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Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Important Contract Specification Changes Affecting Nikkei-TOCOM Commodity Index Future
February 18, 2011--In response to deteriorating market liquidity of the Nikkei-TOCOM Commodity Index Futures. TOCOM will change the contract specification of the contract (For details, click here), replacing the Contract Day Transaction (i.e: a contract without expiry) by an ordinary type of futures contract
(futures contract with expiry), provided that said change be approved by the Minister/Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan.
As a consequence of this change, the Contract Day Transaction will be terminated at 15:30 on February 29th, 2012, with all remaining positions closed as they are settled against Settlement Index Point for the day.
In this regard, customers who have outstanding positions, or plan to trade Nikkei-TOCOM Commodity Index Futures, are strongly advised to be aware of the following points and take necessary actions when appropriate.
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Source: TOCOM
HKEx: Changes of Designated Securities For Short Selling
February 18, 2011--The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces that with effect from 25 February 2011 (Friday), 70 additional securities will be eligible for short selling and 17 existing designated securities will be removed from the list.
The total number of designated securities for short selling will be 698after the revision.
The securities to be added to the list of designated securities and the securities to be removed from such list are shown in the attachment. The revised list of all designated securities is also available on the HKEx website.
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Source: HKEx
Trading Fee Free Campaign of Single Stock Options Trading in Auction Market
February 18, 2011--TSE has decided that there will be no trading fees for the auction market for single stock options beginning March 2011 for the time being.
From March, online securities brokers will begin handling single stock options transactions, thus creating an environment in which an even more diverse range of investors.
We hope users will take advantage of this excellent opportunity to trade single stock options.
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Source: TSE
DB Index Research -- Asia-Pac ETF+ Monthly Directory : January 2011 ETPs
February 17, 2011--This 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 Global Equity Index & ETF Research
Gold ETFs likely to see higher inflows: Crisil
February 16, 2011--The demand for gold ETFs (exchange traded funds) seems to be following the footsteps of its global counterparts with the count of retail folios having grown four times to 0.24 million between March 2009 and September 2010 and the total assets under management (AUM) having more than doubled to Rs 3581 Crore in January 2011compared to a year ago.
Given the outlook of higher inflation, this demand is likely to rise further and hence Gold ETF must be a part of the retail investors’ portfolio says a Crisil report.
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Source: Crisil
DB Index & ETF Research: Asia-Pac ETF Market Weekly Review :Turnover Picks Up, After the Break
February 16, 2011--Market Review
Local Markets within the region processed the same information in diverse ways as they came out of the Lunar New Year celebrations. Right after the break, the PBOC raised the key interest rate by 25 bps, reaffirming the inflationary concerns in China. Some markets such as the ones in Korea (KOSPI 200) and Hong Kong (HIS) picked the news on the downside losing 4.8% and 4.5% during the week, respectively.
While others such as those in Japan (Nikkei 225) and Australia (S&P/ASX 200) remained indifferent rising by 0.59% and 0.37% in the same period, respectively. The Chinese market processed an overall net positive load of economic news, pushing the A-Share market to the upside (FTSE China A50, 0.75%; CSI 300, 1.42%).
There were no new listings in the Asia-Pac ETP markets. Total ETPs available in the region stand at 294, with 85% represented by equity products, and the remaining 15% distributed, mainly between Commodity and Fixed Income products.
Turnover Review: Activity comes back as markets return from the break
On exchange activity increased as most of the markets came fully back from the Lunar New Year break, total ETP weekly turnover was up by 72% as compared to the previous week, totaling $4.4 bn, a bit lower (-8%) than last year’s weekly average, although still suggesting a significant increase in activity considering that China (the most active market by turnover) was closed for two days. Equity ETPs activity rose by 76%, totaling $4.3 bn.
With the Chinese mainland market partially open for the week, the Hong Kong market took the first place with a weekly turnover total of $1.9 bn, followed by the Chinese with $760 mm.
Asset Under Management Review
Mixed market sentiment in the region and a rising US dollar shaved $1.2 bn in assets at the bottom line, shrinking the industry AUM by 1.4%. On a week over week basis, this week’s assets sat at $84.1 bn vs. $85.3 bn in the previous week. Year to date, assets are practically flat, just $76 mm below last year’s close.
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Source: Deutsche Bank Global Equity Index & ETF Research
China’s consumer price index hits 4.9%
February 15, 2011--Chinese inflation exceeded the government’s target in January despite a lower-than-expected increase in food prices, underlining the pressure on policymakers to continue tightening monetary policy.
The consumer price index rose 4.9 per cent last month compared with a year earlier, up from 4.6 per cent in December. The result remains stubbornly above Beijing’s official inflation target of 4 per cent and included the highest increase in non-food prices in recent years.
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Source: FT.com
New ASX-SGX governance arrangements and commitments to strengthen the merger proposal
February 15, 2011-- ASX Limited (ASX) and Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) have agreed to make changes to the governance arrangements of, and provide further commitments in connection with, their merger proposal, which will strengthen the development of the financial services sectors and the national interests of both Australia and Singapore.
This follows engagement by both parties with a wide range of stakeholders since the merger proposal was announced on 25 October 2010.
David Gonski AC, Chairman of ASX, said: “Recent developments in global exchange mergers affirm the judgement of the ASX Board that ASX must participate in regional and global consolidation.
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Source: The Financial
The Great Rebalancing Act: Can Investment Be a Lever in Asia? IMF Working Paper
February 15, 2011--Summary: Ensuring stable growth in the postcrisis world economy will require a rebalancing of economic activity in several countries. In Asia’s export-dependent economies, this entails relying more on private domestic demand as a driver of growth.
While some countries need to raise consumption, several need to raise investment or reorient it from tradable to nontradable sectors. These changes in investment could be facilitated by financial reforms that enhance domestically oriented firms’ access to credit, stronger incentives for corporate restructuring, policies to bolster the business climate and reduce uncertainty, and by improvements in infrastructure that raise the returns to private investment.
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Source: IMF
IMF Staff Report for the 2010 Article IV Consultation-India
February 14, 2011--EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Context: India’s economy has recovered from the crisis and is performing well, but inflation remains elevated. Robust domestic demand combined with weak growth in advanced countries is widening the current account deficit.
Risks to growth are broadly balanced, with downside risks relating mainly to the global economy. Capital inflows so far are manageable, but could complicate macroeconomic management. The medium-term outlook is favorable,
with growth expected to be underpinned by high investment and productivity gains.
Policy messages:
Robust growth and elevated inflation warrant prompt action in completing the
normalization of the monetary and fiscal stance.
Further monetary tightening is needed to meet the RBI’s inflation objectives and
anchor inflation expectations.
The government’s renewed commitment to fiscal consolidation is welcome. Not only would tighter fiscal policy be the best way of cooling the economy, but this year’s receipts overperformance offers an opportunity to reconstitute fiscal space faster.
Spending reforms will be critical to square the consolidation objectives with the need for higher infrastructure and social spending. Implementing the tax reforms in the works could also contribute.
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Source: IMF
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