Tokyo exchange eyes derivatives-driven ETFs to boost yield strategies

August 3, 2025-- In a move to tap into the growing appetite for yield-enhancing strategies, Japan's main stock exchange is pushing to allow listings of actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that use over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, such as swaps and options.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) is seeking regulatory approval to list such funds by June next year. Currently, Japanese ETFs are restricted to listed instruments like those on Osaka's derivatives market, but the exchange now wants flexibility for OTC instruments as well, said Kei Okazaki and Ryutaro Someya from the TSE’s new listings department.

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New World Bank Report Charts Pathways for Energy Security, New Jobs, and Market Opportunities in East Asia

August 28, 2025-A new World Bank report, Green Horizon: East Asia's Sustainable Energy Future, outlines practical pathways to modernize and upgrade the region's energy systems to support power and industrial sectors-a key step for East Asia to sustain long-term growth, create jobs, and retain economic competitiveness.

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Dissecting Medium-Term Growth Prospects for Asia

August 22, 2025-Summary
This paper explores Asia-Pacific's medium-term growth prospects using two approaches. First, growth accounting analysis and machine-learning estimation reveal how demographics, capital deepening, productivity, and human capital shaped Asia's growth.

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