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FSA publishes English translation of Annual Supervisory Policies for Financial Instruments Business Operators, etc. for Program Year 2009
December 22, 2009--The FSA published today an English translation of “Annual Supervisory Policies for Financial Instruments Business Operators, etc. for Program Year 2009.”
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FSA publishes English translation of “Annual Supervisory Policies for Major Banks for Program Year 2009
December 22, 2009--The FSA published today an English translation of “Annual Supervisory Policies for Major Banks for Program Year 2009
Summary of Annual Supervisory Policies for Major Banks for Program Year 2009
Annual Supervisory Policies for Major Banks for Program Year 2009
FSA publishes English translation of “Annual Supervisory Policies for Regional Financial Institutions for Program Year 2009
December 22, 2009--The FSA published today an English translation of “Annual Supervisory Policies for Regional Financial Institutions for Program Year 2009.”
Summary of Annual Supervisory Policies for Regional Financial Institutions for Program Year 2009
Annual Supervisory Policies for Regional Financial Institutions for Program Year 2009
India To Develop 60 Solar Cities To Reduce Dependence On Conventional Energy
December 22, 2009-- India has approved, in-principle, 34 cities in the country to be developed as Solar Cities.
The states from which these cities will be chosen come from around the country. They include Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh,
Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamilnadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Kerala.
Proposals from the other states have not yet been received.
The proposals had been invited from all the states based on certain guidelines. The approval was given after considering whether the cities met the criteria.
China aims for 2010 GDP growth of 8 pct, minister says
December 21, 2009--China’s government is targeting 8 percent growth next year as the global economy recovers, the country’s industry minister said Monday.
“Based on the economic growth target of about 8 percent, set by the central government, we aim for industrial output growth at about 11 percent,” said Li Yizhong in a webcast on his ministry’s site.
Li’s comment was the first indication of Beijing’s 2010 growth target, a figure that usually is released after the start of the year. The annual target has been set at 8 percent for several years, though growth has exceeded that.
China banks need $73 bln capital in 2010 - regulator
December 21. 2009--Chinese banks may need to raise about 500 billion yuan ($73 billion) from the capital markets next year as rapidly expanding loans weaken their financial strength, a senior banking regulator said, marking the first official estimate of banks' near-term fund-raising.
Li Fuan, a director at the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC), told a forum over the weekend the figure included 100 billion to 200 billion yuan for Agricultural Bank of China, which is preparing for an initial public offering.
Publication of ''the Draft Blueprint for the Development of Institutional Frameworks Pertaining to Financial and Capital Markets''
December 18, 2009--On December 17, 2009, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) published''the Draft Blueprint for the Development of Institutional Frameworks Pertaining to Financial and Capital Markets''.
view Main Points of the Draft Blueprint for the Development of Institutional Frameworks Pertaining to Financial and Capital Markets
In addition, FSA invites public opinion (written in Japanese) on this Draft Framework. Details can be found here (Japanese)
DB Index Research -- Weekly ETF Reports -- Asia-Pacific
December 16, 2009--Highlights
Market Overview
There are 197 equity based ETFs in the Asia Pacific region with 256 listings across 12 countries and 15 exchanges. Japan has the largest market share by AUM accounting for 41.53% of the whole market, whilst China has the largest market share by turnover with 53.37%.
There were two new listings in the last week. Simplex Asset Management listed one new Equity ETF in Tokyo SE and China Southern Fund Management listed one new Equity ETF in Shenzhen Stock Exchange (
Turnover
Monthly average daily turnover rose 7.3% in the last week. Turnover for the previous week was USD 1206m. The largest ETF by turnover was the China 50 ETF issued by China Asset Management with USD 339m accounting for 28.1% of total turnover.
Assets Under Management
AUM declined 1.9% in the previous week. AUM as of Dec 14th were USD 61.4bn. The largest ETF by AUM is the iShares Asia Trust - iShares FTSE/Xinhua A50 China Tracker, managed by Blackrock Fund Advisors (formerly BGI), with AUM of USD 6.4bn.
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Publication of the “Report by the Roundtable Committee on Fundamental Issues of the Financial System Council
December 16, 2009--Beginning in July 2009, the Roundtable Committee on Fundamental Issues of the Financial System Council held eight sessions of deliberations on what Japan's financial system should be like in the future in light of the global financial crisis.
Based on these deliberations, the Roundtable Committee compiled and published a report entitled, “Designing the Japanese Financial System in Light of the Global Financial Crisis” on December 9, 2009.
Custom FTSE Value-Stocks China Index to be used as basis of first ETF listed by Sensible Asset Management Hong Kong
November 15, 2009--FTSE Group (FTSE), the global index provider, was selected by Value Partners Index Services Limited (“Value Partners”) to build the FTSE Value-Stocks China Index as a custom index solution for the first Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) to be listed by Sensible Asset Management Hong Kong Limited (SAMHK)*.
Paul Hoff, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, FTSE Group said, “FTSE indices are increasingly selected by the investment community as the basis of ETFs globally. With FTSE’s enhanced custom capabilities, we are able to provide unique solutions such as the FTSE Value-Stocks China Index. We expect to see an increasing number of custom requests as managers develop ETFs and other products with new themes or underlying strategies into the Asian market, and are responding with our strengthened custom team.”
The FTSE Value-Stocks China Index, which will be used as the basis for the Value China ETF, combines FTSE’s strengths in index design and calculation with the bespoke, value-based stock selection methodology developed by Value Partners. The resulting index captures the performance of 25 quality value stocks amongst liquid and tradable Chinese companies listed on the Hong Kong exchange including H Shares, Red Chips and P Chips.
For more information about FTSE’s award-winning indexing services please visit www.ftse.com
