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September 21, 2020--Imagine this...
As coach of the Australian rugby team, you pick your biggest and toughest players heading into the World Cup. Fortunately, the current crop are some of the best Australia has seen. That said, they are a big bunch of lads, so will require regular interchanges to make the most of their bulldozing abilities throughout the matches.
The team relies heavily on three or four highly-skilled ball players to create attacking and point-scoring plays.
As you make your way on to the field for the pre-match warm-up, the World Cup Association announces a surprise change to the rules -no interchanges will be allowed for the entire game, and for every other game of the tournament.
SET market report for August 2020
September 8, 2020--The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index at end-August closed at 1,310.66 points or a 1.3 percent lower than the previous month with various factors weighed on investors' confidence comprising US-China conflict, concerns over the second wave of COVID-19 spread, and a series of internal political street protests. SET Index fell 17.0 percent from end-2019, but fared better than MSCI ASEAN which retreated 19.9 percent.
Global X ETFs Celebrates the Launch of Inaugural Japan-listed ETFs in Partnership with Daiwa Securities
September 8, 2020--Global X ETFs, the New York-based provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), celebrates the recent launch of the first two Global X-branded ETFs listed in the Japanese market. Global X Japan, a joint venture between Global X ETFs and Daiwa Securities, listed the Global X J-REIT Logistics ETF (2565 JP) and the Global X MSCI SuperDividend Japan ETF (2564 JP) on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on August 26, 2020.
Global X Japan, the joint venture first announced September 9, 20191, aims to bring Global X's intelligent investment philosophy to the burgeoning ETF landscape in Japan, leveraging Daiwa's extensive capabilities and prominent reputation in the country. With nearly half of all personal financial assets in Japan held in cash, the joint venture aims to seize the substantial opportunity to educate local investors on the potential benefits of ETFs.2
Biggest IPO in history? China's Ant could trump Saudi Aramco's $29.4bln
September 6, 2020--Backed by e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, Ant plans to list simultaneously in Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Chinese financial technology firm Ant Group is expecting a mega IPO of up to $30 billion, which would trump Aramco's $29.4 billion IPO, according to reports, and make it the world's largest ever.
Backed by e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, Ant plans to list simultaneously in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Sources have said it could take place as soon as October.
Australian Senate Committee Interim Report into FinTech & RegTech released
September 4, 2020--The Australian Senate Select Committee inquiry into FinTech and RegTech has released their interim report.
Investors see lower net returns from potential closet index funds
September 3, 2020--Singapore Exchange Ltd. is creating two new cryptocurrency indexes with the goal of setting the pricing standard for Bitcoin and Ethereum in Asia.
SGX's iEdge Bitcoin Index and iEdge Ethereum Index will use inputs from exchanges determined by CryptoCompare, according to the methodology.
The aim is for the gauges to become reference points for trading in those cryptocurrencies during Asian hours, according to SGX's Head of Index Services Simon Karaban.
U.S. financial firms like Citi and BlackRock make inroads into the Chinese market
September 2, 2002--Citi announced Wednesday it has become the first U.S. bank- and the first of the top 5 global custodians-to receive a domestic fund custody license from the China Securities Regulatory Commission.
The Chinese regulatory approval follows similar moves for other foreign financial institutions that have long wanted to expand their operations in the local market.
Tianjun Wu, deputy economist at The Economist Intelligence Unit, cautions that China still needs to prove its judicial system can support the development of a vibrant financial market.
SGX Index Edge to launch crypto indices in collaboration with CryptoCompare
September 1, 2020--First-of-its-kind collaboration in Asia-Pacific, specifically tailored for financial products in the region
New indices mark SGX Index Edge's entry into the digital currency asset class, further broadening the range of iEdge indices that are available to its customers
Singapore Exchange (SGX) is collaborating with UK-based cryptocurrency market data provider CryptoCompare, to launch crypto indices under the SGX iEdge index suite, namely the iEdge Bitcoin Index and iEdge Ethereum Index, as the first batch of such indices.
India's recovery to take time after economy shrinks 24% in June quarter
September 1, 2020--Economic slump adds pressure for further stimulus, rate cut
India's economy shrank by nearly a quarter in April-June, much more than forecast and pointing to a longer than previously expected recovery with analysts calling for further stimulus.
Consumer spending, private investments and exports all collapsed during the world's strictest lockdown imposed in late March to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and India -the world's fastest-growing large economy until a few years ago-now looks to be headed for its first full-year contraction since 1980.
BlackRock gets regulators' approval to set up China mutual fund unit
August 28, 2020--BlackRock (BLK.N) has become the first global asset manager to win regulatory approval to set up a mutual fund unit in China, as Beijing throws open its 17.7 trillion yuan ($2.58 trillion) sector.
The world's biggest asset manager by assets got the green light on Aug. 21 to form a wholly-owned subsidiary in Shanghai, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said on its website late on Friday.
