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SIX Group Sets New Standards With CONNEXOR® Reference Data Management System

October 21, 2009--Under the name CONNEXOR, SIX Group plans to expand its Web-based reference data infrastructure. Thanks to this new online platform, issuers can compile their reference data centrally in standardized form and then have it disseminated electronically to all stakeholder groups. As a result, CONNEXOR offers market participants greater efficiency, first-rate reference data quality and simplified comparability of financial products.

With CONNEXOR, SIX Group is introducing a massive expansion of its already well-established services in the area of Web-based reference and core data, thereby lending support to issuers, financial institutions, data vendors, clearing and settlement service providers, government authorities and investors in the efficient processing and utilization of securities-related reference data. For all users, this enhancement enables greater efficiency, the elimination of error sources, as well as the realization of considerable cost savings.

Automation and standardization

At the heart of this new Web-based CONNEXOR infrastructure lies the ability for issuers to compile and administer locally, in standardized digital form, all data pertaining to the lifecycle of a given financial instrument. The subsequent organization and dissemination of the reference data is accomplished fully automatically via standard interfaces for the attention of all stakeholder groups in the value chain associated with the security.

CONNEXOR therefore generates benefits for all parties involved:

CONNEXOR services for issuers facilitate cost-effective reference data management throughout the entire lifespan of a financial product.

Data vendors can use CONNEXOR to optimize sustainably the costs involved in procuring and maintaining reference data, while benefitting from the outstanding quality and significantly greater depth of that data.

The new platform offers investors and users realtime access to a vast store of reference data, right from the source, thereby simplifying the comparability of various financial products.

CONNEXOR is a service of SIX Swiss Exchange Ltd, SIX Exfeed Ltd, SIX SIS Ltd and SIX Telekurs Ltd, all of which are subsidiaries of SIX Group. Prior to the securities offering, CONNEXOR Numbering CONNEXOR® Numbering from SIX Telekurs enables issuers of financial instruments to obtain security numbers and ISINs in advance, fully automatically and regardless of time and place. As a result, the issuance process is accelerated. The security numbers and ISINs can be procured individually or for inventory purposes (pooling).

This service will become available as of 26 October 2009.

CONNEXOR at the Structured Products Fair 2009 (21-22 October) SIX Group is presenting the entire CONNEXOR system to the public at the Structured Products Fair 2009, Stand E1.

For further information on CONNEXOR, please visit: www.connexor.ch.

Source: SIX Swiss Exchange


European Union: Competition is sharper but liquidity fragmented

October 21, 2009--It is hard to believe that a dry-sounding European Commission directive that came into force almost exactly two years ago could have had the effect on Europe’s equities markets that it has.

But the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) has resulted in some astonishing changes to the trading landscape – probably far beyond what its architects envisaged.

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Source: FT.Com


Hedge Fund Montly-2009 Key Trends in European Hedge Funds

October 21, 2009--After a very challenging 2008 and 1Q2009, the European hedge fund industry has witnessed a remarkable growth during the March to August 2009 period, bringing the size of the industry back to end-2008 level. European managers returned strong results of 3.34% in September, bringing the YTD performance to 19% in 2009. This is the strongest YTD September performance since 2000 (when the sector had returned 21% by the ninth month).

The sector had grown at a swift pace since 2000, reaching its highest point in June 2008, with assets of US$472 billion, before shrinking rapidly in the face of heightened volatility across all asset classes and massive redemptions in the latter half of 2008 and in 1Q2009.

Figure 1: Industry Growth over the Years

2009 YTD AuMs

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Source: Eurekahedge.com


Deutsche Börse and Eurex support EU Commission plans to increase safety and soundness of OTC derivatives market

October 21, 2009-Deutsche Börse and Eurex welcome the communication issued by the EU Commission entitled “Ensuring Efficient, Safe and Sound Derivatives Markets: Future Policy Actions“. Both companies support the EU Commission’s objective to reduce systemic risks in the OTC derivatives market in order to increase the stability of the market with the proposed measures. Effective risk management and improved transparency are essential elements to strengthen the safety and soundness of the current market organization.

