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Korea in Focus: Last Month's Recap & Outlook
August 27, 2018--By Korea Investment Management, portfolio manager of the AdvisorShares KIM Korea Equity ETF (Ticker: KOR)
In July, global stock markets rebounded as US dollar (USD) appreciation, which caused emerging markets to plunge from May-June, wound down. However, the Korean market underperformed both developed and emerging, failing to join the global upturn.
With the US and China bracing for a protracted trade war, Korea's economic structure that features a heavy export weighting and companies relying much on overseas sales was exposed for its weakness. We believe the Korean market was also weighed down by investor sentiment souring due to the debate about semiconductors peaking and the Kosdaq's sharp pullback led by pharmaceuticals/biotech stocks
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Source: AlphaBaskets
SGX welcomes the listing of Nikko AM SGD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, the first-of-its-kind in Singapore
August 27, 2018--Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed the listing of Nikko AM SGD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) that offers investors easy access to a basket of Singapore Dollar-denominated, investment grade corporate bonds in affordable units.
This ETF is launched by Nikko Asset Management ("Nikko AM"), one of the largest ETF managers in Singapore and the issuer of the Nikko AM Singapore STI ETF, ABF Singapore Bond Index and NikkoAM-StraitsTrading Asia ex-Japan REIT ETF.
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Source: SGX
Shenwan Hongyuan Securities Chooses Itiviti's Technology for ETF Options Market Making
August 21, 2018--Itiviti services a substantial and diversified client base in China
Itiviti, the leading global provider of multi-asset trading technology and financial infrastructure, today announced that Shenwan Hongyuan Securities Co., Limited (Shenwan Hongyuan), one of China's leading securities firms has selected Itiviti's market making solution to support its ETF options market making business.
Itiviti currently services 25 buy-side and sell-side clients in mainland China, including large asset managers, securities houses, trading firms and brokerages.
Despite most young people in China being broadly optimistic and looking forward to retirement, a survey from Fidelity International and mobile wealth platform Ant Fortune found that more than half have not prepared for it.
view more ETFGI reports that assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in Japan reached a record high of US$313 billion at the end of July 2018 14 August 2018 view more World Bank Mandates Commonwealth Bank of Australia to Issue Bond Using Blockchain Tech view more China to ease regulations on QFII, RQFII to expand foreign capital investment scope -regulator SGX reports market statistics for July 2018 view more India's Strong Economy Continues to Lead Global Growth view more If you are looking for a particuliar article and can not find it, please feel free to contact us
Source: International Adviser
August 14, 2018--ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in Japan reached a record high of US$313 billion at the end of July 2018, surpassing the previous record of US$312 billion set at the end of June 2018. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
Source: ETFGI
August 10, 2018--Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), the largest bank in the country, has been mandated by the World Bank to arrange a bond issue exclusively on a blockchain. according to a press release Aug. 10.
CBA will reportedly arrange the first bond globally to be "created, allocated, transferred, and managed using blockchain technology." The Blockchain Offered New Debt Instrument (bond-i) will be issued and distributed on a blockchain platform under the operation of the World Bank in Washington, and CBA in Sydney.
Source: cointelegraph.com
August 8, 2018--China to ease regulations on QFII, RQFII to expand foreign capital investment scope-regulator.
China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) also said on its website it will support an increase in the proportion of A-shares in the MSCI index and improve rules on share view more
Source: Reuters
August 8, 2018--4 lPOs in July raised S$143.3 million, highest number of listings in a month in 2018.
Forward Freight Derivatives volume triples year-on-year to 99,098 as clearing market share rises to over 60%.
Securities
Total Securities market turnover value was at S$24.6 billion, up 1% month-on-month (m-o-m) and down 4% year-on-year (y-o-y), over 22 trading days. There were 20 trading days in June 2018 and 21 in July 2017.
Securities daily average value (SDAV) was S$1.12 billion, down 8% m-o-m and down 8% y-o-y.
Market turnover value of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) was S$187 million, down 19% m-o-m and down 28% y-o-y.
Market turnover value of structured warrants and Daily Leveraged Certificates (DLCs) was S$2.33 billion, up 36% m-o-m and up 70% y-o-y.
Source: SGX
August 8, 2018--India's economy is picking up and growth prospects look bright-partly thanks to the implementation of recent policies, such as the nationwide goods and services tax. As one of the world's fastest-growing economies-accounting for about 15 percent of global growth-India's economy has helped to lift millions out of poverty.
But to sustain rapid growth and raise incomes for the country's 1.3 billion people, India will need to build on the success of its reforms, the IMF said in its annual assessment of the Indian economy.
Source: IMF
