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Indian exchanges seek equity derivatives liquidity boost
September 7, 2011--India’s two major exchanges have released details of liquidity enhancement programme for equity derivatives following a recent circular from national regulator the Securities and Exchange Board of India allowing such schemes.
The National Stock Exchange (NSE), which currently accounts for around 80% of Indian equity market share according to Thomson Reuters, will introduce a liquidity enhancement scheme for S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) contracts on 15 September. Meanwhile, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) will go live with its own two-stage liquidity enhancement incentive programme for derivatives based on the SENSEX index and its underlyings on 28 September.
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Source: The Trade News
DB - Equity Research - Asia Pacific ETF Weekly Review- Record ETP inflows of $4bn in August
September 7, 2011--Market Review
Despite the headwinds coming from the western world markets, most of the eastern world markets had a positive week, except for China. Japan (Nikkei 225) gained 1.74%, Korea (KOSPI2) soared by 4.87%, China (CSI 300) slid by 3.36%, Hong Kong (HSI) climbed by 3.22%, Singapore (FSSTI) rose by 3.45% and Australia (S&P/ASX 200) increased by 1.02% over the previous week.
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Last week, only one new product was launched in the Asia-Pacific region. China Merchants Fund Management Company listed one Equity ETF on Shenzhen Stock Exchange tracking the SZSE TMT50 TRN Index.
ETP Monthly Flows: Strong flows continue in spite of weak equity markets
Asia-Pacific ETP market witnessed strong cash inflows of $4bn in the month of August which is the highest monthly flows since the start of 2011. With this latter figure, it has been fourth month in a row with cash inflows of over $2bn for the Asia-Pac ETP market. From a market perspective, ETPs in Japan led the inflows with $3.6bn, followed by Korea with $729m and China with $259m, while Taiwan experienced outflows of $804m. Year to date, Asia-Pac ETPs have gathered $13.7bn or 16.3% compared to last year’s closing AUM level.
Total monthly flows were primarily contributed by Equity ETFs with $3.8bn of inflows. Within Equity products, Asia Pac Developed Country ETFs and Strategy ETFs (Leveraged and Short) recorded $3.9bn and $519m of inflows, partially offset by outflows of $591m from Emerging Country ETFs. Amid declining markets Gold ETPs gained traction and collected total net inflows of $167m during the month of August.
Turnover Review: turnover retreats on lower volatility
Asia-Pacific ETP turnover totaled $6.8bn for the last week, 14.4% down from previous week’s total and 42.2% up from last year’s weekly average. South Korea continues to be on top of the turnover ranking with $3.4bn (down 5.6%), followed by Hong Kong ($1.2bn, up 2.5%), China ($1bn, up 0.7%), Japan ($578m, down 49%), and Taiwan ($231m, down 13%). Among Equity ETFs, Emerging Country, Short Strategy, Leveraged Strategy and Asia Pac Developed Country ETFs had total turnover of $2.6bn, $1.4bn, $1.3bn and $967m respectively. Under the Commodity asset class, turnover in Gold ETPs totaled $197m, 70.6% down from last week.
Asset Under Management Review
Asia-Pacific ETP AUM ended at $92.3bn with an increase of 1.4% over the previous week. On a year to date basis, Asia-Pacific ETP market is $8.2bn or 9.7% above last year’s closing.
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Source: Deutsche Bank - Equity Research - Asia Pacific
FTSE China Index Series Quarterly Review
September 7, 2011--The FTSE Asia Pacific Regional Committee announces the following quarterly review changes to the FTSE China 25 Index, FTSE China B35 Index , FTSE China A50 Index, FTSE China A200 and A400 Indices and
FTSE China A Small Cap Index which will become effective after the close of business on Friday, 16 September 2011 (i.e. on Monday, 19 September 2011).
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Source: FTSE
Seoul plans tax on foreign currency bonds
September 7, 2011--South Korea plans to impose taxes on the earnings of overseas investors from foreign currency bonds sold in the country in its latest effort to curb rising short-term external debt and counter capital inflows.
The finance ministry said on Wednesday that foreign investors will be required to pay a 14 per cent tax on interest income from so-called Kimchi bonds, starting in 2012, once the proposal wins parliamentary approval.
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Source: FT.com
Barclays Lists Seven Commodity-Related Exchange Traded Notes On The Tokyo Stock Exchange - Barclays iPath® ETN Series
September 6, 2011--Barclays Bank PLC announced today the launch of seven commodity-related iPath® Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). As in the case of the two ETNs (volatility and commodity-related) listed on 23 August, these seven ETNs will be in the format of Japanese Depositary Receipts (JDRs).
Details of the seven new ETNs are as stated in the below table. Together with the two ETNs listed on 23 August, Barclays now has a total of nine ETN products listed on the TSE.
August, 23
| Ticker | Issue Name | Underlying Index | Trading Unit |
| 2021 | iPath® S&P GSCI® Total Return Index JDR | S&P GSCI® Total Return Index | 1 |
| 2029 | iPath® S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures™ JDR | S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures™ Index Total Return | 1 |
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Source: Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)
Special Change in KOSPI 200 Sector indices
September 6, 2011--As Shinsegae(A004170) spun off emart(A139480), KRX will delete Shinsegae(A004170) in KOSPI 200
Consumer Staples and add it to KOSPI 200 Consumer Discretionary on Sep. 9, 2011. (KRX)
Source: KRX
KRX To List KINDEX Inverse ETF On September 8, 2011
September 6, 2011--The Korea Exchange ("KRX") is going to list KINDEX Inverse ETF on September 8, 2011.
KINDEX Inverse ETF uses the nearest month contract of KOSPI200 Futures (F-KOSPI200) as the underlying asset, but is designed to profit if the value of F-KOSPI200 declines.
With the listing of KINDEX Inverse ETF, the total number of ETFs listed this year would be 38, bringing the total number of the ETFs listed on the KRX to 102.
Source: KRX
Australian economy grows 1.2 percent in April-June
September 6, 2011--Australia avoided recession with its economy growing 1.2 percent in the three months through June after shrinking in the previous quarter due to natural disasters at home and abroad, according to government figures Wednesday.
Storms and record flooding early this year destroyed crops worth billions of dollars on Australia's east coast and disrupted coal and iron ore exports. Earthquakes also devastated two key Australian trading partners, Japan and New Zealand.
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Source: Today's Zaman
SGCEX Announces Expansion of International Programs for Index Based Derivatives
SGCEX will soon introduce an innovative, dependable and smart platform resourcefully designed both for offshore and domestic entities
September 5, 2011 - With a global mission of creating a next generation derivatives exchange relevant to an ever-changing and developing marketplaces, SGCEX will soon introduce an innovative, dependable and smart platform resourcefully designed both for offshore and domestic entities to undertake trading through wide range of multi-asset class products and ETF`s.
Through the avant-garde electronic trading systems for futures and options, SGCEX will coordinate physical and derivatives trading in commodities within its jurisdiction, as well as in its neighboring countries while recording new products for more successful and efficient risk management especially during and after trading hours.
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Source: SGCEX
ETF growth to drive Asia program trading - C.Suisse
September 5, 2011--The growing use of exchange traded funds as a way to gain access to Asian markets, and heavier activity around index rebalancing is driving growth in program trading in the region according to a report published by Credit Suisse Group AG.
The steady rise in assets being allocated to emerging markets, particularly by passive investors through index tracking funds and ETFs, has led to an uptick in program trading activity in Asia, even while overall volumes on stock exchanges have largely remained sluggish.
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Source: Reuters
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