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Malaysia ETF Could be Next to be Impacted by Politics
November 23, 2012--Investors in the U.S. are not even three weeks removed from Election Day, but it is worth noting other investable countries will be holding elections in the coming months.
Malaysia, which is expected to hold general elections in six months, is a prime of country that is easily accessible to U.S. investors.
The Asian nation is also a prime example of one that can easily be affected by domestic politics. To that end, the iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund (NYSE: EWM [FREE Stock Trend Analysis]) is one country-specific emerging markets ETF investors will want to keep an eye on in the coming months.
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Source: Benzinga
Nikkei, Tokyo Commodity Exchange To Launch 2 New Indexes
November 22, 2012--Nikkei Inc. and the Tokyo Commodity Exchange Inc. will launch new indexes based on the Nikkei-TOCOM Commodity Index and the Nikkei-TOCOM Sub Commodity Index.
The Nikkei-TOCOM Leverage Index represents the performance of the underlying commodity indexes, while the Nikkei-TOCOM Inverse Index represents the inverse performance of the underlying indexes and moves in the opposite direction of the Nikkei-TOCOM Leverage Index. The two indexes will be published on the TOCOM website every day, starting from Dec. 3.
Nikkei and the Tokyo Commodity Exchange will create the leverage index and the inverse index for the commodity index and 11 sub-commodity indexes for individual commodity futures, including gold and crude oil.
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Source: Nikkei.com
Australia: IOSCO Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation-Detailed Assessment of Implementation
November 21, 2012--Summary: The Australian legal and regulatory framework for securities markets exhibits a high level of compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles.
A few remaining concerns need to be resolved, including some identified in the 2006 assessment. Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC) operational independence and sufficiency of resources are overarching concerns which impair its ability to discharge its supervisory functions adequately and effectively across the entire regulated population
Australia: Financial Safety Net and Crisis Management Framework-Technical Note
November 21, 2012--Summary: Australia has a history of few bank failures, even fewer financial crises, and its banking sector emerged from the global financial crisis relatively well.1
With an eye toward international developments, the Australian authorities have taken commendable steps to strengthen the financial safety net and crisis management framework over the last several years. The Government’s well-coordinated response to the global financial crisis included adopting significant legislative changes in October 2008 to put in place guarantee arrangements for retail deposits, among other enhancements to the financial safety net and crisis management framework. Further improvements were made in June 2010 and the Government is currently pursuing additional legislative changes.
view the IMF paper-Australia: Financial Safety Net and Crisis Management Framework-Technical Note
Source: IMF
Bond boom looms for India's ETFs: Goldman
November 21, 2012--Drivers behind India's exchange traded fund sales point to significant growth, especially in bond products, according to Goldman Sachs' India fund unit.
"We are... looking at exponential growth in the next three to four years,” said Shanjiv Shah, Mumbai-based managing director and co-chief executive at Goldman Sachs Asset Management (India).
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Source: FT.com
DB-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-Asia-Pac ETF+ Monthly Directory-October 2012 ETPs
November 20, 2012--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 points per product have been included in order to enable the reader to get an overview in their own 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 about 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 -Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-Asia
Australia introduces "kill switch" for computer share trading
November 20, 2012--The Australian government introduced new market trading rules, including a "kill switch", on Tuesday to protect investors from volatility caused by controversial super-fast computer-driven trading.
The government also launched further inquiries into high frequency trading and so-called dark pool trading, which allows shareholders to trade amongst themselves away from the main "lit" market without revealing their identity or display prices.
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Source: Rueters
DB-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-Asia-Pac Weekly ETF Market Review-ETP AUM reduced marginally amid bearish equity markets
November 20, 2012--Market Review
Last week, all the major markets in the Asia-Pacific region remained in negative territory except Japan. Compared to the week before, from north to south:
Japan (Nikkei 225) +3.04%
Korea (KOSPI2) -2.11%
China (CSI 300) -2.84%
Hong Kong (HSI) -1.05%
Singapore (FSSTI) -2.12%
Australia (S&P/ASX 200) -2.81%
New Product Launch Review
Last week, one new product was launched in the Asia-Pacific ETP market. UBS Hana Asset Management Co Ltd made its debut with the listing of one equity ETF on Korea Stock Exchange tracking Kospi50 Index.
Turnover Review
Asia-Pacific ETP turnover totaled $6.8bn last week, 6.1% down from the previous week’s total. South Korea continued to top the turnover ranking with $2.6bn, followed by Hong Kong ($1.8bn), China ($1.4bn), Japan ($0.7bn), and Taiwan ($0.2bn). Among Equity ETFs, the Emerging Country, Leveraged Strategy, Asia-Pacific Developed Country, and Short Strategy ETFs had total turnovers of $3.3bn, $1.3bn, $1.3bn, and $0.5bn respectively. Among the Commodity asset class, turnover in Gold ETPs totaled $91mn.
Assets under Management Review
On a year-to-date basis, Asia-Pacific ETP market is up by $29.9bn or 32.7% above last year’s closing.
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Source: Deutsche Bank -Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-Asia
Australia introduces "kill switch" for computer share trading
November 20, 2012--The Australian government introduced new market trading rules, including a "kill switch", on Tuesday to protect investors from volatility caused by controversial super-fast computer-driven trading.
The government also launched further inquiries into high frequency trading and so-called dark pool trading, which allows shareholders to trade amongst themselves away from the main "lit" market without revealing their identity or display prices.
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Source: Reuters
New ETFs to be Listed on Dec.6,2012(Thu.) Simplex AM "China Bull 2x H-share ETF/China Bear-1x H'share ETF"
November 19, 2012--Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) approved the listings of two new ETFs managed by Simplex Asset Management Co., Ltd.
These two issues will be listed on Thursday, December 6, 2012.
| Code | 1572 (ISIN JP3047520006) | 1573 (ISIN JP3047530005) |
| Name | China Bull 2x H-share ETF | China Bear -1x H-share ETF |
| Listing Date | Dec 6, 2012 | Dec 6, 2012 |
| Trading Unit | 10 unit | 10 unit |
| Underlying Index | HSCEI Leveraged Index | HSCEI Short Index |
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Source: TSE (Tokyo Stock Exchange)
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