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FTSE Russell index selected for first infrastructure ETF traded on ASX
April 3, 2019--FTSE Developed Core Infrastructure 50/50 Index licensed by VanEck Australia
First infrastructure index-linked ETF traded on the Australian Securities Exchange
Index captures 155 infrastructure stocks representing the world's Developed Markets
FTSE Russell, the global index provider, announces that VanEck Australia, one of Australia's prominent providers of exchange traded products, has chosen to license the FTSE Developed Core Infrastructure 50/50 Index for its latest Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), the VanEck Vectors FTSE Global Infrastructure (Hedged) ETF.
Last year, after consultation with key market practitioners, the FTSE Infrastructure Index Series was expanded to include the 50/50 indexes, which provide an industry-defined interpretation of infrastructure and adjust the exposure to certain infrastructure sub-sectors.
BetaShares-Market Trends: April 2019
April 3, 3019--Property gains on lower rates
Australian listed property was the best performing of our seven major asset classes* in March, benefiting from a steep drop in global bond yields as central banks moved back to a more neutral policy stance.
Indeed, Australian bonds were the second best performing asset class as expectations grew that the Reserve Bank would eventually cut interest rates, which contributed to a decline in local 10-year bonds yields from 2.1% to 1.8%.
Australian equities posted solid gains, albeit somewhat weaker than in February as financial stocks gave back some of their strong gains following the Hayne Royal Commission.
19-076MR ASIC re-issues practical guidance for foreign financial services providers in Information Sheet 157
April 3, 2019--ASIC has today re-issued Information Sheet 157 Foreign financial services providers-practical guidance (INFO 157) for foreign financial services providers (FFSPs) seeking to provide financial services only to wholesale clients in Australia.
FFSPs regulated by certain overseas regulators who wish to provide financial services to wholesale clients in Australia can rely on 'class' relief, provided certain conditions are met. To do so, they need to notify us that they wish to rely on this relief.
FTSE Russell index selected for global
real estate ETF traded on ASX
April 2, 2019--FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed ex Australia Rental in AUD Hedged Net Tax Index licensed by VanEck Australia
Australia's first AUD hedged international property ETF
Index captures 305 REITs representing the world's Developed markets
FTSE Russell, the global index, analytics and data provider, announces that VanEck Australia has chosen to license the FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed ex Australia Rental in AUD Hedged Net Tax Index for its latest Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), the VanEck Vectors FTSE International Property (Hedged) ETF.
The ETF has today listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
The FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed ex Australia Rental in AUD Hedged Net Tax Index, is part of the market-leading, FTSE EPRA Nareit Global Real Estate Index Series. The index represents the performance of eligible listed real estate stocks where the company,s rental revenue from investment properties is greater than or equal to 70% of total revenue.
Philippines to Sustain Strong Growth amidst Local and Global Uncertainties
April 1, 2019--Investing in human capital is key to ensuring more inclusive growth in the long-run
Amidst lingering global and local uncertainties, the Philippine economy is poised to grow at 6.4 percent in 2019 and 6.5 percent in 2020 and 2021, according to the Philippines Economic Update (PEU) released here today by the World Bank.
These new estimates are lower than the previous World Bank forecasts of 6.5 percent growth in 2019 and 6.6 percent in 2020 released in January this year, owing to several factors including the delay in the 2019 budget approval and the slowing down of global trade that can lead to weaker demand for Philippine exports.
NSE to have SGX's Nifty trade routed via Gift City soon
April 1, 2019--As per the arrangement, SGX will enrol as a client of NSE in Gift City.
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) have finalised an agreement that will result in trades done in Nifty and Bank Nifty futures contracts in the island nation being executed in International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), Gift City, Gujarat. Both the exchanges have submitted their plans to the capital market regulators of India and Singapore and are expecting their proposals to be cleared in the next one month, said two people privy to the development.
BetaShares-Super Tuesday
April 1, 2019--Week in Review
Global equities recovered somewhat last week, perhaps encouraged by the fact that while most global growth indicators have softened in recent months, they're overall still consistent with at least moderate growth (i.e. no recession) and low inflation.
Central banks are also not deaf, with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand becoming the latest to turn dovish-indicating the next move in rates would now likely be down. Bond yields continued to edge lower, with the US market now fully pricing a Fed rate cut by year-end!
Against this backdrop, one positive report last week was a better than expected improvement in Germany's key IFO business sentiment indicator in March. The final estimate of US Q4 annualised GDP growth was also reasonable, revealing a close-to-trend pace of 2.2%.
SET gears up towards collaborative digital asset platform for Thailand's new opportunities
March 27, 2019--The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is developing a
"Collaborative Digital Asset Platform" for the Thai capital market. Today, SET
engaged stakeholders by organizing a special forum gathering over 100
stakeholders to exchange ideas on the digital asset ecosystem development.
The prototype of the platform will be ready later this year.
SET President Pakorn Peetathawatchai said the digital asset platform will be a key stepping stone for The Stock Exchange of Thailand to embrace new technological developments. SET will leverage the new technology to move the Thai capital market towards the next phase of the digitalization with the aim to (1) promote stakeholder collaboration (2) broaden access (3) increase security and (4) enhance efficiency.
A crypto venture is launching a tokenized version of the stock market
March 27, 2019--UMA, a smart contracts platform, is bringing the S&P 500 to the blockchain with the launch of a new ERC20 token that'll represent ownership in the largest 500 companies in U.S. financial markets, the company announced Wednesday.
UMA, an entity affiliated with Risk Labs, a Two Sigma Ventures-backed firm, also said the new token would trade on Beijing-based decentralized exchange DDEX, to start. MakerDao, the firm behind stable coin DAI, is also involved in the new token, per the release. Investors looking to buy the token are required to purchase it with DAI.
Hang Seng Indexes Licenses Fullgoal Fund to Use Hang Seng China Enterprises Index as Basis for ETF
March 26, 2019--Hang Seng Indexes Licenses Fullgoal Fund to Use Hang Seng China Enterprises Index as Basis for ETF Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited ('Hang Seng Indexes') has licensed the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index('HSCEI') to Fullgoal Fund Management Co., Ltd. ('Fullgoal Fund') to serve as the underlying index for the creation of an exchange-traded fund ('ETF').
The ETF was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on 26 March 2019
Comprised of large-cap mainland China enterprises listed in Hong Kong, the HSCEI is a barometer of the China market in Hong Kong. The HSCEI has 50 constituents: 40 H-shares and 10 Red-chips and P-chips.
