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World Gold Council: China Likely to Launch First Gold ETF This Year
February 17, 2013--The World Gold Council forecasts that China is likely to introduce the first gold exchange-traded fund product this year, a move to stimulate gold demand in the nation.
Analysts said that the launch of gold ETF products will play a vital role in the opening-up of China’s gold market. Data shows that Chinese gold investment demand has surged from 15 metric tons in 2006 to 274 metric tons in 2012.
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Source: China Financial Scope
India's central bank relaxes gold deposit scheme rules
The Reserve Bank of India has relaxed rules on gold deposit scheme offered by banks by allowing the lenders to offer the product with lesser maturity.
February 15, 2013--India's central bank has relaxed rules on gold deposit scheme offered by banks by allowing the lenders to offer the product with lesser maturity.
The Reserve Bank of India said in a release on Thursday that banks can offer gold deposits maturing in 6 months to 7 years period compared with 3 years to 7 years earlier. The central bank also said the banks do not need to obtain its approval for floating such schemes.
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Source: MineWeb
New ETF to be Listed on Mar. 7, 2013 (Thu.)-Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. "NEXT FUNDS Nomura Japan Equity High Dividend 70 Exchange Traded Fund"
February 14, 2013--Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) approved the listing of a new ETF managed by "Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.". The ETF will be listed on Thursday, March 7, 2013.
Code: 1577 (ISIN JP3047560002)
Name: NEXT FUNDS Nomura Japan Equity High Dividend 70 Exchange Traded Fund
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Source: Tokyo Stcok Exchange (TSE)
DB-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-Asia-Pac ETF+ Monthly Directory- January 2013 ETPs
February 14, 2013--This document includes all Asia-Pacific listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded commodities (ETCs). The directory is organized by country and asset-class-related sub sections.
Within each sub section it has been sorted by ETP issuer by alphabetical order and by AUM in descending order. A number of key information points per product have been included in order to enable the reader to get an overview in their own area of interest. Among the key numeric information we include avg. daily turnover, assets under management, and cash flows (all in $US).
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Source: Deutsche Bank -Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-Asia
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
Source: Deutsche Bank - Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy - Asia
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.
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Source: CNN
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.
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Source: Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)
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.
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Source: Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)
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.
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Source: Reuters
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.
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Source: FT.com
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