With their expertise as an operator of exchanges and of Europe’s largest clearinghouse Deutsche Börse and Eurex want to actively support the EU Commission in implementing its proposals.

The communication finalises the consultation process towards a future regulation of OTC derivatives markets in the European Union and states the proposals of the EU Commission for 2010.

Deutsche Börse published its proposals for a market structure with improved safety and integrity at the beginning of September 2009 in its White Paper entitled “The Global Derivatives Market – A Blueprint for Market Safety and Integrity“.

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Source: Deutsche Börse


ETF Landscape: European DJ STOXX 600 Sector ETF Net Flows, week ending 16-Oct-09

October 21, 2009--Highlights
Last week saw US$238.6 Mn net inflows to DJ STOXX 600 sector ETFs. The largest sector ETF inflows last week were in Banks with US$91.6 Mn and Oil & Gas with US$53.3 Mn while Utilities experienced net outflows of US$39.2 Mn.

Year-to-date, Banks has been the most popular sector with US$303.2 Mn net new assets, followed by Basic Resources with US$272.2 Mn net inflows. Retail sector ETFs have been the least popular with US$52.6 Mn net outflows YTD.

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Source:ETF Research and Implementation Strategy, BGI


Warsaw Stock Exchange-Derivatives Market in Q1-Q3 2009

October 20, 2009--In Q1-Q3 2009, the WSE maintains a high fourth place in Europe regarding index futures contracts volumes. WIG20 futures contract is on 6th place (one place higher than in H1 ‘09) among European index contracts.

WIG20 options are on 11th place in terms of turnover volume among European index options.

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Source: Warsaw Stock Exchange


SIX Swiss Exchange delists Lehman Brothers bonds

October 20, 2009-Effective 2 November 2009, SIX Swiss Exchange will delist the following non-performing bonds of Lehman Brothers:
2.50 % Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. 13.10.2010 (sec. no. 2,698,508)
2.875 % Lehman Brothers Treasury Co. B.V. 14.3.2013 (sec. no. 2,919,715)

Via the www.lehman-docket.com homepage, investors have now been informed that they must file their claims relating to the aforementioned bonds by 2 November 2009 at the latest.

Because investor claims will, under circumstances, no longer be valid once this filing deadline has passed, any continuation of trading in the bonds would be problematic in that it cannot be merely assumed that the securities are fungible. The last trading day for these bonds will be 30 October 2009. Trading in the euro-denominated bonds of Lehman Brothers will also cease after the close on 30 October 2009.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Werner Vogt, Head Media Relations.
Phone: +41(0)58 854 26 75
Fax: +41(0)58 854 27 10
E-mail: pressoffice@six-swiss-exchange.com

Source: SIX Swiss Exchange


Due to huge and increasing popularity of ETCs and ETFs, ETF Securities strengthens its Research, Product Development and Legal Teams

October 20, 2009--ETF Securities Ltd (ETFS), the global pioneers of Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs), and 3rd generation Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), continues to grow its business with four new hires across Research, Product Development and Legal teams.

These appointments are in direct response to ETF Securities tremendous growth and ambitious development plans going forward and come at a time when ETF Securities sees spectacular growth within ETCs and ETFs, as AUM break $15.6bn*, following the recent expansion into the US and Japanese markets.

Martin Arnold joins the Research & Investment Strategy team

Martin Arnold joins ETF Securities’ research team as a senior analyst. Martin has a wealth of experience in strategy and economics with his most recent role focused specifically on the foreign exchange markets. Martin has a strong macro background – gained both at the Reserve Bank of Australia and in the private sector - and experience covering a range of asset classes so should be able to quickly add strong research value-added to support our sales and marketing teams and clients invested across our ETC and ETF platforms. Martin holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of New South Wales (Australia), a Master of Commerce from the University of Wollongong (Australia) and the Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia.

