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DB-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-Asia-Pac Weekly ETF Market Review-ETP AUM in Asia added $4bn after outflows, Global ETP assets reached $2 trillion
May 8, 2013--Monthly Trends-Asia Pacific
Market Review
Last month, Asia-Pacific region had mixed markets. Compared to the month before, from north to south Japan (Nikkei 225) rose by 11.8%, Korea (KOSPI2) slid by 2.91%, China (CSI 300) dropped by 1.91%, Hong Kong (HSI) advanced by 1.96%, Singapore (FSSTI) up by 1.82%, and Australia (S&P/ASX 200) increased by 4.52% over the previous month.
New ETP launches
Last month, three new ETPs were launched in the Asia-Pacific ETP market. Krung Thai Asset Management listed one sector ETF (EFOOD TB) on Stock Exchange of Thailand tracking SET Food and Beverage Index. China Southern Fund Management listed one country ETF (159925 CH) on Shenzhen Stock Exchange tracking CSI 300 Index. Yinhua Fund Management listed one money market ETF (511880 CH) on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Further, Deutsche Bank listed share classes of its five existing equity ETFs on Hong Kong Exchange during the month.
ETP Monthly Cash Flows
During the month of April, Asia-Pacific ETP market experienced monthly cash outflows of -$163mn setting the YTD monthly flows average at +$469mn (+$1.9bn YTD in total cash flows). Emerging market equity ETFs recorded outflows of -$1.2bn while strategy based equity ETFs registered inflows of +$0.8bn. At sub-segment level, leveraged long ETFs, South Korea focused, and financial sector ETFs recorded inflows of +$1bn, +$263mn, and +$176mn respectively. China, Japan focused and short strategy ETFs experienced outflows of -$1.4bn -$179mn and -$170mn respectively during April. Sovereign ETFs gained traction with inflows of +$242mn over the same period.
ETFs focused on Japan & Hong Kong in DMs and China, Taiwan and South Korea in EMs witnessed significant cash flow activity in the last three months. Japan focused ETFs alone attracted +$1.6bn inflows during Feb’13 to Apr’13 while ETFs benchmarked to China recorded outflows of -$1.9bn over the same period.
Turnover Review
Asia-Pacific ETP turnover totaled $51.8bn for last month, 1% up from the previous month’s total. South Korea remained on the top of the turnover ranking with $16.8bn turnover, followed by Japan ($13.2bn), Hong Kong ($10.1bn), China ($9.8bn), and India ($0.8bn), Among equity ETFs, the emerging country, leveraged long, Asia-Pacific developed country, and short ETFs had total turnovers of $22.3bn, $11.3bn, $9.1bn, and $3.4bn respectively. Among the commodity asset class, turnover in gold ETPs totaled $869mn.
Asset under Management Review
Last month, Asia-Pacific ETP AUM increased by $4bn and ended at $146.4bn. On a year-to-date basis, Asia-Pacific ETP market is up by $10.4bn or 7.7% above last year’s closing.
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Source: Deutsche Bank - Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy - Asia
Exchange-traded Australian Government Bonds to commence trading on ASX
May 8, 2013--The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) announces that Exchange-traded Australian Government Bonds (AGBs) will be available for trading on ASX on 21 May 2013, giving retail investors access to buy and sell these products as easily as shares.
Exchange-traded AGBs offer a convenient and readily accessible way to invest in bonds issued by the Australian Government. Bonds are fixed income, interest rate investments that provide a regular income stream and the opportunity for the investor to receive the investment’s face value at maturity. They add to the diversity of investment products available to retail investors.
Exchange-traded AGBs will be quoted and transacted on ASX in a similar way to shares, with each bond quoted as a gross price (capital plus accrued interest) with a face value of $100.00.
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Source: ASX
Taiwan authorities consider raising investment quota for China's QDII firms
May 8, 2013--Taiwan's Executive Yuan will hold a meeting on Wednesday (May 8) to evaluate the possibility of raising the investment quota on the QDII scheme, according to report from Economic Daily News.
Under the existing QDII framework, Mainland QDII institutions are allowed to invest up to US$500 million into Taiwan’s market. Earlier this year, the Financial Supervisory Commission (SFC) and its PRC counterparts held talks to study the feasibility of increasing the quota to $1 billion.
