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China local governments flood market with $179bn in bonds
April 12, 2019--The efforts come as China faces its slowest rate of economic growth in almost three decades. Small banks around the country are grappling with unprecedented levels of bad debt and a record number of local government companies have experienced defaults.
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Australian Multi Factor
April 12, 2019---Vanguard Australia Multi factorVanguard Australia is punching another notch into its actively managed belt, listing Australia's first multi-factor global ETF.
The Vanguard Global Multi-factor Active ETF (Managed Fund) (VGMF) will hold a basket of global shares and attempt to outperform its market weighted counterparts. It will do so by targeting three factors: value, quality and momentum.
BetaShares Australian ETF Review-March 2019
April 10, 2019--AUSSIE! AUSSIE! AUSSIE!
The Australian ETF industry finished the first quarter strongly, recording 13% growth for the quarter to reach a fresh high
The industry ended March at a record $46.1B, with its market cap increasing by 2.9% (+$1.3B) over the month
Trading activity was also very strong, with the monthly trading level of $3.6B being the second highest on record (October 2018, or "Shock-tober", remains the month with the highest trading level at $3.9B)
The majority of the industry's growth this month (60%) came from net new money of ˜ $760m, with the remainder coming from continued asset value appreciation as markets rallied
No new products were launched this month, in what has been one of the quietest quarters for some time in terms of product development.
SGX reports market statistics for March 2019
April 10, 2019--Derivatives volume hit record high during first quarter of 2019, reaching daily average volume of more than 1 million contracts per quarter for the first time
Securities daily average value rose compared to preceding quarter, led by higher turnover in IT and REIT sectors
Singapore Exchange (SGX) today released its market statistics for March 2019.
Risk management was a major theme during the month, with commodity supply disruptions in Brazil and Australia spurring hedging demand for iron ore. Positive investor sentiment also drove market activity, with SGX’s equity-index futures volume achieving a record high of 18.6 million contracts in March, as portfolio investors managed their exposure to the Chinese and Japanese stock benchmarks.
ASX-Investment Products Monthly Update-March 2019
April 7, 2019--Despite not adding any new Investment Products in the month of March 2019, Total Assets Under Management of all Investment Products increased by 3.7% over the month of March 2019, from 300.20bn at 28 February 2019 to 311.42bn at 29 March 2019.
March 2019 saw growth in Assets under Management in ETPs (up 3.0%), mFunds (up 3.2%), LICs & LITs (up 0.5%), A-REITs (up 5.2%) and Infrastructure Funds (up 3.3%) on a month on month basis.
South Asia Needs More Exports to Maintain Growth
April 7, 2019--South Asia holds on to its top spot as the world's fastest growing region, with growth set to step up to 7.0 percent in 2019, then 7.1 percent in 2020 and 2021, but the region needs to increase its exports to sustain its high growth and reach its full economic potential, says the World Bank in its twice-a-year regional economic update.
The latest edition of the South Asia Economic Focus, Exports Wanted, finds that the region's growth, while still robust, is mainly driven by domestic demand, which in turn swelled imports and far outstripped exports, further widening trade gaps and current account deficits, and triggering currency depreciation in some countries.
view the World Bank-South Asia Economic Focus-Spring 2019 Exports Wanted
South Asia Needs More Exports to Maintain Growth view the World Bank South Asia Economic Focus Spring 2019 Exports Wanted IMF Working Paper-Household Debt, Consumption, and Monetary Policy in Australia view the IMF Working Paper-Household Debt, Consumption, and Monetary Policy in Australia BSE, India INX become first Indian exchanges to sign MoU with Moscow Exchange
The exchange companies have agreed to the secondment of senior personnel to enhance understanding of activities in each other's market Cambodia and Singapore strengthen cooperation in FinTech Innovation
April 7, 2019 – South Asia holds on to its top spot as the world's fastest growing region, with growth set to step up to 7.0 percent in 2019, then 7.1 percent in 2020 and 2021, but the region needs to increase its exports to sustain its high growth and reach its full economic potential, says the World Bank in its twice-a-year regional economic update.
The latest edition of the South Asia Economic Focus, Exports Wanted, finds that the region's growth, while still robust, is mainly driven by domestic demand, which in turn swelled imports and far outstripped exports, further widening trade gaps and current account deficits, and triggering currency depreciation in some countries.
April 5, 2019--Summary:
This paper discusses the evolution of the household debt in Australia and finds that while higher-income and higher-wealth households tend to have higher debt, lower-income households may become more vulnerable to rising debt service over time. Then, the paper analyzes the impact of a monetary policy shock on households’ current consumption and durable expenditures depending on the level of household debt.
The results corroborate other work that households’ response to monetary policy shocks depends on their debt and income levels. In particular, households with higher debt tend to reduce their current consumption and durable expenditures more than other households in response to a contractionary monetary policy shocks. However, households with low debt may not respond to monetary policy shocks, as they hold more interest-earning assets.
April 5, 2019--BSE (earlier known as Bombay Stock Exchange) and India International Exchange (India INX) have signed a memorandum of understanding with Moscow Exchange (MOEX) to connect investor community and companies in both countries besides allowing a capital formation platform.
BSE and India INX are the first Indian exchanges to enter into the MoU with Moscow exchange.
April 4, 2019--The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation in FinTech innovation between both countries.
Under the MOU, both countries will share information on emerging market trends and developments in FinTech, as well as regulatory issues pertaining to innovation in financial services. The two authorities will work together to conduct joint training sessions to share expertise to foster cross-border cooperation.
