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Early Bird Headlines 23 January 2018
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ETFs Surge in Japan ( (etfgi.com) This is the Bank of japan’s doing:
- Assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Japan increased by a record $102.53 billion during the year, to reach a new high of $275.84 billion.
- According to the Central Bank of Japan, it owns approximately 75% of the assets of ETFs listed in Japan.
- Year-to-date, through end of December 2017, ETFs and ETPs listed in Japan saw record net inflows of $52.62 Bn.
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