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Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China: Financial Sector Stability Assessment -IMF Report
August 31, 2011--EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The financial sector of Macao SAR is large, and bank dominated. Total financial sector assets amounted to 307 percent of GDP in 2008, with banking assets accounting for 94 percent
of the total. Local banking operations benefit from the financial and risk management support of their parent banks and the AMCM takes this into account in its role as host supervisor in addition to collaboration with home regulators
Since the 2002 OFC assessment, Macao SAR has made important progress in
strengthening the regulatory and supervisory framework governing the financial sector. The AMCM has addressed a number of gaps identified in the 2002 assessment and stepped up its efforts to implement international bank supervisory guidance, including issuing risk based regulatory and supervisory guidelines, implementing the market risk amendment to the capital
framework, enhancing disclosure of financial information, and addressing staffing shortages.
DB - Equity Research - Asia Pacific ETF Weekly Review:
August 30, 2011--Market Review
Overall positive week for all the major Asia-Pacific markets where Japan (Nikkei 225) gained 0.90%, Korea (KOSPI2) increased by 2.70%, China (CSI 300) advanced by 3.33%, Hong Kong (HSI) grew by 0.94%, Singapore (FSSTI) rose by 0.53% and Australia (S&P/ASX 200) climbed by 3.62% over the previous week.
New Launch Review
In terms of new product launch activity, the Asia-Pacific market remained quiet in the last week and no new product was listed in any of the exchanges in the region.
Turnover Review: Volatility keeps markets active
Asia-Pacific ETP turnover totaled $7.9bn for the last week, 7% above previous week’s total and 66% up from last year’s weekly average. South Korea continues to be on top of the turnover ranking with $3.6bn (up 8.5%), followed by Hong Kong ($1.2bn, down 19.3%), Japan ($1.1bn, up 19.4%), China ($1bn, up 8.6%), and Singapore ($327m, up 112.1%). Among Equity ETPs, Emerging Country, Leveraged Strategy, Short Strategy and Asia Pac Developed Country ETPs had total turnover of $2.6bn, $1.5bn, $1.5bn and $1.3bn respectively. Under the Commodity asset class, turnover on Gold ETPs totaled $661m, 97% up from last week.
Assets Under Management Review
After continuous losses in the previous four weeks, Asia-Pacific ETP AUM rose by 2.6% and reached $91.1bn last week. Further, on a year to date basis, Asia-Pacific ETF assets are $6.9bn or 8.2% above last year’s closing.
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Source: Deutsche Bank - Equity Research - Asia Pacific
China Intensifies Purchases of Copper
August 30, 2011--Chinese companies and investors are stepping up their purchases of industrial commodities such as copper, in a show of confidence in the global economy that stands in contrast to the turmoil in western markets.
The wave of buying is providing support for metals and minerals prices after commodities prices fell this month at worries about a double-dip. Senior executives at trading houses, mining companies and banks said Chinese consumers had used the recent drop in prices to rebuild stocks.
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Source: FT.com
Dealmaking activity elevates Asian financials
August 29, 2011--Asian financial stocks led the region’s equities indices higher on Monday, as signs of dealmaking activity in the sector in Tokyo and hopes for more stimulus measures in the US lifted the mood.
Aozora Bank gained 5.4 per cent to Y195 in Tokyo on a report in the Australian Financial Review that Australia and New Zealand Banking Group is considering buying Aozora or the unlisted Tokyo Star Bank, a unit of US investment house Lone Star. A&NZ rose 1.8 per cent to A$20.21 in Sydney.
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Source: FT.com
Clearstream and ASX Group in exclusive talks about collateral management cooperation
Augsut 28, 2011--Clearstream and ASX Group in exclusive talks about collateral management cooperation Agreement signed to negotiate terms for the development of a collateral management service for Australia/ASX clients would benefit from more efficient use of their domestic and international collateral/Australia would be second market after Brazil to use Clearstream’s real-time collateral management outsourcing service
Clearstream and ASX have entered in exclusive negotiations to jointly develop a new collateral management offering for the Australian market. The collateral management service for Australia will target the collateralization of exposures in the Australian market managed via ASX. The service will enable ASX clients to handle their collateral holdings and exposures more efficiently, thus strengthening their risk profiles across their trading activities. ASX envisages outsourcing the allocation, optimization and substitution of local collateral – held in the central securities depository Austraclear and CHESS, the settlement system for equities trades – to Clearstream’s proven collateral management infrastructure, the Global Liqudity Hub, that operates on a fully automated basis and in real time.
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Source: Clearstream
NSE keeps its focus on core growth
August 28, 2011--As exchange operators around the world chase tie-ups with rivals, the head of India’s largest exchange by volumes has steadfastly ignored the consolidation chatter and focused on core growth and strategic alliances.
Ravi Narain remains quietly confident that the National Stock Exchange of India is on the right track.
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Source: FT.com
India stock market to launch derivatives on S&P, Dow
August 26, 2011-India's National Stock Exchange (NSE) will launch derivative contracts on the Standard & Poor's 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday, it said in a statement, allowing Indian investors access to global indices.
"Derivative contracts on these global indices will provide Indian investors easy access to U.S. markets in Indian market hours, without taking any currency risk," Ravi Narain, chief executive of the NSE, said in a statement.
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Source: Reuters
Tokyo stops run of losses as bankers gather
August 26. 2011--Japanese stocks snapped a four-week run of losses although trading was choppy ahead of a key speech from Ben Bernanke at a gathering of central bankers at Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Analysts suggested that fading expectations that the Federal Reserve chief would unveil a further programme of quantitative easing had helped bolster expectations that the yen might weaken against the dollar – giving a lift to Japanese exporters’ shares.
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Source: FT.com
Asia’s Hedge-Fund Assets to Grow, May Reach $180 Billion, Eurekahedge Says
August 26, 2011--Assets managed by Asian hedge funds may exceed $180 billion in the next 12 to 18 months as the region’s growth attracts investors amid U.S. economic and Europe sovereign debt concerns, according to Eurekahedge Pte.
Asian hedge-fund assets stood at $134 billion at the end of June, compared with $14 billion at the start of 2000, according to an e-mailed report by the Singapore-based industry researcher. The number of funds has grown eight times to 1,235 since 2000, the report said, citing increased popularity of hedge funds and the easing of regulatory restrictions in the region.
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Source: Bloomberg
Asian stocks jump after Wall St rally
August 25, 2011--Asian markets surged on Thursday, following another rally on Wall Street and ahead of a speech by Fed chief Ben Bernanke that many hope will outline plans to kickstart the ailing US economy.
The more positive mood - helped by a strong batch of US manufacturing data - saw safe haven assets fall, with gold tumbling from its record high above $1 900 and the yen weakening.
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Source: FIN24