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UK official holdings of International Reserves

December 3, 2009--1. The UK Government’s net reserves rose by $1,947 million in November 2009, bringing the end-November total to $34,527 million (£21,039 million1) compared with $32,580 million (£19,772 million2) at end-October 2009.

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Source: HM Treasury


EEX trading results for Natural Gas and CO2 Emission Allowances in November – Record High on the Natural Gas Spot Market

December 3, 2009--The European Energy Exchange AG (EEX) reached a new record level at the Spot Market for natural gas. With 936,360 MWh (market areas Gaspool and NCG) the traded volume in November 2009 was more than five times higher than the traded volume of the same month of the previous year (168,960 MWh).

In October 2009, the volume amounted to 564,861 MWh.

The Spot Market volume includes 7,320 MWh traded in the Natural Gas auction launched on 15 July 2009. The Spot Market price for the day-ahead delivery of Natural Gas ranged between EUR 8.00 per MWh and EUR 13.05 per MWh.

The volumes on the Derivatives Market for Natural Gas (Gaspool and NCG market areas) amounted to 1,593,167 MWh (November 2008: 715,900 MWh). On 30 November 2009, the open interest was 5,770,274 MWh. On 30 November 2009 Natural Gas prices for delivery in 2010 were fixed at EUR 12.04 per MWh (Gaspool) and EUR 12.38 per MWh (NCG), respectively.

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Source: European Energy Exchange AG (EEX)


Pros and cons of a financial transaction tax

December 3, 2009-- tax on financial transactions is probably not the best way to curb speculation and find extra revenue to bail out failing banks, MEPs heard on Wednesday at a public hearing held by the EP Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee.

Following the September G-20 summit in which Gordon Brown's suggestion to introduce a financial transaction tax (FTT) met with a lukewarm response from global finance ministers, the MEPs and experts from various organisations discussed the "Tobin-style" tax and the feasibility of introducing it in the EU.

Any such levy would be vigorously opposed by the financial industry, according to Xavier Rolet, chief executive of the London Stock Exchange group, as it would increase costs and have a "substantial damping effect" on transaction activity. By contrast, Sony Kapoor, managing director of think-tank Re-Define, claimed the "revenue potential is enormous".

The rate of 0.01 % would raise €287 billion worldwide, with €130 billion alone coming from the EU plus Switzerland and Norway, according to an Austrian study cited by Alexander Wiedow, the European Commission's director for taxation and customs union.

Moreover, it would be "cheap, easy to collect [...] and would be one of the simplest taxes to be implemented" as nowadays "all can be done electronically", argued Sony Kapoor in response to a question by Diogo Feio (EPP, PT), who asked about the possible cost and "simple manner" of levying this tax.

The European Commission, however, is not planning any measures at present and for the time being is just following the international debate, as "we don't know to what extent it will affect speculation, stability", said Alexander Wiedow.

According Jakob von Weizsäcker, a research fellow at the Bruegel think tank, the recent global turmoil has generated renewed interest in FTT, with some considering it to be a kind of "Swiss army knife" capable of solving all sorts of problems.

By contrast, Geoff Lloyd, senior tax advisor to the OECD, believed "we shouldn't lose sight of the crucial importance of financial sector" for growth. Pointing to the tax as a "new source of financing" he also stressed that it has to be "difficult to avoid, easy to collect and must secure public acceptance". And that, he believed, would be "very hard".

In response to a question by Udo Bullmann (S&D, DE) about the "optimal size" of such tax and a query by Sven Giegold (Greens/EFA, DE) about its impact on SMEs, Xavier Rolet said "we actually don't know what the rate of the RTT would be" but it would still represent a "very significant penalty for companies".

Derk Jan Eppink (ECR, BE) condemned the tax as "a Loch Ness monster" and a "brother of Bolkestein directive. We do not need that tax," he exclaimed.

Noting the divergence of views at the hearing, Wolf Klinz (ALDE, DE) said that "at the end of the day we'll have to take a political decision". And as Arlene McCarthy (S&D, UK) pointed out, the public would like to know who will pay in the future for the crisis and therefore is "very much in favour of some form of FTT".

Source: European Parliment


Europeans hold aces, even if gas crisis resurfaces

December 3, 2009-The European Union enters Friday's summit with Ukraine in a more relaxed mode thanks to solid gas stocks going into winter and a drastic fall in post-recessionary energy consumption.

While no one rules out a repeat of Russia's decision last January to turn off the gas taps that keep Europe warm and working, the rules of the game have changed somewhat even if Ukraine is in a chaotic state.

On the seventh of each month, Kiev has to sign a painfully large transfer of funds to Moscow to cover its vast internal gas consumption.

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Source: EU Business


Bank of Ireland Securities Services launch Europe’s first pan-European ETF settlement product.

