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Shanghai bourse to vie for more new listings
March 9, 2011--The bourse will also introduce new financial products such as cross-border exchange-traded funds (ETF) this year, but Geng declined to reveal the timetable for the launch of the product. It was reported that the bourse is proposing as many as 20 exchange-traded funds this year.
When asked about the stock exchange's plan to cooperate with foreign bourses, Geng said the exchange has no plan for mergers and acquisitions or forming alliances with overseas stock exchanges.
The bourse recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Brazilian stock exchange BM&F Bovespa, South Amercia's largest bourse.
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Source: People's Daily On-line
Bank Ownership and the Effects of Financial Liberalization: Evidence from India -IMF Working Paper
March 9, 2011--Do financial sector reforms necessarily result in expansion of credit to the private sector? How does bank ownership affect the availability of credit to the private sector? Empirical evidence is somewhat mixed on these issues. We use the Indian experience with liberalization of the financial sector to inform this debate. Using bank-level data from 1991-2007, we ask whether public and private banks deployed resources freed up by reduced state preemption to increase credit to the private sector.
We find that even after liberalization, public banks allocated a larger share of their assets to government securities than did private banks. Crucially, we also find that public banks were more responsive in allocating relatively more resources to finance the fiscal deficit even during periods when state pre-emption (measured in terms of the requirement to hold government securities as a share of assets) formally declined. These findings suggest that in developing countries, where alternative channels of financing may be limited, government ownership of banks, combined with high fiscal deficits, may limit the gains from financial liberalization.
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Source: IMF
HKEx Publishes Online Fact Book for 2010
March 9, 2011--Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has published its annual fact book on the HKEx website.
HKEx Fact Book 2010 presents a review of the securities and derivatives markets in 2010, as well as clearing and settlement information. It includes market indices’ movements, trading statistics and analysis, statistics based on the Hang Seng Industry Classification System, corporate actions of listed companies, fund-raising figures, historical statistics and results from surveys of the investing community.
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Source: Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx)
Taiwan isolated from mergers trend
March 9, 2011--The wave of consolidation sweeping global exchanges has yet to but in Taiwan, the futures exchange stands in splendid isolation from the trend.
Taiwan Futures Exchange (Taifex), is unlikely to be able to pursue tie-ups with other exchanges because of the country’s tight regulatory control and the exchange’s primarily local customer base, according to Taifex’s president, Steve Wang.
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Source: FT.com
Orix to be Japan's first renminbi bond issuer
March 9, 2011--Orix, a financial services company, is poised to become the first Japanese company to issue so-called “dim sum” bonds in Hong Kong, adding to the smattering of foreign banks and companies tapping the nascent renminbi market.
The company is expected to raise about Rmb400m ($61m) and is eyeing a maturity of two or three years, similar to other foreign issuers such as Caterpillar’s Rmb1bn bond issued in November Marketing started on Wednesday.
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Source: FT.com
Emerging Indonesia: lessons for middle-income countries
March 8, 2011 - Indonesia’s re-emergence as a middle-income country has brought several lessons which would be valuable to tap into for knowledge exchange among nations. In this spirit, the World Bank organized a series of seminars and knowledge events in Washington D.C. to capture lessons from the Indonesia story.
The “Emerging Indonesia” series started on February 23rd and spanned for two weeks until March 3rd. The event culminated in a cultural evening with performances from Bank staff member and the Indonesian community in the DC area.
In her opening speech during the Discussion Panel organized together with the US-Indonesia Society (USINDO) on February, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, World Bank Managing Director, emphasized the importance of middle income countries. By the Bank’s classification, some 100 countries fall in this category which now account for 69 percent of the world’s population and 41 percent of its economic output. She added that, “To be relevant to middle-income countries such as Indonesia, the World Bank must not only provide financing services, but also knowledge and convening services.”
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Source: World Bank
China announces ambitious clean energy plans for next five years
March 8, 2011--The Chinese government plans to build 235m kilowatts of power generation capacity from clean energy in the next five years, according to its latest draft Five-Year Plan
From 2011 to 2015, China plans to launch nuclear energy projects with a combined generation capacity of 40 million kw. In addition to boosting the construction of nuclear power plants in the coastal areas, new plants will be planned in central regions, according to the government's draft 12th Five-Year Plan.
The draft plan will be deliberated and approved by the country's national legislators at the Fourth Session of the 11th National People's Congress.
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Source: Xinhua
Indonesian traders enter global market
March 8, 2011--The Indonesia Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (ICDX) said domestic traders could now trade abroad on foreign exchanges – including CME Group and the New York Board of Trade – for the first time.
The move highlights how the barriers that have prevented local traders in Asia’s fast-growing commodity derivatives markets accessing trading opportunities abroad are coming down, as regulations are relaxed and technology is making connections easier.
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Source: FT.com
Dollarization in Cambodia: Causes and Policy Implications-IMF Working paper
March 4, 2011--Over the past decade, Cambodia has become Asia’s most dollarized economy. In contrast, dollarization in neighboring Lao P.D.R., Mongolia, and Vietnam has been either declining or broadly stable.
Somewhat paradoxically, growing dollarization in Cambodia has occurred against the backdrop of greater macroeconomic and political stability. The usual motive, currency substitution, does not appear to have been a factor. As the volume of dollars increased over the years, so has the volume of riel. A strong inward flow of dollars related to garments sector exports, tourism receipts, foreign direct investment, and aid, has benefitted the dollar based urban economy. The riel based rural economy has, however, lagged behind. Given international experience in de-dollarization, a carefully managed market based strategy, supported by a continued stable macroeconomic environment is essential for Cambodia’s de-dollarization.
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Source: IMF
SPDR® S&P500® ETF Trust to be Listed (managed by State Street Bank and Trust Company)
March 4, 2011--Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) approved the listing of "SPDR® S&P500® ETF Trust", managed by State Street Bank and Trust Company. The new ETF will be listed on Thursday, March 24, 2011.
Code 1557 (ISIN US78462F1030)
Name SPDR® S&P500® ETF Trust
Trading Unit 1 units
Underlying Index S&P 500
"SPDR® S&P500® ETF Trust" is listed on NYSE Arca and other exchanges. Created in 1993 as the first ETF in the US, it is now the world's largest ETF by net asset value. The underlying "S&P 500" consists of 500 large-cap issues listed on exchanges across the US and is widely used by institutional investors around the globe. With this listing, there will be a total of 101 ETFs listed on the Tokyo market. TSE will continue working to diversify the ETF market and improve the convenience of our market for all investors. Please refer to the page below for information on ETFs listed on TSE.
Source: Tokyo Stock Exchange
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