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FSA publishes the third progress report on its efforts toward “Better Regulation"
September 17, 2009--On July 13, 2009, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) published the third progress report on its efforts toward Better Regulation-view report
The FSA has been engaged in an initiative to improve the quality of financial regulation (Better Regulation) since the summer of 2007.
Since then, the global financial market turmoil triggered by the U.S. subprime mortgage problem developed into a world-wide financial crisis, in particular, following the collapse of a major U.S. investment bank, Lehman Brothers, in September 2008. Amid the drastically changing environment for financial regulation, the FSA has strived to accurately grasp and analyze the current situation, and has implemented various types of measures in a short period of time, keeping its viewpoints regarding “Better Regulation” in mind when carrying out crisis response measures.
During this past year, the FSA has continued its own initiatives to further promote Better Regulation in conducting inspection and supervision, and to move ahead with it into the future.
This report reaffirms the significance of Better Regulation amid the changing environment for financial regulation based on an examination of the crisis response measures, and describes the progress made with regard to the FSA's efforts for Better Regulation in inspection and supervision between May 2008 and July 2009.
In compiling this report, the second questionnaire survey was conducted on the entities subject to supervision by the FSA.
Wealthtrac launches ETFs on super master trust
September 16, 2009--ETFs have been added as investment options within Wealthtrac’s superannuation master trust for the first time.
The funds are the iShares MSCI EAFE, iShares MSCI Emerging Markets, iShares S&P Global 100, iShares S&P 500, SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Fund and the SPDR S&P/ASX 50 Fund.
Wealthtrac head of distribution Matt Johnson said the six funds offer planners a broad spectrum of the different asset classes in the Australian and international equities market.
DB Index Research -- Weekly ETF Reports -- Asia-Pacific
September 15, 2009--Highlights
Market Overview
There are 183 equity based ETFs in the Asia Pacific region with 239 listings across
12 countries and 15 exchanges. Japan has the largest market share by AUM
accounting for 42.11% of the whole market, whilst China has the largest market
share by turnover with 49.59%.
There were no new ETFs listed in the previous week.
Turnover
Monthly average daily turnover declined 4.3% in the last week. Turnover for the
previous week was USD 1431m. The largest ETF by turnover was the China 50
ETF issued by China Asset Management with USD 424m accounting for 29.6% of
total turnover.
Assets Under Management
AUM remained at about the same level in the previous week. AUM as of Sep 14th
were USD 60.2bn. The largest ETF by AUM is the TOPIX ETF, managed by
Nomura Asset Management, with AUM of USD 6.7bn.
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NASDAQ OMX Selected as Technology Provider to Osaka Securities Exchange
September 15, 2009--The
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced it has been
selected as exchange technology provider to the Osaka Securities
Exchange (OSE). OSE, the premier Japanese derivatives and securities
exchange, will deploy a NASDAQ OMX-based platform for derivatives
trading. Implementation of the new system is underway and scheduled for
launch in the first quarter of 2011.
"We are honored to be selected as system provider to OSE, marking our
second market technology customer in Japan," said Lars Ottersgard,
Senior Vice President, NASDAQ OMX Market Technology. "This is the
result of a strong and close partnership with both OSE and NTT Data. We
are focused on delivering a cutting-edge trading system ready for
launch in 2011."
OSK-UOB launches ETF-linked fund
September 15, 2009-OSK-UOB Unit Trust Management Bhd, a subsidiary of OSK Investment Bank Bhd has launched a new fund that invests in a basket of exchange traded funds (ETF), which will provide exposure to sectors and markets that are expected to benefit from the economic policies and stimulus packages of governments globally
Dubbed “OSK-UOB Global Stimulus Fund”, the fund has an approved size of 400 million units, priced at 50 sen.
The initial minimum investment amount is RM1,000 and its minimum top-up is RM100.
The offer period will end on October 5.
