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China launches first dedicated fund association
June 7, 2012--The official line is that the CFA is an independent body that is supported by the CSRC.
Further, the CFA will boast nine part-time vice-chairmen. Their number includes Fan Yonghong, who recently quit as general manager of the country’s largest asset...
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Source: Asian Investor
Hong Kong boutique launches China Alt Ucits fund
June 7, 2012--June Hong Kong-based boutique Value Partners has launched a Ucits-compliant absolute return version of its flagship Greater China hedge fund.
The Value Partners Absolute Greater China Classic fund will be managed by the firm's co-CIOs Cheah Cheng-Hye and Louis So.
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Source: City Wire
SGX launches dual currency trading for ETFs
June 7, 2012--Investors will be able to trade foreign-currency denominated exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in Singapore dollars from June 15.
In a statement, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) said it will be launching dual currency trading for ETFs to provide investors with trading flexibility.
SGX is working with issuers BlackRock's iShares and CIMB-Principal Asset Management to offer seven ETFs with a secondary trading counter in Singapore dollars.
The exchange said the ETFs will be fungible.
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Source: Chanel News Asia
Tokyo Stock Exchange-ETF/ETN Monthly Report for May 2012
June 7, 2012--The overall trading value slightly decreased, but precious metal related ETFs' trading value surged
As for this month's ETF/ETN market, although the overall monthly trading value of ETF/ETN market slightly decreased by 0.98% from the month before, that of precious metal related ETFs increased by 21.8%.
Especially, there was a notable increase in 5 ETFS Metal Securities Series;ETFS Physical Gold, ETFS Physical Silver, ETFS Physical Platinum, ETFS Physical Palladium, and ETFS Physical PM Basket.
The trading value of the TOPIX IT ＆ SERVICES,ORHERS ETF (1626) of the NEXT FUNDS 17 SECTOR ETF family advanced 501.50% versus the previous month. Now, 5 ETFs out of the NEXT FUNDS series are among the Top 10 in terms of tradfing value increase.
Same as last month, ETF Securities' Natural Gas ETF (1689) ranks top in terms of 30 days' volatility
view the ETF/ETN Monthly Report for May 2012
Source: Tokyo Stock Exchange
Ten new ETPs get ASX listing
June 7, 2012--ETF Securities has released 10 new exchange traded products that aim to provide direct exposure so the commodities boom.
The ten new exchange traded commodities products have been listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), bringing the total number listed to 15.
"Historically, gaining exposure to this asset class was typically achieved by investing in the shares of mining and resource companies or, for investors with adequate expertise, commodity futures markets," said Fred Jheon, managing director, Asia Pacific, ETF Securities.
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Source: Financial Standard
DB-Equity Research-Asia-Pac-ETF Market Weekly Review: New Chinese ETFs fueled a $13bn inflow in May
June 6, 2012--Market Review
The Asia-Pacific region had mixed markets last week. In all, Japan (Nikkei 225) lost 1.63%, Korea (KOSPI2) up by 0.57%, China (CSI 300) advanced by 2.33%, Hong Kong (HSI) sank by 0.83%, Singapore (FSSTI) lost by 0.98%, and Australia (S&P/ASX 200) gained 0.86% over the previous week.
New ETP launches
Last week, five new ETFs were launched in the Asia-Pacific region. Sensible Asset Management listed three equity ETFs on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange tracking FTSE Value Stocks Taiwan Index, FTSE Value Stocks Japan Index and the FTSE Value Stocks Korea Index. Huatai-PineBridge Fund Management listed one equity ETF on the Shanghai Stock Exchange tracking the CSI 300 Index. Harvest Fund Management listed one equity ETF on Shenzhen Stock Exchange tracking the CSI 300 Index. (See Figure 5 for details)
ETP Monthly Flows
Asia-Pacific ETP market recorded monthly cash inflows of $13.3bn for the month of May bringing YTD cash flows back to positive territory (+$14bn). This includes $8bn inflows of 2 newly listed ETFs from Huatai-PineBridge Fund Management (+$5.7bn) and Harvest Fund Management (+$2.7bn). Prior to that, Asia-Pacific region recorded monthly flows of -$1.1bn, -$664m and $1.1bn for February, March and April respectively. Equities had the lion’s share in the monthly cash flows contributing $13bn, with fixed income and commodities contributing a modest $247m and -$18m respectively.
