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Japanese pension funds embrace alternative investments
July 8, 2018-- Appetite among Japanese pension funds for alternative investments has hit a new peak at the same time as bond allocations have sunk to a..
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Source: FT.com
SGX reports market statistics for June 2018
July 6, 2018--Positive performance in the equity markets, with SDAV up 14% y-o-y and growth in market turnover value of ETFs, structured warrants and DLCs.
SGX USD/CNH Futures volume from January to June 2018 reached US$194 billion, surpassing 2017 full-year volume of US$190 billion.
Securities
Total Securities market turnover value was at S$24.3 billion, down 14% month-on-month (m-o-m) and up 9% year-on-year (y-o-y), over 20 trading days. There were 21 trading days in May 2018 and 21 in June 2017.
Securities daily average value (SDAV) was S$1.21 billion, down 10% m-o-m and up 14% y-o-y.
Market turnover value of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) was S$231 million, down 2% m-o-m and up 16% y-o-y.
Market turnover value of structured warrants and Daily Leveraged Certificates (DLCs) was S$1.70 billion, up 22% m-o-m and up 45% y-o-y*.
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Source: SGX
Flow Traders gains approval for HFT business in Japan
July 3, 2018--Regulatory approval means Flow Traders can participate in the Japan Exchange Group's ETF market maker scheme.
High-frequency trading (HFT) firm Flow Traders has been handed formal regulatory approval in Japan to operate a high-speed trading business.
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Source: Flow Traders
China's yuan continues to fall, sparking comparisons to 2015 rout
July 3, 2018--The yuan continued its slump on Tuesday amid fears of a U.S.-China trade war.
The onshore and offshore yuan crossed the 6.7 per dollar level for the first time since August 2017.
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Source: CNBC.com
ETFGI reports assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in Japan reached record high of US$311 billion at the end of May 2018
July 2, 2018--ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Japan reached a record US$311 billion at the end of May 2018. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
Highlights
Assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Japan reached $311 Bn at the end of May 2018.
In May 2018, ETFs and ETPs listed in Japan gathered net inflows of $1.15 Bn, the second lowest inflows since October 2017.
May 2018 also marked the 7th consecutive month of net inflows into ETFs/ETPs listed in Japan.
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Source: ETFGI
ETFGI reports ETFs and ETPs listed in Asia Pacific ex-Japan gathered net inflows of US$3.86 billion during May 2018
July 2, 2018--ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) gathered US$3.86 billion in net inflows during May 2018; the 7th consecutive month of positive flows.
Year-to-date net inflows for 2018 reached US$17.7 Bn at the end of May, compared to US$4.72 Bn in net outflows at this point last year. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
Highlights
Net new assets gathered by ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific ex-Japan were $3.86 Bn in May.
May 2018 marked the 7th consecutive month of net inflows into ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific ex-Japan.
Assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in in Asia Pacific ex-Japan increased by 1.02%, or $1.85 Bn, during May.
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Source: ETFGI
"FIRE!"- Understanding the Financial Independence, Retire Early movement
July 27, 2018--There's this movement I've been hearing a lot about lately called FIRE' which stands for "Financial Independence, Retire Early". The acronym intrigued me and initially I was curious as to whether it was another get rich quick scheme. Far from it, FIRE is a slow burn. For those that haven't read about it yet, I thought I would provide a short intro.
Basically, the movement centres around three lifestyle adjustments in the belief they will assist to achieve 'FIRE'.
Frugality
This is by far the most fundamental aspect of FIRE. The FIRE movement advocates that someone who aspires to retire early must go to great lengths to budget and reduce normal consumption.
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Source: BetaShares
AUD/USD-where to from here?
June 27, 2018--The Australian dollar has traded a wide up-trending range against the $US since early 2016, though appears to have broken below this range more recently. This note provides an updated valuation framework to explain recent $A behavior. The model also suggests that, under reasonable assumptions, the $A could test US71c by year-end.
$A-breaking its range
As seen in the chart below, the Australian dollar has tended to push higher since early 2016, touching just over US80c in January this year. Since then the $A has tended to decline, and recently broke below trend-line support around US76c, and is now down to around US74c. What caused this decline, and will it continue?
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Source: BetaShares
SGX launches rules for listing of dual class shares companies
June 26, 2018--Singapore Exchange (SGX) today introduced rules that make possible the listing of companies with dual class shares (DCS) structures as Singapore gears up for the New Economy.
"SGX today joins global exchanges in Canada, Europe and the US where companies led by founder-entrepreneurs who require funding for a rapid ramp-up of the business while retaining the ability to execute on a long-term strategy, are able to list. Investors who understand and agree with the business model and management of DCS companies will also have more choice," said Loh Boon Chye, CEO of SGX.
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Source: SGX
China stocks officially in bear territory, lose market cap bigger than Canada's entire economy
June 26, 2018--Trade war tensions 'create bad sentiment for the market as a whole
Shanghai's benchmark stock index plunged to its lowest level in two years, driving Asia's largest equity bourse down into official bear market territory, as concerns about a trade war with the United States sent investors scurrying to extract funds from equities.
Overall, Chinese stocks have lost about US$1.6 trillion in total value-more than the size of Canada's entire economy' since a high in January,...
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Source: South China Morning Post
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