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Low cost products to benefit most from ETF Connect
November 7, 2017--Low cost exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are expected to benefit most from the forthcoming ETF Connect, according to US-based Vanguard Investments.
The ETF Connect will be an extension of the existing Stock Connect programme between China and Hong Kong, which will allow Mainland investors to trade Hong Kong ETFs and enable Hong Kong investors to access Mainland-listed ETFs.
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Source: asiaasset.com
SGX reports market statistics for October 2017
November 7, 2017--Securities
Total Securities market turnover value was at S$24.0 billion, up 10% month-on-month (m-o-m) and up 22% year-on-year (y-o-y), over 21 trading days. There were 20 trading days in September 2017 and 21 in October 2016.
Securities daily average value (SDAV) was S$1.1 billion, up 5% m-o-m and up 22% y-o-y.
Market turnover value of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) was S$162 million, down 4% m-o-m and down 58% y-o-y.
Market turnover value of structured warrants was S$1.6 billion, down 15% m-o-m and up 161% y-o-y.
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Source: Singapore Exchange (SGX)
Bitcoin proves hard to kill in China
November 7, 2017--Over-the-counter market for cryptocurrency grows after authorities close exchanges
Chinese investors are still trading bitcoin and buying initial coin offerings, suggesting authorities in Beijing are struggling to clamp down on cryptocurrencies just weeks after announcing that public exchanges would be shut down.
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Source: FT.com
Ultumus-Asia
November 6, 2017--Korea
Conventional wisdom and nationalist stereotypes tell us that Koreans love derivatives and leveraged products because they love to take a punt on spot prices.
And this week's Korean listings conform to the stereotype. Four Korean issuers are listing ETPs this week, all of which are leveraged.
KIM lists S&P ETNs with true leverage
Korea Investment Management is listing two ETNs. They are:
Korea Investment & Securities TRUE leverage S&P500 futures ETN H 22 (570022)
Korea Investment & Securities TRUE Inverse 2X S&P500 futures ETN H 23 (570023)
As the products, names suggest, both track the S&P with leverage going both ways.
Nonghyup Bank lists the same two products....
Samsung lists inverse gas trackers
Inverse and leveraged natural gas ETNs have been some of the best and worst performing products this year. And so Samsung, like other Korean issuers, has listed a 2x leveraged and inverse natural gas tracker. They are
Samsung Securities Samsung Inverse 2X Natural GAS Futures ETN 38 (530038)
Samsung Securities Samsung Leverage Natural GAS Futures ETN 37 (530037)
As is common among Korean ETF issuers, both achieve their commodities exposure through Dow Jones indices.... Shinhan Investment does the same thing...
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Source: ULTUMUS-Financial Data Management
China's pensioners to get customised mutual-fund products for stock investment
November 6, 2017--The new fund product may ease pressure on government pension payments and help stabilise the country's stock market.
China's pensioners will have a new channel to invest in the nation's US$7.7 trillion stock market, as the securities regulator outlines requirements for asset allocations and holding periods for a new type of mutual fund serving retirees.
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Source: South China Morning Post
BetaShares-Don't go over the limit! How to trade ETFs
November 1, 2017--As investors around the world continue to adopt ETFs, there has been an increased focus on the most appropriate way to trade these instruments.
We are often asked how one should trade ETFs, and this blog aims to address this- with a very simple rule of thumb to make sure you get what you expect.
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Source: betashares.com.au
SGX Welcomes The Listing Of Lion-Phillip S-REIT ETF, The First ETF With Pure S-REITs Underlying
October 30, 2017--Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed the listing of Lion-Phillip S-REIT ETF, jointly launched by
Lion Global Investors Limited ("Lion Global Investors"), one of the largest asset management companies in Southeast Asia, and Phillip Capital Management (S) Ltd. ("Phillip Capital Management"),
a home--grown Asian fund management company.
This marks the first ETF listing by Lion Global Investors, partnering with Phillip Capital, who launched its first ETF product on Singapore Exchange last year.
Financial Services Agency Japan-Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)-User and business operator warning about the risks of ICOs
October 27, 2017--What are ICOs?
In general, an ICO collectively means an activity to raise funds from the
public using a digital token issued by a company or an individual. It can
also be known as a token sale.
For users:Risks of ICOs
A digital token issued in an ICO has the following high risks;
Price volatility:
The price of a token may decline or become worthless
suddenly.
Potential for fraud:
ICOs usually provide a white paper. However, there are possibilities that the projects in the paper are not implemented, or the goods and services planned are not offered in reality.
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Source: FSA (Financial Services Agency Japan)
Regulator's U-turn paves way for dual-class companies to raise funds in Hong Kong in pilot plan
October 27, 2017--Only giant tech firms with investor protection measures will join under a pilot scheme to be launched next year as SFC is no longer opposed to dual-class shareholding
Companies with multiple classes of shares among their shareholders may be allowed to raise capital in Hong Kong by the middle of 2018, as the city's Securities&Futures Commission (SFC) backs away from its position on the "One Share, One Vote" principle, which has been a pillar of the local capital market since the 1980s.
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Source: South China Morning Post
BetaShares-Left in the dirt: What's driving our sharemarket performance?
October 24, 2017--The Australian sharemarket has struggled to match the performance of global peers in recent years. While a number of theories have been put forward to explain our relatively poor returns, this note suggests two factors tend to dominate: trends in export commodity prices and the health of the global technology sector.
On this basis, it seems likely our market could struggle against global peers for some time yet.
Recent Australian relative equity performance
Australian equities have tended to underperform the global benchmark in recent years, though the degree of underperformance does depend on how returns are measured.
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Source: betashares.com.au
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