December 2, 2009--Bank of Ireland Securities Services (BoISS) has launched a pan-European exchange traded fund (ETF) settlement platform for ETF issuers, called “BoISS ETP Direct”. The new product is designed to permit ETFs to settle delivery against payment directly in multiple jurisdictions across the EU.
The catalyst for the new system came from the combination of market need and client demand such as Source, the specialist provider of Exchange Traded Products which launched earlier this year.

As Source prepared to enter the market, it knew that if it was successful it would have to handle daily transaction flows significantly larger than any current provider. Current activity levels from the Deutsche Borse indicate that this is occurring with Source representing 59% of total turnover of €4.2BN in European sector ETFs in October alone.

ETP Direct is expected to have a number of benefits for the ETF community. Commenting on the launch Fearghal Woods Director of Business Development said “As the leading service provider to ETFs in Europe, we are delighted to be launching this new offering for our client base. The product is designed to provide a more transparent, cost effective and efficient ETF settlement mechanism across the European depositary network.”

The platform is expected to streamline the trading activities of ETF market makers through reducing costs, minimising risks and improving timeliness of settlement.

Business Development Manager at Bank of Ireland Paul Heffernan noted that “We are witnessing significant growth in the ETF industry throughout Europe. Many of these products are listed in multiple locations and the cross border settlement systems can cause issues for many ETF traders. Through our discussions and close working relationship with many of the product providers and market makers we have identified this problem and we believe ETP Direct will alleviate many of their concerns. As with UCITS products, we are beginning to see listing and trading of European ETFs beyond the EU boundaries. We are actively enhancing ETP Direct to facilitate settlement into these frontier markets”.

A number of clients are operational on the platform and are excited about the prospects of ETP Direct for their ETF product plans.

Ted Hood, Chief Executive at Source commented: “We believe that the European ETF market has huge growth potential, but that improved business processes that leverage technology are vital to that growth. By working with BoISS and our asset manager, Assenagon, Source has been one of the catalyst’s for the creation of ETP Direct and we look forward to seeing this pioneering initiative become the market standard.”

Alan Durrant Chief Investment Officer at National Bank of Abu Dhabi noted: “We are excited about the potential for the growth of an ETF market in the Gulf region. Local investors are seeking a cost effective way to take instant and diversified exposure to markets and an ETF provides an ideal solution. Many international investors want to access the region and an ETF provides them with an internationally recognized way of doing so. Delivering efficient service solutions will be essential to the development of ETFs in this region and we at National Bank of Abu Dhabi welcome the development of ETP Direct in this regard”.

The product will be made available to ETF issuers that use Bank of Ireland as custodian. It is expected that ETF Issuers will benefit from enhanced distribution opportunities in an ever expanding ETF market.

Source: Bank of Ireland Securities Services


ETF Landscape: European DJ STOXX 600 Sector ETF Net Flows, week ending 27-Nov-09

December 2, 2009--Last week saw US$5.0 Mn net outflows to DJ STOXX 600 sector ETFs. The largest sector ETF inflows last week were in Banks with US$61.5 Mn and Telecommunications with US$52.8 Mn while Basic Resources experienced net outflows of US$85.5 Mn.

Year-to-date, Basic Resources has been the most popular sector with US$456.3 Mn net new assets, followed by Telecommunications with US$364.4 Mn net inflows. Travel & Leisure sector ETFs have been the least popular with US$16.8 Mn net outflows YTD.

The assets invested in the ETFs are greater than the open interest in the corresponding futures contract in 18 out of the 19 sectors. The data required to produce the flow analysis is available by Tuesday evening which means the earliest this publication can be distributed is on Wednesday

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Source: ETF Research and Implementation Strategy, BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited


96 Billion Euros Turnover at Deutsche Börse’s Cash Market in November

13 million trades executed on Xetra/ Total volume of 108 billion euros traded on all stock exchanges in Germany
November 2, 2009--In November, 96.5 billion euros were traded on Xetra® and on the floor at Börse Frankfurt – a decrease of 21 percent year-on-year (November 2008: 122.2 billion euros). Of the 96.5 billion euros, 90.5 billion euros were traded on Xetra, a decrease of 21 percent year-on-year (November 2008: 114.5 billion euros). 5.9 billion euros were traded on the floor (November 2008: 7.7 billion euros).

Turnover in German equities amounted to 81.3 billion euros, while foreign equities turnover stood at 12.5 billion euros. Xetra and the floor at Börse Frankfurt accounted for 97 percent of the transaction volume in German equities on all stock exchanges in Germany. 93 percent of foreign equities traded on stock exchanges in Germany were traded on Xetra and on the floor in Frankfurt.

In November, 13.1 million transactions were executed on Xetra, a decrease of 28 percent against the same period last year (November 2008: 18.3 million).

