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First Domestic NASDAQ-100 Index ETF Available in Japan
NEXT FUNDS NASDAQ-100(R) EXCHANGE TRADED FUND Will be Listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange ETF Market
July 27, 2010--The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and the Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. (OSE), the premier Japanese derivatives and securities exchange, today announced that the first domestic exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on the NASDAQ-100 Index® will soon be available to Japanese investors. The OSE has approved the listing of the NEXT FUNDS NASDAQ-100® EXCHANGE TRADED FUND (OSE:1545) on OSE's exchange-traded fund market. Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd., one of Japan's largest asset management companies and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc., is the sponsor of the ETF.
The NEXT FUNDS NASDAQ-100 EXCHANGE TRADED FUND gives investors in Japan, which has the world's second largest economy, the ability to invest in 100 of the largest and most innovative global non-financial securities listed on NASDAQ – including Apple, Intel, Google and Microsoft.
"We are honored to have the NEXT FUNDS NASDAQ-100 EXCHANGE TRADED FUND, linked to one of the world's largest growth indexes, to be listed on OSE's market," said Michio Yoneda, President and CEO of OSE.
"The introduction of the NEXT FUNDS NASDAQ-100 EXCHANGE TRADED FUND gives retail and institutional investors in Japan access for the first time to a domestic product that tracks 100 of the world's most dynamic large-capitalization growth companies," said NASDAQ OMX Executive Vice President John Jacobs. "We look forward to continuing to work with the OSE and Nomura Asset Management as we explore other opportunities to serve investors in Japan."
NASDAQ OMX and OSE signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form a strategic partnership in February 2009. The partnership facilitates cooperation and potential growth opportunities among both exchanges in various areas. As a result of this partnership, both exchanges introduced the NEXT FUNDS NASDAQ-100® EXCHANGE TRADED FUND in Japan.
The listing ceremony will be held at JASDAQ Plaza in Tokyo on the day of the listing, August 16th.
Source: NASDAQ OMX
DB Index Research -- Weekly ETF Market Review -- Asia-Pacific
July 26, 2010--Market Overview
There are 226 equity based ETFs in the Asia Pacific region with 318 listings across 12 countries and 15 exchanges. Japan has the largest market share by AUM accounting for 39.31% of the whole market, whilst Hong Kong has the largest market share by turnover with 33.78%.
Blackrock listed two sector ETFs tracking the Chinese A-Share Market Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary sectors. Both funds are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Turnover
Monthly average daily turnover rose 5.2% in the last week. Turnover for the previous week was USD 823m. The largest ETF by turnover was the iShares Asia Trust - iShares FTSE/Xinhua A50 China Tracker issued by BlackRock with USD 189m accounting for 23.0% of total turnover.
Assets Under Management
AUM rose 2.7% in the previous week. AUM as of July 23rd was USD 65.2bn. The largest ETF by AUM is the iShares Asia Trust - iShares FTSE/Xinhua A50 China Tracker managed by BlackRock with AUM of USD 7.4bn.
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Source: DB Index Research
Release of the “Discussion Paper Regarding the Extension of Trading Hours”
July 26, 2010--Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) released the “Discussion Paper Regarding the Extension of Trading Hours”.
TSE is engaged in initiatives to improve the convenience and reliability of the market, in order to better support the wealth-building of all people according to their varying life plans and become a vibrant destination for international investment assets (risk money).
Recently, remarkable changes have been occurring in the environment surrounding the securities market. The needs market users have of our exchange market are also constantly evolving. Under such circumstances TSE has received comments from users requesting an extension of trading hours.
Regarding this extension, there are comments citing the benefits of increased trading opportunities from the perspective of market user convenience. Meanwhile, there are also opinions that, depending on methods of expansion, current market practices, etc. would need to be greatly altered, thus increasing costs overall and possibly decreasing efficiency. TSE believes that this should be pursued while maintaining an awareness of market users' opinions and comparing the costs and needs of the market overall.
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Source: Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)
SGX proposes new rules and measures for short selling
July 23, 2010--The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has proposed new rules and measures to provide more information on short selling activities.
This includes the requirement to mark all sell orders, either as a normal sell order or a short sell order. With the collated data, SGX intends to report the short sales volume and value by counter for each trading day.
To facilitate the marking of sell orders, SGX requires its Trading Members to put in place procedures to ensure that customers indicate their sell orders.
The dealer or remisier cannot transmit a sell order to SGX if the customer has not made his or her order indication.
