, as the next Bank of Japan governor.
HSBC's flash China PMI for February showed growth in the country's manufacturing sector pulled-back from two-year highs despite racking up a fourth consecutive month of expansion, taking the edge off gains in China and Australia, where are stocks are arguably among the most sensitive to Chinese economic data.
Robeco deal generates great interest
February 24, 2013--More than 50 potential bidders expressed interest in Robeco, the asset management arm of Rabobank, that was last week sold to Orix of Japan, according to advisers on the deal.
The unusually high level of interest in the Dutch house, which has €189bn of assets under management, is a sign of continued interest in acquiring European asset managers. This is despite a number of recent deals -such as Deutsche Bank ’s plan to sell part of its operations and Unicredit's lengthy attempt to offload Pioneer Investments..
China widens access to fund markets
February 24, 2013--China is expanding its fund management market by allowing securities firms, insurance companies and private fund managers to launch retail funds via asset management arms.
At present, fund companies are the only participants allowed to operate in China’s mutual fund industry but from June 1 that will change.
China to relax rules on foreign investment under RQFII: Xinhua
February 24, 2013--China will soon relax rules for qualified foreign investors when they channel their offshore yuan holdings into China's securities market, the official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday.
Under the revised rules, Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (RQFII) will no longer be required to put at least 80 percent of their funds into the domestic fixed income market, Xinhua said, citing market regulator the China Securities Regulatory Commission.
Asian banks win record share of debt deals
February 24, 2013--The market share of Asian banks arranging corporate bonds for European and US companies has risen to an all-time high,
in a sign of the growing power of eastern financial institutions on global capital markets. Banks, mainly based in China and Japan,...
Shanghai Stock Exchange, China Securities Index Co.: Announcement About Adjusting Constituent Universe Of Sse Enterprise Bond Index, Etc.
February 21, 2013--According to Security & Future industry Statistical Indicators Norm Guide issued by CSRC in January this year, China Securities Index Company decides to adjust constituent universe of SSE Enterprise Bond Index and CSI Enterprise Bond Index.
The detached convertible bond and enterprise bond are excluded in the constituents. The so called corporate bond is this type of bonds which are examined and approved by CSRC. The adjustment will take effect on March 1st, 2013.
Chinese AM firms list ETFs on Tokyo Stock Exchange
February 20, 2013--China AMC (Hong Kong) and CSOP Asset Management were given permission on Friday (February 15) to list their exchange traded funds on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The ETFs are the first funds overseen by Chinese asset managers to go public in Japan. They are expected to list on February 27.
The two ETFs were launched by China AMC (Hong Kong) and CSOP Asset Management under the RQFII scheme late last year. The ChinaAMC CSI 300 Index ETF-JDR will track the CSI 300 index (the 300 largest firms on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges) and the CSOP FTSE CHINA A50 ETF will track the FTSE China A50, covering the 50 largest issuers on the two main Chinese bourses.
S&P Dow Jones Indices And ASX Make S&P/ASX 200 VIX Available In Real-Time
February 20, 2013--From 28 February, Australia,s equity market volatility benchmark, the S&P/ASX 200 VIX (VIX), will be made available in real-time.
This will provide the market with intra-day volatility information and importantly, enables ASX to create derivative products for hedging and trading the volatility asset class.
The real-time S&P/ASX 200 VIX will replace the current end-of-day VIX index by using the real-time bid/ask prices of S&P/ASX 200 index options to calculate the VIX index value.
Morningstar- ETF inflows at record highs
February 19, 2013--The exchange-traded fund (ETF) market achieved record-high inflows for the fourth consecutive month, according to BetaShares' Australian ETF Review for January 2013.
The industry recorded a 5.9 per cent market capitalisation growth with net inflows of approximately $110 million for the month.
The best exchange-traded products by performance for the month were platinum, followed by US and global international equities products.
"With the local market rallying approximately 5 per cent for the month, ETF investors bought both domestic and international equities products, including the US, Europe and Asia, indicating renewed investor appetite for growth-oriented products," BetaShares head of investment strategy Drew Corbett said.
Thai bourse lists ThaiDEX SET100 ETF on February 21
February 19, 2013--The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will list ThaiDEX SET100 ETF, managed by One Asset Management Limited, on its main board on February 21, under the ticker symbol "TH100."
TH100, an open-end exchange-traded fund (ETF), will track the movement of the
SET100 Index (SET100), calculated from the stock prices of the top 100 listed
companies on SET in terms of market capitalization, high liquidity and
compliance with requirements regarding distribution of shares to minor
shareholders.
