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Oct daily trading turnover on SGX hits 17-month high
November 2, 2010-The Singapore Exchange (SGX) said the average daily trading turnover for securities listed on the bourse reached its highest level in 17 months in October.
Shares of SGX, which is facing political opposition in Australia to its proposed S$10.7 billion takeover of the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX), rose 0.56 per cent to S$8.9.
SGX shares have fallen more than 9 per cent since news of the takeover first surfaced.
SGX released its October market statistics after trading ended on Tuesday.
At $2.1 billion, the average value of securities changing hands on the exchange in a day was the highest since May 2009 and compared with $1.8 billion in September.
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Source: Channel News Asia
Economy: Indonesia should shift spending from subsidies to pro-growth programmes
November 2, 2010-- Indonesia should shift government spending away from inefficient subsidies toward programmes that will help the country meet its ambitious medium-term growth and poverty reduction targets, according to a new OECD report.
The OECD's Economic Survey of Indonesia 2010 says the Indonesian economy has shown strong resilience during the global economic crisis. Real GDP grew by 4.6% in 2009 - the third highest level in the G20, after China and India - and is on track for a 6% growth rate this year and next.
“Indonesia’s recent growth performance has been impressive, but there is no room for complacency,” OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said during a launch with Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo in Jakarta. “The current environment offers Indonesia a unique opportunity to embark on a long period of sustained increase in living standards.
But to seize this opportunity, the government has to pursue its reform agenda. For instance, better tax collection and more effective government spending would free up funding for infrastructure, education and health care initiatives.”
view Economic Survey of Indonesia 2010
Source: OECD
India raises rates to curb inflation
November 2, 2010--India has delivered its sixth interest rate rise of the year, as it fears that a new round of quantitative easing in developed economies could flood emerging markets with fresh capital inflows, putting further pressure on fast-rising consumer prices.
However, the central bank also said the likelihood of further rate actions in the immediate future would be relatively low, signalling a move to greater monetary policy stability.
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Source: FT.com
China Securities Depository And Clearing Corporation, Shanghai Stock Exchange, Shenzhen Stock Exchange Arrange For Banks To Trade Bonds On Stock Exchanges
October 29, 2010--In line with the “Notice of Relevant Issues Concerning Listed Commercial Banks’ Pilot Trading of Bonds on Stock Exchanges”, the China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited (SD&C), the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) made arrangements for relevant issues concerning bonds trading of listed commercial banks on the SSE and the SZSE in the pilot period by jointly issuing on October 28 the “Notice of Relevant Issues Concerning Bonds Trading of Listed Commercial Banks on Stock Exchanges in Pilot Period”.
According to the notice, commercial banks, accessible to bonds market on the stock exchanges for bonds trading at the auction system, are required to take the self-regulatory management of stock exchanges in addition to providing applications, basic information registration forms and other documents before obtaining the trading qualifications. Meanwhile, they should make technical preparations for bonds trading by opening their communication lines in light of the technical specifications required by the stock exchanges.
During the pilot period, commercial banks can conduct spot trading of treasury bonds, enterprise bonds and corporate bonds or other products approved by regulatory authorities at the auction system of the stock exchanges.
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Source: Mondovisione
Investors to Benefit From Equities Investment in High Growth Economies of Next 10 Years with a View to 2050
New Launch of Open-end Investment Trust: Nikko Next 10 Years Global Equity Open
October 29, 2010--Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Nikko AM) (Timothy F. McCarthy, Chairman & CEO) announced today that it will launch a new open-end investment trust, Nikko Next 10 Years Global Equity Open and will begin its management on November 12.
Nikko Cordial Securities Inc. will start to accept applications for the
fund on November 1.
In September of this year, Nikko AM developed two closed-end funds with identical investment strategies as this Nikko Next 10 Years Global Equity Open investment trust. As a result of the extensive and well-received response to the product concept of investing in the equities of countries expected to display high economic growth in 40 years time, those two funds were launched with a combined subscription of approximately JPY65 billion. Upon receiving numerous requests for an open-end fund with the same concept during the initial subscription period for the two closed-end investment trusts, Nikko AM decided to launch this open-end investment trust.
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Source: Nikko AM
3 New ETFs launched by Nikko Asset Management
October 29, 2010--Nikko Asset Management has launched three new ETFs which began trading. With the addition of these three ETFs, Nikko AM has now a total of 17 ETFs in its line-up.
The Listed Index Fund US Equity tracks the S&P 500 index. It is the first S&P 500-linked ETF listed on a stock exchange in Japan.
The Listed Index Fund China H-share is linked to mainland Chinese companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Just like investing directly in China A-shares, this ETF will allow investors to capture the movements of stock prices of mainland Chinese companies.
The Listed Index Fund S&P CNX Nifty Futures invests in futures contracts based on a popular Indian equity index.
Source: Asia Online
Assets under management at ETFs to continue 10% growth
October 28, 2010-Assets under management at exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have grown 10 per cent in Singapore this year, as investors look to bet on regional or global indices through these investment vehicles.
ETFs that rise or fall when an index goes up or down are cheaper than mutual funds because investors do not have to pay for a fund manager's expertise in picking stocks.
Analysts see this growth continuing at the same pace in the years ahead as awareness around ETFs grows.
And as Asia currently makes up only 10 per cent of the global US$1 trillion in assets in such funds, providers are ramping up their offerings.
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Source: Channel News Asia
DB Global Equity Index & ETF Research: Asia Pacific ETP Market Weekly Review
October 26, 2010--Market Overview
There are 240 equity based ETFs in the Asia Pacific region with 333 listings across 12 countries and 15 exchanges. Japan has the largest market share by AUM accounting for 40.1% of the whole market, whilst China has the largest market share by turnover with 38.88%.
There was one new listing on the previous week. MAPS Investment Man Co launched a new Equity fund listed on the Korea Stock Exchange.
The objective of this new product is to track the performance of the stocks that compose Nasdaq 100.
Turnover
Monthly average daily turnover rose 10.2% in the last week. Turnover for the previous week was USD 1,204m. The largest ETF by turnover was the iShares Asia Trust - iShares FTSE/Xinhua A50 China Tracker issued by BlackRock with USD 252m accounting for 20.9% of total turnover.
Assets Under Management
AUM remained at about the same level as the previous week. AUM as of Oct 22nd was USD 77.7bn. The largest ETF by AUM is the TOPIX ETF managed by Nomura Asset Management with AUM of USD 10.4bn.
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Source: DB Global Equity Index & ETF Research
HKEx: Changes Of Designated Securities For Short Selling
October 25, 2010--The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces that with effect from 29 October 2010 (Friday), 47 additional securities will be eligible for short selling and 18 existing designated securities will be removed from the list. The total number of designated securities for short selling will be 633 after 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: Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
India warned over capital inflow risks
October 25, 2010--Economists are warning that New Delhi may be underestimating the risks of excessive capital inflows, as huge foreign portfolio investment into India has helped push both the stock market and the rupee to pre-crisis levels.
Since January, India’s equity and bond markets have attracted a record $33.8bn in foreign funds on the back of the country’s robust economy, which grew 8.8 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter. However, during the same period foreign direct investment – which tends to be more long-term than inflows into the stock market – dropped 35 per cent, down to Rs637bn ($14.4bn) from Rs976bn.
“India’s dependence on foreign capital to grow its economy is a limiting factor,” said Ridham Desai, India equity strategist for Morgan Stanley. “What seems more critical to us is the mix of capital flows, which still are skewed toward capital market sources rather than foreign direct investment.
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Source: FT.com
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