Within Equity products, Emerging Country ETFs emerged as the single largest recipient of monthly cash flows totaling $8.2bn. ETFs offering exposure to country indices attracted robust inflows, with China, Japan and Taiwan receiving $7.8bn, $4bn and $377m respectively.
Turnover Review
Asia-Pacific ETP turnover totaled $6.3bn for last week, 30.8% up from the previous week’s total. China comes to be on top of the turnover ranking with $2.7bn, followed by South Korea ($1.9bn), Hong Kong ($.8bn), Japan ($0.6bn), and Australia ($0.2bn). Among Equity ETFs, Emerging Country, Leveraged Strategy, Asia Pac Developed Country, and Short Strategy ETFs recorded total turnover of $3.5bn, $0.9bn, $0.9bn and $0.7bn respectively. Under the Commodity asset class, turnover in Gold ETPs totaled $81m.
Asset Under Management Review
Last week, Asia-Pacific ETP AUM ended at $106.7bn. On a year to date basis, Asia-Pacific ETP market is up by $15.2bn or 16.6% above last year’s closing.
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Source: Deutsche Bank - Equity Research - Asia Pacific
ASIC working on clearer ETF labels
Corporate regulator in discussions with ASX
June 6, 2012--The corporate regulator is continuing to work on greater clarity for the different types of exchange-traded products to avoid investor confusion.
ASIC is working closely with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and product issuers to develop clearer labels and appropriate naming conventions for exchange-traded funds (ETF) to increase investor protection.
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Source: Investor Daily
Counting echoes of Tiananmen in market fall
June 5, 2012--In a country that ascribes great meaning to numbers, the Chinese stock market's fall on Monday was a potent and, for the government, dangerous symbol.
The Shanghai Composite index tumbled 64.89 points – a freakish coincidence on the anniversary of the June 4 1989 crackdown on democracy protesters, an event that is known in Chinese simply as “six-four”.
The government, which has long tried to silence discussion of the bloody events in Tiananmen Square 23 years ago, acted quickly. Searches for the phrase “Shanghai Composite index” were banned by censors on popular microblogs.
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Source: Democratic Underground, LLC
Yen Weakens After Azumi Says G-7 Supports Japan Currency Stance
June 5, 2012--The yen weakened against the dollar for a second day after Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi indicated that Group of Seven nations remain supportive of intervention to address extreme currency moves.
The euro fell, ending two days of gains against the greenback, as Spanish Budget Minister Cristobal Montoro said the nation faces difficulties in accessing capital markets. Brazil's real gained the most in a week as the central bank sold currency swap contracts. Canada's dollar fluctuated after the nation's central bank kept rates unchanged while continuing to signal future increases.
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Source: SF Gate
HKMEx Gold Trading Surpasses 10,000 Contracts
June 4, 2012--The Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (HKMEx), China's global marketplace, announces today that trading of its US-dollar gold futures surpassed 10,000 contracts for the first time on June 1. A total 10,389 gold contracts were traded on the day.
"The 10,000-contract mark is significant for gold because it indicates the contract has gained increased maturity and market acceptance since our trading launch in May 2011," said HKMEx Chairman Barry Cheung. "We are pleased that volumes have reached this new record. We anticipate this trend will continue as we further enhance distribution and connectivity with our broking and clearing members, laying the foundations for the imminent launch of our renminbi product suite."
HKMEx's gold and silver futures contracts are traded in 32 troy ounces (1 kilo) and 1,000 troy ounces sizes respectively. Both have physical delivery in Hong Kong. Going forward, the Exchange plans to launch gold and copper contracts denominated in renminbi, followed by other products in precious and base metals, as well as energy, agriculture, and commodity indices.
Source: Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (HKMEx)
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