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ETF/ETN Monthly Report for April 2012

May 8, 2012--TSE's Newly Listed Inverse/Leveraged ETFs made a good start and scored #3 and #6, respectively in terms of Trading Volume.

TSE's ETF market in April reflected the overall market sentiment and closed 18.09% down in terms of volume. However, since the stock market closed down 20.73%, the ETF market was hit less badly.

Nevertheless, with the market being in doldrums, the newly listed "TOPIX Bull 2x ETF" [1568] and the "TOPIX Bear -1x ETF" [1569] as well as the "Thai Stock SET50 ETF" [1559] and the "Bursa Malaysia KLCI ETF" [1560] of the Next Funds family showed strong growth throughout the past month. In terms of volatility, ETF Securities' Natural Gas ETF [1689] once again scored the top position.

view the TSE ETF/ETN Monthly Report for April 2012

Source: Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)


IMF Working paper-Alternative Monetary Policy Rules for India

May 8, 2012--Summary: This paper empirically evaluates the operational performance of the McCallum rule, the Taylor rule and hybrid rules in India over the period 1996-2011 using quarterly data, with a view to analytically informing the conduct of monetary policy.

The results show that forward-looking formulations of both rules and their hybrid version - setting a nominal output growth objective for monetary policy with an interest rate instrument - outperform contemporaneous and backward-looking specifications, especially when targeting core components of GDP and inflation, and combine the best parts of efficiency and discretion.

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IMF Working paper-China's Impact on World Commodity Markets

May 8, 2012--Summary: Shocks to aggregate activity in China have a significant and persistent short-run impact on the price of oil and some base metals. In contrast, shocks to apparent commodity-specific consumption (in part reflecting inventory demand) have no effect on commodity prices.

China’s impact on world commodity markets is rising but, perhaps surprisingly, remains smaller than that of the United States. This is mainly due to the dynamics of real activity growth shocks in the U.S, which tend to be more persistent and have larger effects on the rest of the world.

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Source: IMF


DB-Equity Research-Asia-Pac-ETF Market Weekly Review : ETP AUM defends $100bn milestone

May 7, 2012--Market Review
Last week, all the markets in the Asia-Pacific region, except Japan, remained in positive territory. From north to south, Japan (Nikkei 225) lost 1.48%, Korea (KOSPI2) gained 0.37%, China (CSI 300) advanced by 3.42%, Hong Kong (HSI) increased by 1.66%, Singapore (FSSTI) grew by 0.30%, and Australia (S&P/ASX 200) rose by 0.78% over the previous week.

New Launch Review

Last week, two new products were launched in the Asia-Pacific ETP market. Samsung Asset Management listed one equity ETF on the Korea Stock Exchange tracking MSCI Korea Index. Vanguard listed one fixed income ETF on the Australian Securities Exchange tracking the UBS Government Bond Index.

Turnover Review
Asia-Pacific ETP turnover fell to $3.3bn (-43%) last week due to holidays in many parts of the region. South Korea continues to be on top of the turnover ranking with $1.1bn, followed by China ($0.9bn), Hong Kong ($0.7bn), Japan ($0.3bn), and Australia ($0.1bn). Among Equity ETFs, Emerging Country, Leveraged Strategy, Asia Pac Developed Country, and Short Strategy ETFs had total turnover of $1.8bn, $486m, $467m and $234m respectively. Under the Commodity asset class, turnover in Gold ETPs totaled $69m for the last week.

Assets Under Management Review
Asia-Pacific ETP AUM edged higher and ended at $101.1bn. On a year-to-date basis, Asia-Pacific ETP market is up by $9.6bn or 10.5% above last year’s closing.

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Source: Deutsche Bank - Equity Research - Asia Pacific


SSE Select Industries Indices, SSE Leading Consumption and Services Index and SSE Banks Index To Be Launched(

May 4, 2012--Designed to serve as new investable benchmarks for investors, SSE and CSI today announced the upcoming launch of SSE Select Industries Indices, SSE Leading Consumption and Services Index and SSE Banks Index on May 28th 2012.

Regarding the methodologies and more details of the above indices, please refer to the official website of SSE (www.sse.com.cn) and CSI (www.csindex.com.cn).

Source: Shanghai Stock Exchange


ETFGI-Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETF/ETP industry as at end of April 2012-Preliminary findings

May 4, 2012--Summary for Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) listed ETFs
At the end of April 2012, the Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETF industry had 350 ETFs, with 458 listings, assets of US$60.3 Bn, from 82 providers on 14 exchanges.
Assets
ETF assets have increased by 3.2% from US$58.4 Bn in March 2012 to US$60.3 Bn in April 2012.