According to the Xetra liquidity measure (XLM), SAP AG was the most liquid DAX® blue chip in November with 6.7 basis points (bp) for an order volume of 100,000 euros. HeidelbergCement AG was the most liquid MDAX® stock with 20.5 bp. The most liquid ETF was the db-x-trackers II EONIA T.R. 1C with 0.3 bp. The most liquid foreign stock was Total S.A. with 15.6 bp. XLM measures liquidity in electronic securities trading on the basis of the implicit transaction costs. It is expressed in basis points (1 bp = 0.01 percent); a low XLM denotes high liquidity in a security.

Deutsche Bank AG was the DAX stock with the highest turnover on Xetra in November at 5.0 billion euros. HeidelbergCement AG was the top MDAX stock at 969.4 million euros, while KUKA AG led the SDAX® stocks at 50.3 million euros and Aixtron AG headed the TecDAX® at 642.9 million euros. At 1.4 billion euros, the iShares DAX was the exchange-traded fund with the highest turnover.

On all stock exchanges in Germany 108.0 billion euros were traded in November according to orderbook turnover statistics – a decrease of 21 percent compared year-on-year (November 2008: 137.4 billion euros). This total includes 99.8 billion euros in equities, warrants and exchange-traded funds, as well as 8.2 billion euros in fixed-income securities.

Source: Deutsche Börse


One New UBS ETF Launched on Xetra

December 1, 2009--Since Tuesday, one more new exchange-traded index fund from the issuer UBS ETF SICAV has been tradable on Xetra.
ETF name: UBS-ETF MSCI Japan I

Asset class: Equity index ETF
ISIN: LU0258212462
Management fee: 0.3 percent
Distribution policy: distributing
Benchmark: MSCI Japan index

The new UBS ETF is aimed primarily at institutional investors. It offers them an opportunity to track the performance of the MSCI Japan index. This benchmark tracks the performance of Japanese companies and is based on free-float market capitalization.

The product offering in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment currently contains a total of 542 exchange-listed index funds, making it the largest offering of all European stock exchanges. This selection, together with an average monthly trading volume of around 11 billion euros, makes Xetra Europe’s leading trading venue for ETFs.

Source: Deutsche Börse


Deutsche Börse Launches Bonds Trading on Xetra

Specialists to provide liquidity for around 700 corporate bonds/ Investors will benefit from top price quality and commission-free trading for all order sizes
December 1, 2009--On 1 December, Deutsche Börse launched the “Continuous Auction with Specialists” trading model for trading of bonds on Xetra®. Initially around 700 corporate bonds denominated in Euros listed on FWB® Frankfurt Stock Exchange’s Regulated and Open Markets will be tradable in this new model on Xetra. Other types of bonds are to be included gradually.

The model combines the advantages of trading with the support of Specialists and those of fully electronic trading on Xetra. The model allows these Specialists to provide for tradability and high price quality even for small order sizes. With this new trading model, private investors and small to medium-sized institutional investors will benefit not only from the high execution quality in on-exchange bonds trading with continuous quote presence and near-time execution by the Specialists, but particularly since there is no commission fee in the specialist model.

Three brokerage firms fulfill the criteria to act as bonds trading Specialists: Close Brothers Seydler Bank AG, ICF Kursmakler AG and Wolfgang Steubing AG will be responsible for trading in the 700 or so selected corporate bonds on Xetra.

The launch of bonds trading on this pan-European trading platform is yet another milestone in Deutsche Börse’s European growth strategy.

Source: Deutsche Börse


Boerse Stuttgart set to join Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE)

Tenth biggest FESE member by total trading in all securities classes
December 1, 2009--Following a unanimous decision by the General Assembly of the Federation of European Securities Exchanges held in Brussels on 1 December 2009, Boerse Stuttgart, Europe’s leading exchange for investment and leverage certificates, will become a member of the FESE on 1 January 2010.

“In recent years, we have seen a tremendous rise in the impact of European legislation such as the Financial Markets Directive (MiFID), so it is very important that we represent our interests at a European level along with other stock exchanges. Boerse Stuttgart would like to use its membership of the Federation as a way of making an active contribution to the debate on the future development of the financial markets,” said Christoph Lammersdorf, Chairman of the Management Board of Boerse Stuttgart Holding GmbH.

Within Europe, Boerse Stuttgart established itself some years ago as the market leader in exchange-based trading of structured securities. Last year, with a view to expanding this position, it took over the Swedish stock exchange Nordic Growth Market NGM AB. Currently, Boerse Stuttgart already derives some twenty percent of its order flow in European countries outside Germany making it the tenth biggest FESE member by total trading in all securities classes, ahead of stock exchanges such as Athens, Warsaw and Vienna.

FESE represents 42 stock exchanges from all EU Member States as well as Iceland, Norway and Switzerland. Through its members’ activities on a global scale, FESE enjoys links with the regulatory community and industry from around the world. FESE’s overarching objectives are to foster the global competitiveness of European exchanges, promote public recognition of the exchanges and their contribution to the European and global economy, and to provide a forum for an open and forward-looking debate on capital markets.

Source: Boerse Stuttgart


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