Asia ETF News Older Than 1 year-If your looking for specific news, using the search function will narrow down the results
DB-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-Asia-Pac Weekly ETF Market Review-ETP AUM remains flat amid mixed equity markets
February 14, 2013-Market Review
Last week, the Asia-Pacific region had mixed markets. Compared to the week before, from north to south:
Japan (Nikkei 225) -0.34%
Korea (KOSPI2)-0.21%
China (CSI 300) +1.04%
Hong Kong (HSI) -2.14%
Singapore (FSSTI) -0.63%
Australia (S&P/ASX 200) +1.02%
New Product Launch Review
There was no new ETP listing in the last week.
Turnover Review
Asia-Pacific ETP turnover totaled $13.1bn last week, 9% up from the previous week’s total. Hong Kong continued to be on top of the turnover ranking with $3.7bn turnover, followed by China ($3.4bn), South Korea ($3.4bn), Japan ($2.1bn), and Taiwan ($0.3bn). Among equity ETFs, the emerging country, Asia-Pacific developed country, leveraged long strategy, and short strategy ETFs had total turnovers of $7.9bn, $2bn, $1.8bn, and $0.8bn, respectively. Among the commodity asset class, turnover in gold ETPs totaled $77mn.
Assets under Management Review
Last week, Asia-Pacific ETP AUM decreased by $344mn and ended at $139.9bn. On a year-to-date basis, Asia-Pacific ETP market is up by $3.9bn or 2.9% above last year’s closing.request report
Japan remains mired in recession
February 14, 2013--Japan secured fresh ammunition against charges that it is recklessly expanding its monetary policy and weakening the yen after evidence emerged that the country's economy was in weaker shape than most experts had believed.
Government data on Thursday that showed Japan unexpectedly remained stuck in recession last quarter could help Japanese officials at what is shaping up to be a contentious meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bankers in Moscow beginning on Friday.
RQFII A-share ETF to be Listed on Feb. 27, 2013 (Wed.)
February 13, 2013--Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) approved the listings of 2 ETFs managed by "China Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited" and "CSOP Asset Management Limited" respectively.
These are the first listings of RQFII* A-share ETFs in Japan, and also the first foreign ETFs listed in Japan using the JDR scheme. The ETFs will be listed on Wednesday, February 27, 2013.
* Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors.
TSE-ETF/ETN Monthly Report for Jan 2013
February 12, 2013--Trading value increased significantly due to bullish conditions
In January, active Japanese stock price index ETFs drove a vibrant ETF/ETN market, with the trading value of "Nikkei 225 Exchange Traded Fund (1321)" exceeding JPY 100 billion.
Average daily trading value rose significantly by 62.54% from the previous month.
Bullish conditions in markets for growth companies (Mothers and JASDAQ reached highs in trading value which were last seen about five years ago) led to substantial increases in the trading value of ETFs tracking such markets. The trading value of "Listed Index Fund S&P Japan Emerging Equity 100 (1314)" surged 412% from last month while "JASDAQ-TOP20 ETF (1551)" (up 360%) and "TSE Mothers Core ETF (1563)" (up 198%) also ranked among the top trading value gainers.
Upbeat Asian stock markets boosted trading in ETFs such as "NEXT FUNDS FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Exchange Traded Fund (1560)" and "NEXT FUNDS Thai Stock SET50 Exchange Traded Fund (1559)" which saw significant monthly growth in trading value.
view the ETF/ETN Monthly Report for Jan 2013
MCX-SX starts trading, setting up battle with NSE
February 11, 2013--India's new stock exchange MCX-SX attracted thin volumes as it started trading shares on Monday, taking up the challenge of winning market share from dominant players National Stock Exchange (NSE) and BSE Ltd.
The value of shares traded on the MCX-SX in its first day was just 6.9 million rupees, its web site showed, compared with 94.57 billion on the NSE, the larger of the two established bourses.
Big switch to direct sales in India
February 10, 2013--The launch of a direct sales channel in India at the start of the year will entice close to half of all institutional investors away from the country's traditional distribution channels, says Y. Jawahar, Mumbai-based vice-president and head of distribution at Mata Securities India.
Direct investment plans bypass intermediaries and allow asset management companies to sell funds to investors at a lower expense ratio due to savings on commissions and marketing fees that would have been paid to the distributor.
The First ETBS Listed On Bursa Malaysia
February 8, 2013--Bursa Malaysia welcomed Exchange Traded Bonds and Sukuk's (ETBS) debut listing on the stock exchange today.
The listing came after a month of subscription period which began on 8 January 2013, during which time the retail sukuk was open for public/retail investment till book closing on 25 January 2013.