Jenny Hsieh and Michael Langerup join the Product Development team

Jenny Hsieh joins from Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management where she helped develop and launch products for clients, with a focus on tax efficiency. Jenny has extensive experience within the investment banking and asset management industry and brings a solid skill set in product development, having started her career working on hybrid capital products. Jenny holds undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Sociology from UCLA (Univ. of Calif, Los Angeles) and an MBA from Insead.

Michael Langerup joins from Saxo Bank where he worked as a research analyst in the hedge fund group focusing on global macro research. Prior to this, he spent 1.5 years at Forsyth Partners’ FoHF group, where he was responsible for fixed income related hedge fund strategies. Michael started his career at Carnegie Asset Management, where he worked in portfolio administration as an analyst for three years. Michael holds a BSc in Business Administration and MSc in Finance and Accounting from Copenhagen Business School (Denmark) and an MBA from Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University (USA).

Amila Kulasinghe joins the Legal team

Amila Kulasinghe joins from Goldman Sachs International where he worked in the legal department, advising the Execution & Clearing, Listed Derivatives, Prime Brokerage and Principal Strategic Investments business units. At Goldman his areas of practice included derivatives and trading documentation, securities custody arrangements, cross-border secured financing, and insolvency-related issues. Amila was called to the English Bar in 2005 and originally qualified as a commercial chancery barrister at Serle Court, a leading set of chambers specialising in off-shore trusts, banking and financial services litigation. Amila holds a BA in Law from Merton College, Oxford and an LL.M (with Distinction) in Corporate and Commercial Law from University College London.

*As at 19th October 2009

For further information, please contact:
Helen Burden
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7448 4330
Email: helen.burden@etfsecurities.com

Source: ETF Securities


Council conclusions on fiscal exit strategy

2967th ECONOMIC and FINANCIAL AFFAIRS-Luxembourg
October 20, 2009-The Council adopted the following conclusions: "The Council NOTES that signs of early recovery are appearing, with the halt of the sharp decline in EU economic activity, the stabilisation of financial markets, and the improvement in confidence.

20 October 2009 However, the recovery remains fragile and it is not yet time to withdraw the support governments provided to the economy and the financial sector until the recovery is secured.

The COUNCIL AGREES that preparing a coordinated strategy for exiting from the broad-based policies of stimulus is needed. Such a strategy should strike a balance between stabilisation and sustainability concerns, take into account the interactions between the different policy instruments, as well as the discussions at the global level.

The Council UNDERLINES that an early design and communication of such a strategy would contribute to underpinning confidence in our medium-term policies and to anchor expectations.

The COUNCIL agrees that, beyond the withdrawal of the stimulus measures of the European Economic Recovery Programme, substantial fiscal consolidation is required in order to halt and eventually reverse the increase in debt and restore sound fiscal positions.

The Council UNDERLINES that increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of public finances and the intensification of structural reform are desirable even in the short term and will contribute to foster potential output growth and debt reduction.

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Source:COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION


Council conclusions on strengthening EU financial stability arrangements

2967th ECONOMIC and FINANCIAL AFFAIRS- Luxembourg
October 20, 2009--The Council adopted the following conclusions:

1. The current crisis in global financial markets has severely tested the stability of the European financial system and revealed that more fundamental changes to the financial stability arrangements, supervisory and regulatory framework are needed to ensure enhanced coordination among national supervisors, central banks and governments in a crisis situation, as well as an integrated approach to crisis prevention, management and resolution in order to promote financial stability.

2. Against this background, the Council RECALLS the conclusions adopted by the 9 June 2009 ECOFIN Council1 and the 18-19 June 2009 European Council2, which underscored the need "to advance work on building a comprehensive cross-border framework for the prevention and management of financial crisis". The Council STRESSES the need to move forward to ensure that progress is made in parallel to the ongoing work on the EU supervisory framework.

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Source: COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION


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