YTD through end of April 2012, ETF assets have increased by 10.8% from US$54.4 Bn to US$60.3 Bn.

Flows

In April 2012, ETFs saw net inflows of US$563.9 Mn. Equity ETFs gathered net inflows of US$253.1 Mn, of which US$239.1 Mn went into emerging market equity ETFs. Fixed income ETFs experienced net inflows of US$93.5 Mn, where US$79.7 Mn went into government bond ETFs. Commodity ETFs also had net inflows for the month gathering US$46.0 Mn, of which US$47.8 Mn went into ETFs providing exposure to precious metals, while ETFs providing exposure to energy, industrial metals and broad commodity indices experienced net outflows totalling a combined US$1.8 Mn.

YTD through end of April 2012, ETFs saw net inflows of US$109.0 Mn. Fixed income ETFs gathered US$510.3 Mn net inflows YTD, with US$379.5 Mn going into government bond ETFs, and US$55.8 Mn into ETFs tracking broad/aggregate fixed income indices. Commodity ETFs also experienced net inflows YTD with US$50.8 Mn, of which US$58.6 Mn went into precious metals ETFs, while ETFs tracking broad commodity indices saw net outflows of US$12.6 Mn. Equity ETFs suffered net outflows YTD of US$355.1 Mn, mostly from developed Asia Pacific equity indices which saw US$264.7 Mn net outflows, as well as emerging market equity ETFs with US$82.2 Mn net outflows.

YTD through end of April 2012, inverse ETFs have experienced US$85.2 Mn net outflows, as well as leveraged ETFs with US$35.9 Mn net outflows YTD.

Polaris gathered the largest net inflows in April with US$150.7 Mn, followed by Samsung Investment Trust Management with US$149.2 Mn and HSBC/Hang Seng with US$118.5 Mn net inflows.

iShares gathered the largest net inflows YTD with US$425.7 Mn, followed by Kyobo AXA Investment Management with US$217.0 Mn and Samsung Investment Trust Management with US$206.1 Mn net inflows.

Mirae Asset MAPS Global Investments experienced the largest net outflows in April with US$127.9 Mn.

Polaris experienced the largest net outflows YTD with US$824.3 Mn, followed by SPDR ETFs with US$196.4 Mn and Mirae Asset MAPS Global Investments with US$171.1 Mn net outflows.

Summary for Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) listed ETFs/ETPs

Including other Exchange Traded Products (ETPs), at the end of April 2012, the Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETF/ETP industry had 373 ETFs/ETPs, with 484 listings, assets of US$63.1 Bn, from 89 providers on 14 exchanges.

Assets

ETF/ETP assets have increased by 2.9% from US$61.3 Bn in March 2012 to US$63.1 Bn in April 2012.

YTD through end of April 2012, ETF/ETP assets have increased by 10.8% from US$56.9 Bn to US$63.1 Bn.

Flows

In April 2012, ETFs/ETPs saw net inflows of US$461.5 Mn. Equity ETFs/ETPs gathered net inflows of US$141.3 Mn, of which US$186.0 Mn went into emerging market equity ETFs/ETPs. Fixed income ETFs/ETPs experienced net inflows of US$93.5 Mn, where US$79.7 Mn went into government bond ETFs/ETPs. Commodity ETFs/ETPs also had net inflows for the month gathering US$55.4 Mn, of which US$56.4 Mn went into ETFs/ETPs providing exposure to precious metals, while ETFs/ETPs providing exposure to energy and industrial metals indices experienced net outflows totalling a combined US$1.1 Mn.

YTD through end of April 2012, ETFs/ETPs saw net inflows of US$161.2 Mn. Fixed income ETFs/ETPs gathered US$510.3 Mn net inflows YTD, with US$379.5 Mn going into government bond ETFs/ETPs, and US$55.8 Mn into ETFs/ETPs tracking broad/aggregate fixed income indices. Commodity ETFs/ETPs also experienced net inflows YTD with US$214.8 Mn, of which US$222.5 Mn went into precious metals ETFs/ETPs, while those tracking broad commodity indices saw net outflows of US$12.6 Mn. Equity ETFs/ETPs suffered net outflows YTD of US$466.9 Mn, mostly from developed Asia Pacific equity indices which saw US$264.7 Mn net outflows, as well as emerging market equity ETFs/ETPs with US$135.3 Mn net outflows.

YTD through end of April 2012, inverse ETFs/ETPs have experienced US$85.2 Mn net outflows, as well as leveraged ETFs/ETPs with US$35.9 Mn net outflows YTD.