As the first retail sukuk in the country, ETBS is a financial product that is traded just like shares on the stock market. It is a fixed income security providing a stable and predictable dividend, paid over regular intervals.
The maiden issuance of ETBS by DanaInfra Nasional Berhad is worth RM300 million with a 10 year maturity period. It is to partly finance the on-going Mass Rapid Transit project from Kajang to Sungai Buloh.
A minimum of RM1,000 is needed as capital to start investing.
Gold ETFs in India touch 40 tonne (40,000 kilo)
Continued investor demand and rising prices help ETF assets as well as reserves double from May 2011.
February 7, 2013--India's high gold imports are hurting the country's current account deficit. The government's import restrictions are hurting the populace. The only organisation not worried, as of now, are gold backed exchange traded funds.
Worried investors are veering towards the country’s 14 gold exchange traded funds (ETFs), which together have garnered 40,000 kilo of the precious metal.
DB-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-Asia-Pac Monthly ETF Market Review-ETP assets added $4bn during January
February 7, 2013--NEW REPORT LAUNCH: Asia-Pac Monthly ETF Market Review
This new report will cover both Asian ETFs and ETCs and will also provide summary facts on the US and European markets.
Monthly Trends – Asia Pacific
Market Review
Last month, all the major markets in the Asia-Pacific region remained in positive territory except South Korea. Compared to the month before, from north to south Japan (Nikkei 225) appreciated by 7.15%, Korea (KOSPI2) slid by 2.22%, China (CSI 300) gained 6.50%, Hong Kong (HSI) increased by 4.73%, Singapore (FSSTI) rose by 3.65%, and Australia (S&P/ASX 200) climbed 4.94% over the previous month.
New ETP launches
Last month, four new ETPs were launched in the Asia-Pacific market. China Asset Management listed one equity ETFs on Shanghai Stock Exchange tracking CSI 300 Index. Mirae Asset MAPS Global Investments and Samsung Asset Management each listed one equity ETF on Korea Stock Exchange tracking FnGuide Beta Plus Index and FSTE China A50 Index respectively. Further, Lion Fund Management Co Ltd listed one equity ETF on Shenzhen Stock Exchange tracking SZSE Small and Medium Enterprises Composite Index.
ETP Monthly Cash Flows
Asia-Pacific ETP market recorded monthly cash outflows (-$276mn) for the month of January for the first time since February 2012. ETPs offering exposure to Japan registered outflows of -$971mn, followed by Hong Kong (-$141mn) and Taiwan (-$120mn), while South Korea witnessed +$468mn of inflows followed by China (+$159mn). Leveraged long equity ETFs attracted +$400mn of inflows during January.
In the Asia-Pacific region cash flows are primarily driven by country focused equity products. ETFs focused on China & South Korea in Emerging Markets (EM) and Japan & Hong Kong in Developed Markets (DM) witnessed significant cash flow activity in the last three months. China focused ETFs alone attracted close to +$4.5bn inflows during Nov’12 to Jan’13 while ETFs benchmarked to Japan recorded outflows in excess of -$1.2bn over the same period.
Turnover Review
Asia-Pacific ETP turnover totaled $50.6bn for last month, 35% up from the previous month’s total. Hong Kong remains on the top of the turnover ranking with $15.7bn turnover, followed by South Korea ($14.7bn), China ($12.1bn), Japan ($5.8bn), and Taiwan ($1.1bn). Among equity ETFs, the emerging Country, Asia Pacific developed country, Leveraged long, and Short ETFs had total turnovers of $30.1bn, $7.3bn, $7.2bn, and $3.3bn respectively. Among the commodity asset class, turnover in gold ETPs totaled $405mn.
Asset under Management Review
On a monthly basis Asia-Pacific ETP AUM increased by $4.1bn and ended at $140.1bn at the end of January.
Mirae-China: January data preview
January 7, 2013--The January real economic indicators (inflation and trade statistics) will be released on 8 February. We expect a slightly lower CPI than the market consensus of 2.1%, while our other January data projections are in line with what the market expects.
In summary, the January data will likely suggest that China is on track for a gradual recovery during the first half of the year, and is unlikely to shake the market with big surprises. We maintain our projection of China’s GDP growth of 8.2% and an average inflation of 3-3.5% for 2013. Monetary policy will stay neutral for most of the year, in our view. There is still room for an ambitious fiscal policy in 2013, although on a smaller scale than in 2012.
We do not see any immediate inflationary pressures
Headline CPI in December rose to 2.5%, but most of the increase was driven by rising vegetable prices due to an extremely cold winter in November/December 2012. Since 10 January, vegetable prices have mostly normalized. Prices of meat products have continued to rise, albeit at a gradual pace, while inflationary pressures from other food items are well contained.
