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China-HSBC PMI posts second-lowest reading since March 2009
August 23, 2012--New export orders decline at sharpest rate since March 2009
Weaker-than-expected sales contribute to record increase in stocks of finished goods
Input costs fall at fastest rate in 41 months
China’s goods producers recorded a continued deterioration in business conditions during the month, with the headline HSBC Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dropping from 49.3 to a nine-month low of 47.8 in August. Moreover, the latest index reading was the second-lowest since March 2009.
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Source: Markit
Tokyo Stock Exchange Completes Tender Offer for Osaka Rival
August 23, 2012--The Tokyo Stock Exchange said on Thursday that it had completed a $1.1 billion public tender offer for its smaller rival, the Osaka Securities Exchange, moving closer to a merger that could bolster Japan's standing as an Asian financial hub.
The Tokyo exchange said it had received tenders totaling 80 percent of the Osaka exchange, above the 67 percent it had sought. The Tokyo exchange had offered to buy each share in its rival for 480,000 yen ($6,100), almost 10 percent above the Osaka exchange’s closing price on Thursday.
The tender offer, which began July 11 and closed Wednesday, values the Osaka exchange at 130 billion yen. The deal seeks to combine the strengths of the Tokyo exchange, which dominates the cash equity market in Japan, with those of Osaka, which focuses on derivatives trading.
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Source: NY Times
HKEx to Introduce RMB Currency Futures on 17 September
August 22, 2012--Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) will introduce renminbi (RMB) currency futures on 17 September. The US Dollar vs Renminbi (Hong Kong) or USD/CNH* Futures contract will be the world's first deliverable RMB Currency Futures.
USD/CNH Futures will require delivery of USD by the seller and payment of the Final Settlement Value in RMB by the buyer at maturity. The futures will be quoted in RMB per USD (for example, RMB 6.2486 per USD) and margined in RMB, with the trading and settlement fees charged in RMB. The final settlement price will be based on the spot USD/CNY(HK) fixing published by the Treasury Markets Association (TMA) at 11:15 am on the Last Trading Day (the fixing is available on TMA's website).
The following contract months will be available for trading on 17 September: October 2012, November 2012, December 2012, January 2013, March 2013, June 2013 and September 2013. Details of the contract specifications and a list of information vendor codes for USD/CNH Futures are attached below (they will also be available on the HKEx website). Margin requirements and market makers will be announced before the launch date.
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Source: HKEx
Deutsche Bank-Equity Derivatives and Quantitative Strategy Research-Asia:Asia-Pac ETF+ Monthly Directory : July 2012 ETPs
August 21, 2012--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). If you have any questions about any of the products listed, or any suggestions on how to improve the directory going forward, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
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http://pull.db-gmresearch.com/p/569-28E1/51650251/Asia-Pac_ETF+_Monthly_Directory_-_July_2012_ETPs.pdf
Source: Deutsche Bank-Equity Derivatives and Quantitative Strategy Research -Asia
SSE 5-Year China Treasury Note (Futures Deliverables) Index and Other Two Indexes To Be Launched
August 21, 2012--Designed to serve as a new investable benchmark for bond investors as well as to promote innovation of China bond market, CSI today announced the upcoming launch of SSE 5-Year China Treasury Note (Futures Deliverables) Index, SSE Convertible Bond Index and CSI Convertible Bond Index on Sep 12th 2012.
The base date of the former index is December 31st, 2007. The base index is 100. The latter two index’s base date is December 31st, 2002, The base index is 100.
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Source: Shanghai Stock Exchanges
India Approves First Seven Hedge Funds
August 21, 2012--Following in the footsteps of the world's largest country, the world's second-largest country is opening its doors to hedge funds.
The Security and Exchange Board of India has given seven hedge funds its seal of approval over the past month, under its new Alternative Investment Funds regulatory regime, unveiled in March. The first received its registration on July 23; the rest were approved this month.
