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DB Index Research -- Weekly ETF Reports -- Asia - Pacific
February 17, 2010--Highlights
Market Overview
There are 203 equity based ETFs in the Asia Pacific region with 268 listings across 12 countries and 15 exchanges. Japan has the largest market share by AUM accounting for 39.79% of the whole market, whilst China has the largest market share by turnover with 42.83%.
There was one new listing in the last week. MAPS Investment Management Co listed one new ETF in Korea Stock Exchange.
Turnover
Monthly average daily turnover declined 19.9% in the last week. Turnover for the previous week was USD 876m. The largest ETF by turnover was the China 50 ETF issued by China Asset Management with USD 224m accounting for 25.5% of total turnover.
Assets Under Management
AUM rose 2.4% in the previous week. AUM as of Feb 15th were USD 59.9bn. The largest ETF by AUM is the TOPIX ETF managed by Nomura Asset Management with AUM of USD 6.1bn.
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Source: Aram Flores and Shan Lan -DB Index Research
China fund in private equity push
February 17, 2010--China Investment Corp, Beijing’s sovereign wealth fund, has agreed to invest $1.5bn in the private equity secondary market through custom accounts with three of the biggest specialists in buying second-hand buy-out and venture capital fund interests.
Lexington Partners, Goldman Sachs and Pantheon Ventures have each agreed to manage $500m for CIC through special accounts, which are to be kept separate from their main funds, according to people familiar with the agreements.
The move is the biggest injection of capital into the secondary market.
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Source: FT.com
China loses some of its taste for U.S. Treasuries
February 17, 2010--China has cut its stockpile of U.S. Treasuries in recent months, an indication that Beijing may be willing to act on fears about Washington's stewardship of the economy by unloading U.S. debt.
The reduction comes amid a recent flare-up in tensions between China and the United States on issues ranging from trade to currency policy and human rights. But before investors hit the panic button about the future of the Treasuries market, China's moves should be seen in a wider context.
China's selling of U.S. government debt only goes part way to reversing its vast purchases of Treasuries at the height of the global financial crisis last year as investors piled into safer assets. And because Beijing sometimes uses accounts in London and elsewhere, it's hard to get a clear picture of its buying.
Moreover, the dollar's rally over the last three months may rekindle Beijing's appetite.
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Source: Reuters
Oil near $75; demand eyed
February 16, 2010--Oil prices rose to near $75 a barrel on Tuesday in Asia as investors looked for signs of improving global crude demand amid light holiday trading.
Benchmark crude for March delivery was up 84c at $74.97 a barrel at late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. With markets closed on Monday in the US for the Presidents Day holiday, the contract last settled on Friday, falling $1.15 to $74.13.
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Source: FIN 24
Japan still world’s No. 2 economy
February 15, 2010--Japan held its title as the world’s second-biggest economy after fourth-quarter growth beat expectations and kept the country just ahead of a surging China.
Real gross domestic product grew at an annual pace of 4.6 percent in the October-December period, the government said Monday. The average forecast of 15 economists polled by The Associated Press was annualized growth of 3.4 percent. Japan’s nominal GDP for the 2009 calendar year came to about $5.1 trillion, topping China’s domestic output of $4.9 trillion.
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Source: Todays Zaman
Goldman Sachs Economist Sees China Revaluing Yuan
February 15, 2010--China could be about to allow its currency to strengthen by as much as 5 percent to slow down the country's fast-growing economy, Goldman Sachs' chief economist was quoted as saying on Sunday.
"I have a strong opinion that they're close to moving the exchange rate," Jim O'Neill told Bloomberg. "Something's brewing. It could happen anytime."
The news service said O'Neill believes China may allow the yuan to rise as much as 5 percent in a one-time revaluation and to then trade within a bigger band or against a larger basket of currencies.
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Source: Reuters
Benchmark MF unveils Hang Seng BeES
February 15, 2010--Benchmark Mutual Fund has launched Hang Seng Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme — an open-ended scheme tracking Hang Seng index.
“We have launched an Indian ETF proposed to be listed on the National Stock Exchange capital market segment to give international exposure. This open-ended scheme will provide domestic investors an exposure to companies that constitute the Hang Seng,” Benchmark Mutual Funds Executive Director, Rajan Mehta told reporters here. The new issue is open for subscription from February 15 and closes on February 24, 2010. Hang Seng Index was launched on November 24, 1969, and is one of the earliest stock market indices in Hong Kong. It is widely recognized as the barometer of the Hong Kong stock market.
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Source: IndianExpress.com
China and India - the Asian gold-buying phenomenon
The ever growing purchasing power of the Chinese and Indian general populations throws bearish fundamental analyses of the gold market into disarray.
February 15, 2010--China and India are the world's two largest consumers of gold - and the former is the world's largest gold miner. To many the future path of the gold price is inextricably related to the world's two most highly populated nations, both of which are undergoing internal growth at a phenomenal rate in comparison with anything Western nations are able to achieve - even in a major turn round from the recent recession. And such a turnaround seems increasingly far away.
What is particularly important for gold market followers is that both nations' populations seem to have an inbuilt propensity to hold gold. For India this has always been the case. For the Chinese it is a more recent phenomenon, perhaps because it is only recently that much of the general populace has had the wherewithal to invest, but basically it is a desire which is prevalent throughout virtually all Far Asian nation states.
DB Index Research -- Weekly ETF Reports - Asia-Pacific
Assets Under Management To request a copy of the report Rakuten Securities launches db x-trackers ETFs to Japanese retail investors
Among the international ETFs RSI has marketed since May 2007, it has continued to expand its product line-up of index funds tracking developed markets indices, such as the Dow 30 and S&P 500, to also include ETFs tracking emerging markets and commodities. read more
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February 11, 2010--Market Overview
There are 202 equity based ETFs in the Asia Pacific region with 267 listings across 12 countries and 15 exchanges. Japan has the largest market share by AUM accounting for 38.47% of the whole market, whilst China has the largest market share by turnover with 44.95%.
There were no new listings in the last week.
Turnover
Monthly average daily turnover rose 2.1% in the last week. Turnover for the previous week was USD 1093m. The largest ETF by turnover was the China 50 ETF issued by China Asset Management with USD 300m accounting for 27.4% of total turnover.
AUM declined 1.6% in the previous week. AUM as of Feb 8th were USD 58.5bn. The largest ETF by AUM is the TOPIX ETF managed by Nomura Asset Management with AUM of USD 6.1bn.
Source: Aram Flores and Shan Lan -DB Index Research
February 11, 2010--Rakuten Securities has launched and commenced the marketing of six listed Chinese exchange-traded funds structured and developed by Deutsche Bank under its db x-trackers series to Japanese retail investors.
Rakuten Securities has provided US and Chinese equity products since 1999 and 2003 respectively, and has continued to expand its product line-up.
Source: ETF Express