Polaris gathered the largest net inflows in April with US$150.7 Mn, followed by Samsung Investment Trust Management with US$150.0 Mn and HSBC/Hang Seng with US$118.5 Mn net inflows.

iShares gathered the largest net inflows YTD with US$425.7 Mn, followed by Kyobo AXA Investment Management with US$217.0 Mn and Samsung Investment Trust Management with US$206.2 Mn net inflows.

Mirae Asset MAPS Global Investments experienced the largest net outflows in April with US$127.9 Mn.

Polaris experienced the largest net outflows YTD with US$824.3 Mn, followed by SPDR ETFs with US$196.4 Mn and Mirae Asset MAPS Global Investments with US$171.1 Mn net outflows.

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Source: ETFGI


Sustainable Low-Carbon City Development in China

May 3, 2012--By embarking on a low-carbon growth path, China's cities can help reach the country's targets for reducing the energy and carbon intensity of its economy, and become more livable, efficient, competitive, and ultimately sustainable, says a new World Bank report released today.

Cities contribute an estimated 70 percent of energy-related greenhouse gases. With China set to add an estimated 350 million residents to its cities over the next 20 years, the case for urgent action http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/2012/05/03/sustainable-low-carbon-city-development-in-china" TARGET="_top">read more

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Source: World Bank


China, Japan, S.Korea to boost investment in each others' bonds

May 3, 2012--China, Japan and South Korea agreed on Thursday to boost cross-investment in government bond markets, worth nearly a combined $15 trillion, in a move that will better prepare the countries to protect their financial markets from external shocks.

The three economic powers sought a formal agreement, a rare one on securities investment, to ease mutual concerns about possibly massive cross-border fund flows and because their capital markets are at different levels of development.

The move also comes as many of the heavily exposed economies in East Asia have struggled to find ways to avoid a repeat of the 1997/98 Asian financial meltdown and other turmoil that has struck during times of crises originating outside the region

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Source: Todays Zaman


DB-Equity Research-Asia-Pac-ETF Market Weekly Review : ETP market recorded $1.1bn inflows in April

May 1, 2012--Market Review
Most of the major Asia-Pacific markets were down last week. In all, Japan (Nikkei 225) dropped 0.42%, Korea (KOSPI2) gained 0.61%, China (CSI 300) declined by 0.03%, Hong Kong (HSI) fell by 1.28%, Singapore (FSSTI) decreased by -0.43%, and Australia (S&P/ASX 200) decreased by -0.1% over the previous week.

New ETP launches

There were no new listings in the Asia-Pacific ETP markets during last week.

ETP Monthly Flows

Asia-Pacific ETP market recorded monthly cash inflows of $1.1bn for the month of April bringing YTD cash flows back to positive territory (+$716m). Prior to that, Asia-Pacific region recorded monthly flows of $1.4bn, -$1.1bn and -$664m for January, February and March respectively. Equities had the lion’s share in the monthly cash flows contributing $952m, with fixed income and commodities contributing a modest $84m and $42m respectively.

Within Equity products, leveraged ETFs emerged as the single largest recipient of monthly cash flows totaling $445m. ETFs offering exposure to country indices attracted healthy inflows with China, Japan and Taiwan receiving $236m, $212m and $113m respectively, while South Korea witnessed outflows of $66m.

Turnover Review

Asia-Pacific ETP turnover totaled $5.8bn for last week, 19.2% up from the previous week’s total. South Korea continues to be on top of the turnover ranking with $2.1bn, followed by China ($1.5bn), Hong Kong ($1.2bn), Japan ($0.6bn), and India ($0.2bn). Among Equity ETFs, Emerging Country, Leveraged Strategy, Asia Pac Developed Country, and Short Strategy ETFs had total turnover of $3.1bn, $1bn, $0.8bn and $0.5bn respectively. Under the Commodity asset class, turnover in Gold ETPs totaled $216m.

Asset Under Management Review

Last week, Asia-Pacific ETP AUM ended at $100.4bn. On a year to date basis, Asia-Pacific ETP market is up by $8.9bn or 9.8% above last year’s closing.

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Source: Deutsche Bank - Equity Research - Asia Pacific


12-82MR ASIC releases details for registration and licensing of financial services in emissions units

April 30, 2012--ASIC has today released details regarding the registration and licensing process for those intending to provide financial services in emissions units under the Federal Government's carbon pricing mechanism.

ASIC Commissioner John Price said registration will help providers of financial services meet their licensing requirements under the Corporations Act 2001 (Corporations Act).

‘From July 1, emissions units recognised under Australia’s carbon pricing mechanism will be financial products. Our priority is to help market participants understand and meet their obligations when providing financial services relating to those products.’

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Source: ASIC


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