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Source: Asia Asset
Japan's Nikkei tops 14,000 for first time since 2008
May 7, 2013--Japan's Nikkei has continued its surge, rising above the 14,000 mark for the first time since June 2008.
The benchmark index rose 3.6% to 14,180 on its first day of trading after the Golden Week holiday.
Japanese markets have jumped recently after its central bank unveiled aggressive moves, including doubling the money supply, to spur growth.
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Source: BCC
FTSE Licenses Nikko Asset Management to Create First Risk Efficient Index Fund for Japanese Investors
Improved risk/reward potential for Japanese institutional investors
Based on FTSE Developed ex Japan Index and FTSE EDHEC weightings
May 7, 2013--FTSE Group ("FTSE"), the global index provider, today announces the licensing of the FTSE EDHEC Risk Efficient Developed ex Japan Index to Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. to create the first risk-efficient index fund for Japanese investors.
The FTSE-EDHEC Risk Efficient International Developed Countries Index Fund aims to offer Japanese institutional investors a transparent means of capturing equity market returns with the potential for improved risk/reward efficiency. The universe derives from the FTSE Developed ex Japan (FTSE Kaigai) index.
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Source: FTSE
Vanguard starts rollout of HK-domiciled ETFs
May 7, 2013--After pondering for some time about how to reach retail investors in Asia, Vanguard has had its first Hong Kong-domiciled exchange-traded fund approved.
Vanguard, which manages $2.4 trillion in assets, is set to list its first Hong Kong-domiciled exchange-traded fund, which will track the FTSE Asia ex Japan Index.
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Source: Asian-Investor
Vanguard, One of World's Largest Investment Management Companies, Enters Hong Kong Retail Market
May 6, 2013--Vanguard, the pioneering mutual fund company known around the world for setting the standard for low investment costs, clear fee disclosures and broadly diversified portfolios, today launched its intermediary business in Hong Kong to expand access to its products to investors throughout Asia.
Vanguard will soon announce the listing of its first locally domiciled product offering in Hong Kong.
Since launching the first index fund for individual investors in the United States in 1976, Vanguard has led the industry with its low-cost, broadly diversified and long-term investment approach. Vanguard later extended its indexing expertise to ETFs, giving investors other low-cost investment choices and greater trading flexibility. Vanguard manages USD 2.4 trillion in assets globally. It is the third-largest global ETF provider, with USD 280 billion in ETF assets.
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Source: Vanguard
China guides renminbi to fresh high against US dollar
May 2, 2013--The Chinese renminbi marched to a record high against the US dollar on Thursday, adding to a recent burst of appreciation and spurring talk that Beijing is poised to soon let the currency trade more freely.
Over the past three weeks the renminbi has gained 0.6 per cent against the dollar, an unusually fast rise for the tightly controlled Chinese currency and one that has come even as the dollar has been relatively strong.
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Source: FT.com
MAS Consults on Proposed Regulatory Requirements for Renminbi (RMB) Foreign Exchange Conversion in China
May 2, 2013--The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today released a consultation paper on the proposed regulatory requirements for participating banks1 and merchant banks in Singapore to conduct foreign exchange conversion in China via the RMB Clearing Bank in Singapore.
2. As part of RMB clearing arrangements, the People’s Bank of China is granting the RMB Clearing Bank in Singapore a RMB foreign exchange conversion quota to allow participating banks and merchant banks to conduct foreign exchange conversion in China via the RMB Clearing Bank in Singapore for the settlement of eligible cross-border trade. MAS’ consultation paper sets out the proposed regulatory requirements that participating banks and merchant banks in Singapore must comply with when conducting such foreign exchange conversion.
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Source: Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
India Panel to Consider ETF Plan Wednesday
April 30, 2013--A panel of India's cabinet ministers will on Wednesday consider a proposal to launch an exchange-traded fund that will invest in the shares of state-run companies, a step that is expected to help the government raise billions of dollars by selling stakes in the companies it manages.
The panel headed by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram will draw up an initial list of companies for the proposed ETF to invest in, a senior government official said Tuesday. The panel will also set the price at which the shares of these companies will be placed with the asset management company managing the fund, he added.
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Source: Wall Street Journal
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