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China's economy ends year on high note

China's economy has ended the year on a strong note with two indices showing continued expansion of the country's manufacturing sector.
January 1, 2013--China's economy has ended the year on a strong note with two indices showing continued expansion of the country's manufacturing sector.

The official purchasing managers' index, published on Tuesday, showed that the pace of expansion last month held steady from November.

November's 50.6 reading had marked a seven-month high. Readings above 50 per cent signal expansion.

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Source: Moneycontrol.com


Finance Ministry to delay launch of PSU's exchange traded fund

December 31, 2012--With the blockbuster response to the NMDC issue, the finance ministry is planning to push back the launch of the exchange traded fund of listed state-owned units and to 2013-14 will instead concentrate only on public offers in the current fiscal.

“There is still a lot of planning involved for the ETFs and its unlikely to be finalised by March. The thinking now is to launch it in early 2013-14,” a senior finance ministry official said.

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Source: The Indian Express


Finance Ministry to delay launch of PSU's exchange traded fund

December 31, 2012--With the blockbuster response to the NMDC issue, the finance ministry is planning to push back the launch of the exchange traded fund of listed state-owned units and to 2013-14 will instead concentrate only on public offers in the current fiscal.

“There is still a lot of planning involved for the ETFs and its unlikely to be finalised by March. The thinking now is to launch it in early 2013-14,” a senior finance ministry official said.

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Source: The Indian Express


China's Guotai first in line to track Nasdaq 100

December 31, 2012--China's Guotai Asset Management aims to launch the country's first cross-border exchange traded fund investing in the Nasdaq 100 Index, but the time difference between stock exchanges in China and the US could become a major product design challenge.

The Shanghai-based company submitted its application for the Guotai Nasdaq 100 ETF this month.

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Source: FT.com


Shanghai Futures Exchange to open up to foreign players

December 28, 2012--The Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) will open up to foreign institutions and develop options and other derivative contracts under a plan to become a leading Asia-Pacific bourse over the next five years.

China's only metals futures exchange will broaden its contract offerings beyond commodities and will continue actively developing crude oil futures, financial derivatives, index futures and metals futures options over the next five years, Chairman Yang Maijun said in a new five year development plan for 2013 to 2017.

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Source: Reuters


Nikkei notches up best year since 2005

December 28, 2012--The Japanese stock market has completed its best year since 2005 as investors were swept up by the business-friendly rhetoric of Shinzo Abe, confirmed this week as the country's new prime minister.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average closed on Friday at 10,395, its highest level since March 2011, bringing total gains for the year to 23 per cent. The stock market will be closed next week until Friday for the new year holidays.

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Source: FT.com


China consumers driving economic rebound: survey

December 26, 2012--China's consumers are leading an uneven recovery in the world's second biggest economy that has retailers expecting stronger sales in six months, early results of a national survey showed on Wednesday.

The China Beige Book survey of more than 2,000 executives revealed that the retail sector had the strongest revenue growth and business expectations in the fourth quarter of 2012.

The survey broadly detected a mild economic recovery with the hard-hit sectors of real estate, mining and manufacturing - to a lesser extent - joining retail at the head of the upswing.

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Source: Reuters


Yen slides to two-year low on Japan easing view, euro firmer

Abe voted in as Japanese prime minister
BoJ minutes show some called for action if economy worsens
Euro hits 16-month high vs yen
December 26, 2012--The yen dropped to a more than two-year low against the dollar on Wednesday, after Shinzo Abe assumed office as Japan's new prime minister and repeated his pledge to push for more drastic monetary and fiscal measures and tame the strong Japanese currency.

Meanwhile the euro traded above $1.32 against the U.S. dollar for a seventh straight session and in midday New York trading was firmer on the day. Traders said the euro's gain was due to position adjustment going into the end of the year, with investors continuing to reduce short bets on the currency.

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Source: Reuters


Mirae launching Asia's first physical copper ETF

December 23, 2012--Mirae Asset Global Investments is launching Asia Pacific's first physically backed copper exchange traded fund.

The new ETF, listed on the Korea Exchange, tracks the S&P GSCI Cash Copper, developed by S&P Dow Jones Indices to replicate the daily return of a physically backed copper investment after the deduction of storage costs.

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Source: FT.com


ETF to be up & running soon

December 23, 2012--The government has set the ball rolling for setting up an exchange-traded fund (ETF) for central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) comprising stocks of listed companies that will serve as an additional mechanism for the government to monetise its shareholdings.

An ETF is a security that tracks an index like an index fund but trades like a stock exchange. Stocks may have representations from various sector to provide unit holders more diversification.

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Source: Hindustan Times


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