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Bankers question Asean passport demand
November 4, 2014--Some distributors in Southeast Asia are unsure what the recently launched Asean fund passport will offer them in the near term
that they do not already have.
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Source:Asian Investor
MNI India Consumer Indicator Falls
Slightly in October-Consumers hold back spending during the festival season
November 4, 2014--Consumer sentiment eased slightly in October as the outlook for household finances deteriorated and a growing proportion of consumers refrained from purchasing big ticket items in spite of the festival season.
The MNI India Consumer Indicator declined to 123.7 in October from 124.1 in September, the lowest level since May. Even though consumer sentiment was 3% above the outturn recorded in the same month a year ago, it has been broadly flat this year. A stable consumer sentiment signals that the pick-up in the economy is very gradual and the Modi government's policies have yet to filter down to Indian households.
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Source: Investor Central.org
HK fund firms urged to use foreign RQFII quota
November 4, 2014--The deputy CEO of Hong Kong's securities regulator said asset managers in the city should make use of offshore quota,
as the city awaits an increase in its RQFII limit.
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Source: Asian Investor
RQFII fever spreads to South Korea
After the first Korean fund house received an RQFII licence in late October, a raft of others are tipped to be on the way. Meanwhile, more French and Singaporean institutions won quota last week.
November 3, 2014--China's renminbi qualified foreign institutional investor (RQFII) scheme is continuing its spread around the globe, with South Korea the latest stop.
Meanwhile, the number of quota holders is steadily building in Paris and Singapore.
Shinhan BNP Paribas Asset Management, a joint venture between French bank BNP Paribas and Shinhan Financial Group, became the first Korean institution to win an RQFII licence late last month.
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Source: Asian Investor
Yuanta debuts Greater China's first leveraged and inverse ETFs
November 3, 2014-- Taiwan's largest ETF provider, Yuanta Securities Investment Trust Co (Yuanta SITC), has launched Greater China's first leveraged and inverse ETFs.
The Yuanta Daily Taiwan 50 Bull 2X ETF and Yuanta Daily Taiwan 50 Bear-1X ETF were launched on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) on October 31.
The TWSE said the new products added further variety to Taiwan’s growing ETF landscape. There are a total of 23 ETFs listed on the bourse, including seven that track offshore benchmark indices for markets including Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. The combined trade value of ETFs on the stock exchange reached NT$55.7 billion (US$1.83 billion) in September 2014, up 110% compared to the same period last year.
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Source: Asia Asset
S&P Dow Jones Indices-Asia Pacific Index Dashboard-October 2014
October 31, 2014--A flash of volatility briefly challenged global equities mid-month, with the VIX temporarily breaking through 30. Calm has returned for now; most markets have recovered. In Asia, blue-chip companies held up better as the S&P Asia 50 closed the month with a 3.16% gain, the broader S&P Pan Asia BMI posted a 0.36% loss.
Decimated by October 17th, the S&P TOPIX 150 surged to finish the month slightly above September's levels as the Bank of Japan (BoJ) surprised the market with fresh monetary stimulus.
view the S&P Dow Jones Indices-Asia Pacific Index Dashboard-October 2014 report
Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices
S&P Dow Jones Indices-India Index Dashboard-October 2014
October 31, 2014--October was yet another great month for Indian equities. The S&P BSE SENSEX gained nearly 5% to close at a new high of 27,866. Returns were led by Financials, which contributed more than half of the gain.
On the economic front, the World Bank issued a report predicting 5.6% growth for India during 2015 while the consumer price index (CPI) inflation fell to its all-time low of 6.46 percent in September. (India started computing CPI in January 2012).
view the S&P Dow Jones Indices-India Index Dashboard-October 2014 report
Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices
3 New TSE-ETFs to be Listed on November 19, 2014
Wed.)-BlackRock Group, "iShares(R)"Series(Third Installment)-
October 30, 2014--
Today,Tokyo Stock Exchange,Inc. (TSE) approved the listings of three new ETFs managed by BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited.
These three issues use the JDR scheme and will be listed on Wednesday,November 19,2014.
Ticker: 1361
Issue Name: iShares $ High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF-JDR
Indicator: Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Capped Index
Trading Unit: 1 unit
Ticker:1362 br>Issue Name: iShares Emerging Markets Local Government Bond UCITS ETF-JDR
Indicator: Barclays Emerging Markets Local Currency Core Government Bond Index
Trading Unit: 1 unit
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Source: Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)
China's Growth Continues to Adjust to a New Normal
October 29, 2014--China's growth continued to moderate reflecting renewed policy efforts to rebalance the economy. For 2015-16 average growth is expected to ease to slightly above 7 percent as policy efforts to place the economy on a more sustainable growth path are likely to intensify, according to the World Bank's China Economic Update released today.
"Policy efforts to tighten credit growth, reduce excess capacity, internalize the cost of industrial pollution, and harden budget constraints of local governments intensified in 2014. These policies are welcome and will help put growth on a more sustainable path," says Karlis Smits, Senior Economist and main author of the Update.
view the World Bank report-China Economic Update-October 2014
Source: World Bank
BetaRisk-on/Risk-off investing-using currency to de-risk global exposure
October 28, 2014--With the Australian dollar seemingly on a downward trend, investor interest in gaining offshore investment exposure is growing.
In our recent Portfolio Construction post, we looked at some strategies to implement ‘risk-on/risk-off’ for domestic equities exposures. In this post, we look at how currency can be used to de-risk your international share allocations.
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Source: BetaShares Blog
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