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KIM Launches Semiconductor ETF Tracking Solactive Index
November 15, 2022--The increasing demand for computing products and mobile devices, as well as the growing interest in electric cars and home appliances, mainly built on artificial intelligence developments, lead to a vast potential in the semiconductor industry. The sector has grown by more than 20% to around $600 billion in 2021 and is forecast to have an aggregate annual growth from 6% to 8% up to 2030[1], according to an analysis by McKinsey & Company.
The document shows that the result is a $1-trillion-dollar industry by the end of the decade. Envisaging this potential, Korea Investment Management launches the KIM ACE Solactive Global Semiconductor TOP4 ETF, tracking the Solactive Global Semiconductor Top 4 Plus Index, offering investors a balanced exposure to semiconductor industry based on four major classifications: memory semiconductors, non-memory semiconductors, foundry services, and semiconductor equipment. This index is a representation of securities that have business operations in the global semiconductor industry.
Blackrock shelves China bond ETF
November 12, 2022--Blackrock Inc has put off the launch of an exchange traded fund (ETF) that invests in Chinese bonds, amid growing tensions between Washington and Beijing, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.
The world's largest money manager, as "indefinitely" shelved the ETF, the newspaper said, citing people familiar with the decision.
According to one of the people, the move was made in part because of concerns about a backlash in Washington against bankrolling the Chinese government with U.S. capital, the report said.
JPMorgan lists first ETFs on Aussie sharemarket
November 10, 2022--JPMorgan Asset Management will list two global equities funds on the Australian Securities Exchange as the Wall Street giant seeks to counter the surging flow of money to passive index funds Down Under.
The JPMorgan Equity Premium Income Active ETF (JEPI) and JPMorgan Global Research Enhanced Index Equity Active ETF (JREG) products are expected to begin trading on the local market on Thursday.
Hong Kong Looks At Authorizing Crypto ETFs
November 7, 2022--Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission looks set to allow the launch of exchange traded funds tracking cryptocurrency futures for retail investors, citing the increasing sophistication of investor safeguards.
Julia Leung, deputy chief executive and executive director of intermediaries at the SFC, said the regulator was "actively looking to set up a regime to authorise ETFs that provide mainstream virtual assets with appropriate investor guardrails".
Asian ETF cross-listings 'remove frictions'
November 3, 2022--DWS's use of ICSD clearing model offers prospect of reduced costs and more choice for investors
The launch of a suite of DWS cross-listed exchange traded funds in Hong Kong and Singapore could be game changing for Asian investors, market participants say, offering the prospect of reduced costs and more choice.
The excitement in the industry does not revolve around the funds themselves- which, apart from one MSCI USA swap Ucits ETF, offer Hong Kong and Singapore investors more exposure in Asian markets albeit via Ucits ETFs-but instead over the way settlement and clearing will be handled.
Hong Kong proposes allowing retail trade in cryptocurrencies
October 31, 2022--Hong Kong's government has proposed allowing retail investors to trade in cryptocurrencies and crypto exchange-traded funds-a move it hopes will help it rebuild its fintech hub status.
The city, which previously proposed limiting crypto trade to professional investors, has seen planned rules for digital assets heavily criticised for stifling innovation, prompting a slew of start-ups to move to other markets such as Singapore and Dubai.
Indonesia considers OPEC-style cartel for battery metals
October 30, 2022--World's largest nickel producer exploring governance structure similar to that used by oil group
Indonesia is studying the establishment of an Opec-like cartel for nickel and other key battery metals, highlighting the geopolitical confidence of nations that are rich in resources needed to make electric cars.
Bahlil Lahadalia, the country's investment minister, said Jakarta was looking at mechanisms similar to those used by Opec, the group of 13 oil-producing nations, that could be employed in the supply of metals that are central to the energy transition.
IMF Working Paper-Monetary Policy Communication and Financial Markets in India
October 28, 2022--Summary:
Forward-looking monetary policy communication has become a key element of flexible inflation-targeting regimes across advanced and emerging market economies. The Reserve Bank of India's implementation of a flexible inflation targeting framework since 2016 has been supported by a broad set of communication tools, more recently aided by policy innovations such as forward guidance on policy rates and, asset purchases, increasing the predictability of monetary policy.
A review of the recent innovations of monetary policy communications during the initial waves of the pandemic suggests forward guidance likely played a key role in moderating uncertainty and supporting some asset prices. We also find that the relationship between monetary policy surprises and yields for government and corporate securities across all maturities are positive and statistically significant. The results support an important role for monetary policy communication in guiding market expectations about the monetary policy stance, including the likely path of policy interest rates.
Asia and the World Face Growing Risks From Economic Fragmentation
October 27, 2022--Policymakers must act decisively to avoid the harm from fraying ties, and ensure trade remains an engine of growth
Geopolitical tensions have raised the prospect that strategic competition and national security concerns may trump the shared economic benefits of global trade.
Interdependencies between economies mean that such a prospect would be very costly, especially for Asia. For example, about half of the imports in the United States and a third in Europe come from Asia. And, in turn, Asian countries account for almost half of global demand for key commodities.
In our latest Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and the Pacific, we document worrying early signs of fragmentation and provide evidence of the potential consequences of dissolving global trade links.
UOB Asset Management launches Singapore-China feeder ETF
October 25, 2022--Fund offers investors access to Shenzhen-listed Ping An ChiNext ETF
UOB Asset Management has teamed up with its Chinese joint venture partner Ping An Fund Management to roll out the first master-feeder exchange traded fund operating between the Singapore and Shenzhen stock exchanges.
The launch comes amid persistent volatility and plunging valuations in the China A-shares market this year, as a result of China's strict zero-Covid policy and regulatory clampdowns in technology, property and other sectors.