SGX said the move is to facilitate greater market transparency as timely short selling information, will provides greater disclosure and contributes to enhanced accountability.
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Source: Today Online
Shanghai to Introduce Foreign ETFs Before International Board, Liu Says
July 21, 2010--The Shanghai Stock Exchange will introduce foreign exchange-traded funds before setting up an international board.
James Liu, executive chairman of the city’s bourse, said at a financial forum.
Liu declined to give a specific timetable.
Source: Bloomberg
Robust first day for A-share ETFs
July 21, 2010--Two CSI 300-linked exchange-traded funds launched by iShares rose by up to 2 percent yesterday on their debuts, outperforming the Hang Seng Index.
One of them, iShares CSI A-Share Consumer Discretionary Index ETF (3001), closed at HK$17.42 - up 2.11 percent on its opening at HK$17.06, with 6.95 million shares changing hands.
The other product - iShares CSI A-Share Consumer Staples Index ETF (2841) - closed at HK$17.30, gaining 1.88 percent from its opening of HK$16.98 on a turnover of 6.82 million shares.
Nick Good, managing director of BlackRock unit iShares Asia-Pacific, said the new products were "accessible and easy to buy" for most investors.
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Source: The Standard
China rating agency condemns rivals
July 21, 2010--The head of China’s largest credit rating agency has slammed his western counterparts for causing the global financial crisis and said that as the world’s largest creditor nation China should have a bigger say in how governments and their debt are rated.
“The western rating agencies are politicised and highly ideological and they do not adhere to objective standards,” Guan Jianzhong, chairman of Dagong Global Credit Rating, told the Financial Times in an interview. “China is the biggest creditor nation in the world and with the rise and national rejuvenation of China we should have our say in how the credit risks of states are judged.”
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Source: FT.com
The rising wave of investor/corporate engagement in Japan
July 21, 2010--Ten years have passed since an amendment to the UK Pensions Act became the world’s first regulation to require occupational pension schemes to disclose environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations within their investment portfolios.
Its 10th anniversary was celebrated earlier this month at the House of Commons with the welcoming of Martin Clarke, executive director of financial risk at The Pensions Protection Fund as the new chair of the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF). The event was a testament to the role UKSIF has played in driving the responsible investment (RI) debate and the growing acceptance of RI across the UK investment community. Similar disclosure requirements have subsequently been adopted by countries around the world including Germany, France and Australia in 2001, and most recently Canada in 2008. In response to this growing need, a range of RI products and services have been launched in the market, including the FTSE4Good Index Series. Since the launch of the indices in 2001, FTSE’s RI Unit has entered into dialogue with many companies regarding the FTSE4Good inclusion criteria, in the process developing significant experience of the challenges they face in addressing global ESG issues and meeting investor expectations.
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Source: Responsible Investor
DB Index Research -- Weekly ETF Market Review -- Asia-Pacific
July 20, 2010--Overview
There are 228 equity based ETFs in the Asia Pacific region with 316 listings across 12 countries and 15 exchanges. Japan has the largest market share by AUM accounting for 40.73% of the whole market, whilst China has the largest market share by turnover with 34.37%.
Da Cheng International AMC Ltd. listed its first ever ETF on Hong Kong Stock Exchange which tracks the performance of CSI China Mainland Consumer Index.
Turnover
Monthly average daily turnover remained at about same level in the last week. Turnover for the previous week was USD 782m. The largest ETF by turnover was the iShares Asia Trust - iShares FTSE/Xinhua A50 China Tracker issued by BlackRock with USD 165 m accounting for 21.1% of total turnover.
Assets Under Management
AUM remained at about same level in the previous week. AUM as of July 16th was USD 63.5 bn. The largest ETF by AUM is the iShares Asia Trust - iShares FTSE/Xinhua A50 China Tracker managed by BlackRock with AUM of USD 7.0bn.
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Source: DB Index Research
China cross-border ETFs in final stage -CSRC
July 20, 2010--Two financial firms have launched new products with A shares as the underlying assets to tap Hongkongers' huge appetite for mainland stock investments.
iShares introduced two A-share consumer exchange- traded funds yesterday, offering customers more investing opportunities in the booming mainland consumer market.
Two financial firms have launched new products with A shares as the underlying assets to tap Hongkongers' huge appetite for mainland stock investments.
iShares introduced two A-share consumer exchange- traded funds yesterday, offering customers more investing opportunities in the booming mainland consumer market.
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Source: Reuters
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