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New Push For Bond ETFs in Down Under
January 29, 2012--Australian retail investors seeking fixed income products have traditionally had a limited range of choices, but a recent regulatory change to allow fixed income exchange traded funds on to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) could be a significant boost to the asset class, the FT reports.
New rules to allow the listing of fixed income ETFs on the ASX were approved by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) just before Christmas and came into effect in January.
The move is a welcome change for ETF providers such as BlackRock and Vanguard, which offer a range of fixed income products globally but have been prevented from listing them in Australia. “We think we’ll see strong demand from the retail segment – which includes self-managed superannuation funds – and also from institutions,” says Mark Oliver, Australian head of iShares, BlackRock’s ETF operation. “Institutions can access broad fixed interest markets quite easily,” he says, “but with the ETFs, they can gain access to a diversified portfolio in a single trade. Also [ETFs] offer excellent liquidity, which often the underlying bonds cannot. “During the credit crisis of 2008, for example, the US bond ETFs traded through the volatility, while it was difficult for people at the same time to price the underlying bond.”
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Source: ETF Radar Magazine
Mirae Asset TIGER ETF Series – Asian Sectors Expands Investment Opportunities in Asia
January 27, 2012 – Mirae Asset Global Investments (Hong Kong) Limited (“Mirae Asset”) today launched seven new Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in its Mirae Asset TIGER ETF Series to help investors target their investments in Asian sectors and global consumer trends. The ETFs include:
Mirae Asset TIGER S&P Emerging Asia Consumer ETF (Stock Code: 3054.HK)
Mirae Asset TIGER S&P Global Consumer Brands ETF (Stock Code: 3056.HK)
Mirae Asset TIGER S&P Asia ex JANZ Financials ETF (Stock Code: 3064.HK)
Mirae Asset TIGER S&P Asia ex JANZ IT ETF (Stock Code: 3066.HK)
Mirae Asset TIGER S&P Asia ex JANZ Industrials ETF (Stock Code: 3075.HK)
Mirae Asset TIGER S&P Asia ex JANZ Energy ETF (Stock Code: 3076.HK)
Mirae Asset TIGER S&P Asia ex JANZ Materials ETF (Stock Code: 3078.HK)
“The new sector-specific Asia ETFs and the consumer ETFs will help investors better target their investments to capture the investment potential in Asia and beyond,” said Roger Liu, Director - Head of ETF Division, Mirae Asset.
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Source: Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea’s Economic Growth Weakens as Exports Sink on Europe: Economy
January 25, 2012--South Korea’s economy grew the least in two years in the fourth quarter as exports sank because of Europe’s sovereign debt crisis and a faltering global expansion.
Gross domestic product expanded 0.4 percent from the third quarter, when it gained 0.8 percent, the central bank said in Seoul today. That was less than the median 0.5 percent estimate of 10 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. From a year earlier, growth was 3.4 percent.
A U.S. Federal Reserve pledge yesterday to keep interest rates low through at least late 2014 and a report showing a contraction in the U.K. economy highlighted the global weakness that has triggered monetary easing in Asia.
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Source: Bloomberg
Change in Launch Date for OSE DJIA Futures
January 24, 2012--Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. (OSE) planned to launch trading in OSE Dow Jones Industrial Average Futures on Monday, February 27, 2012. However, considering the status of the preparations in various areas for the launch of trading, etc., OSE has decided to change the launch date.
OSE will announce later the new launch date well in advance, considering the progress of preparations, etc.
Meanwhile, Nikkei 225 Volatility Index Futures will be launched, as scheduled, on February 27, 2012.
Source: Osaka Securities Exchange
DB - Equity Research - Asia Pacific ETF Weekly Review: ETP AUM moves closer to $100bn amid market rally
January 23, 2012--Market Review
Equity market rally continued over the last week in Asia-Pacific markets as falling European borrowing costs released some pressure from the debt crisis and economic reports showed improved U.S. economy data.
In all, Japan (Nikkei 225) gained 3.13%, Korea (KOSPI2) increased by 4.62%, China (CSI 300) advanced by 4.58%, Hong Kong (HSI) climbed by 4.72%, Singapore (FSSTI) rose by 2.07% and Australia (S&P/ASX 200) grew by 1.04% over the previous week.
New Launch Review
Last week, two new ETFs were launched in Asia-Pacific market. Mirae Asset MAPS Global Investments listed one Equity ETF and Samsung Asset Management listed one Fixed Income ETF on Korea Stock Exchange tracking FnGuide Consumer Index and Long Term Korea Treasury Bond Futures Index respectively.