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Source: FinAlternatives
DB-Equity Derivatives and Quantitative Strategy Research - Asia-Asia-Pac ETF Market Weekly Review : ETP AUM remains near all-time highs
August 20, 2012--Market Review
Last week, The Asia-Pacific region had mixed markets. From north to south, Japan (Nikkei 225) gained 3.05%, Korea (KOSPI2) fell by 0.27%, China (CSI 300) decreased by 3.59%, Hong Kong (HSI) was down by 0.10%, Singapore (FSSTI) climbed 0.26%, and Australia (S&P/ASX 200) advanced by 2.17% over the previous week.
New Launch Review
There was no new ETP listing in the last week.
Turnover Review
Asia-Pacific ETP turnover totaled $5.5bn for last week, 24% down from the previous week’s total. South Korea continued to be on top of the turnover ranking with $2.2bn, followed by China ($1.5bn), Hong Kong ($1bn), Japan ($0.5bn), and Taiwan ($0.2bn). Among Equity ETFs, Emerging Country, Leveraged Strategy, Asia Pac Developed Country, and Short Strategy ETFs had total turnover of $2.6bn, $1.1bn, $0.8bn, and $0.7bn respectively. Under the Commodity asset class, turnover in Gold ETPs totaled $40m for the last week.
Assets Under Management Review
Last week, Asia-Pacific ETP AUM decreased by $0.5bn and ended at $115.7bn. On a year-to-date basis, Asia-Pacific ETP market is up by $24.2bn or 26.4% above last year’s closing.
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Source: Deutsche Bank - Equity Derivatives and Quantitative Strategy Research - Asia
Korea transaction tax could halve number of derivatives transactions
August 20, 2012--Proposal for a transaction tax on futures and options could have a dramatic impact on Korea's derivatives market
Turnover in the derivatives market in South Korea could be reduced by over 50% if a proposed new transaction tax on derivatives is approved, say market participants.
The Korean ministry of strategy and finance announced the government's proposed tax law amendments for 2013 that impose a 0.001% tax on Kospi 200 index futures trades, and a 0.01% tax on Kospi 200 index options transactions, effective from January 1, 2016.
http://www.risk.net/asia-risk/news/2199414/korea-transaction-tax-could-halve-number-of-derivative-transactions
Source: Risk.net
SSE Market Value 100 Index To Be Renamed
August 20, 2012--SSE and CSI together announced that the SSE Market Value 100 Index will be renamed as SSE Market Value Top 100 Index on Sep 4, 2012.
The shortened name will be changed into Market Value Top 100. The index's Chinese full name as well as its Chinese shortened name will also be changed accordingly. The index methodology remains unchanged.
Source: Shanghai Stock Exchange
Three Thematic Indices: SZSE SME Dividend Index and the other Two Indices are Launched Today
August 20, 2012--In order to guide the listed companies to positively reward their shareholders, improve corporation management, exercise the social responsibility, Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd. jointly declared on August 20, 2012 to launch SZSE SME Dividend Index (Code: 399649, Abbreviation: SME Dividend),
SZSE SME CORP Governance Index (Code: 399650, Abbreviation: SME CORP Governance) and SZSE SME CSR Index (Code: 399651, Abbreviation: SME CSR). All of three indices take June 30, 2009 as the base date, and 1000 points as base point.
The aforesaid indices select sample stocks from companies listed in SME board. Comprehensively taking factors of profit distribution rates, market proportion of dividend in to account, SZSE SME Dividend Index selects 50 companies that have stable profit distribution history for sample stocks; SZSE SME CORP Governance Index selects 50 companies, which are well managed and have high management appraisal records according to the CNINFO comprehensive evaluation system of listed companies governance structure; SZSE SME CSR Index takes the factors of the total contribution made by the listed company to the country, employees, shareholders and creditors and thereof proportion to the company’s net asset in to account, and selects 50 companies to form the sample. All three indices set 10% as upper weights for specific stock to avoid the overweight of specific stock.
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Source: Shenzhen Stock Exchange
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