Turnover Review
Asia-Pacific ETP turnover totaled $6.8bn during last week, 7.1% up from the previous week’s total. South Korea continues to be on top of the turnover ranking with $2.5bn, followed by China ($2bn), Hong Kong ($1.3bn), Japan ($0.7bn), and Taiwan ($0.1bn). Among Equity ETFs, Emerging Country, Leveraged Strategy, Asia Pac Developed Country, and Short Strategy ETFs had total turnover of $3.4bn, $1.1bn, $1bn and $0.8bn respectively. Under the Commodity asset class, turnover in Gold ETPs totaled $117m for the last week.
Assets Under Management Review
Last week, Asia-Pacific ETP AUM reached $96.9bn after an increase of 3.6% over the previous week. On a year to date basis, Asia-Pacific ETP market is up by $6.2bn or 6.8% above last year’s closing.
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Source: Deutsche Bank - Equity Research - Asia Pacific
DB - Equity Research -Asia-Pac ETF+ Monthly Directory : December 2011 ETPs
January 23, 2012--his document includes all Asia-Pacific listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded commodities (ETCs). The directory is organized by country and asset-class-related sub sections. Within each sub section it has been sorted by ETP issuer by alphabetical order and by AUM in descending order.
A number of key information per product has been included in order to enable the reader to get an overview in their respective area of interest.
Among the key numeric information we include avg. daily turnover, assets under management, and cash flows (all in $US). If you have any questions for any of the products listed, or any suggestions on how to improve the directory going forward, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
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Source: Deutsche Bank - Equity Research - Asia Pacific
SFC explains how credit rating affects issuance, trading of warrants, CBBCs
January 20, 2012--In the latest issue of InvestEd Intelligence, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) reminds those who invest in derivative warrants and callable bull/bear contracts (CBBCs) to stay abreast of the issuer’s credit worthiness and understand how a credit rating downgrade may affect their investments.
When downgraded to a notch below the top three investment grades of credit rating agencies (CRAs) recognised by the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd (SEHK), issuers of derivative warrants and CBBCs listed locally may not be allowed to offer new issues (Note 1). These issuers will continue to provide liquidity to investors unless they go into default or become insolvent.
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Source: Securities and Futures Commission
India to launch $35bn of public investments
January 19, 2012--India is to launch a $35bn wave of public sector investment to reverse a decline in the fast-growing economy’s growth rate and return it closer to double digits, according to the prime minister’s office.
The emergency stimulus measures are in response to widespread criticism of policy paralysis in New Delhi and a dramatic fall in economic growth to 7 per cent from an earlier 9 per cent
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Source: FT.com
Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Important Notice For Customers Dealing In Nikkei-TOCOM Commodity Index Futures
January 19, 2012--The Contract Day Transaction of Nikkei-TOCOM Commodity Index Futures will be terminated at 15:30 on Wednesday, February 29, 2012.
In this regard, customers who have outstanding positions, or plan to trade the Contract Day Transaction of Nikkei-TOCOM Commodity Index Futures, are strongly advised to be aware of the following points and take necessary actions.
1.The Contract Day Transaction of Nikkei-TOCOM Commodity Index Futures will be terminated at 15:30 on Wednesday, February 29, 2012. 2.With regard to remaining positions of the Contract Day Transaction at the termination time, all positions will be automatically settled against the Settlement Index Point for the day, and you will not be able to retain any position after the termination of the Contract Day Transaction of Nikkei-TOCOM Commodity Index Futures.
Please be noted that you can continue to trade the Contract Month Transaction of Nikkei-Commodity Index Futures (contract with an expiry) launched on May 2nd, 2011.
Source: TOCOM
Japan's bankers join government in voicing Volcker rule concerns
January 19, 2012--The head of Japan's main banking lobby group said Thursday his association will send a letter to the U.S. government expressing concern about the possible impact of the Volcker Rule on trading in Japanese government bonds, following similar worries raised by Japan's Financial Services Agency and the Bank of Japan.
"We'll express our similar concerns as public comments [to the U.S. authorities]," Katsunori Nagayasu, chairman of the Japanese Bankers Association, said at a regular news conference.
Last week, Japanese regulators sent a letter to the U.S. government asking it to give "due consideration" to how it implements the Volcker Rule, which aims to limit some proprietary trading by banks in the U.S.
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Source: Wall Street Journal
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