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Investors blast EU's omission of oil from ESG disclosures

May 3, 2020--Latest proposal accused of being misleading over environmental risk
Investors, politicians and campaigners have hit out at EU regulators' "ludicrous" exclusion of oil and gas from a definition of fossil fuels.

But critics also argue they risk undermining the EU's commitment to becoming a world leader in sustainable finance, a key priority for the bloc as it seeks to tie the coronavirus recovery to creating a...

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Source: FT.com


ESMA publishes annual bond transparency calculations, systematic internalisers calculations and new bond liquidity data

April 30, 2020--The European Securities and Markets Authority, the EU's securities markets regulator, has today made available, under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR):
the annual transparency calculations of the large in scale (LIS) and size specific to the instruments (SSTI) thresholds for bonds;

systematic internaliser calculations for equity, equity-like instruments and bonds; and

new data for bonds subject to the pre- and post-trade requirements of MiFID II and MiFIR.

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Source: ESMA


New Lyxor ETFs on Xetra: Sustainable investing in five future themes

April 30, 2020--Lyxor offers the exposure to investment trends with a sustainability filter.
Since Thursday, five new exchange traded funds issued by Lyxor International Asset Management are tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt.
The five new Lyxor ETFs enable investors to invest in future-oriented themes while taking sustainability criteria into account.

The five ETFs are each based on the MSCI ACWI IMI Index, which includes large, medium-sized and small companies from 31 countries worldwide.

The Lyxor MSCI Disruptive Technologies ESG Filtered (DR) UCITS ETF includes companies that are expected to generate significant revenues in areas such as 3D printing, the Internet of Things, cloud computing, fin tech, digital payment, healthcare, robotics, clean energy and smart grids, and cyber security.

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Source:Deutsche Börse


ECB-Monetary policy decisions

April 30, 2020--At today's meeting the Governing Council of the ECB took the following monetary policy decisions:
(1) The conditions on the targeted longer-term refinancing operations (TLTRO III) have been further eased. Specifically, the Governing Council decided to reduce the interest rate on TLTRO III operations during the period from June 2020 to June 2021 to 50 basis points below the average interest rate on the Eurosystem's main refinancing operations prevailing over the same period.

Moreover, for counterparties whose eligible net lending reaches the lending performance threshold, the interest rate over the period from June 2020 to June 2021 will now be 50 basis points below the average deposit facility rate prevailing over the same period.

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Source: ECB


ECB in fresh push to lend to banks at ultra-low rates

April 30, 2020--The European Central Bank has expanded its loans to banks at ultra-low rates after data published earlier on Thursday showed the eurozone's economy shrank by the fastest rate on record in the first quarter.

In a move to bolster the European banking system's access to funds and to avoid a drying up of credit, the ECB said it would lend money to banks at rates as low as minus 1 per cent through a planned programme and also launched a separate round of fresh lending.

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Source: dnyuz.com


SocGen Equities Trading Wiped Out in Perfect Storm for CEO Oudea

April 30, 2020--Equities unit slumps as dividend suspensions hit derivatives
Bad loan provision could reach 5 billion euros in worst case.

Societe Generale SA slumped to a surprise first-quarter loss after coronavirus-related market volatility wiped out stock trading revenue and bad loan provisions surged.

Revenue from equities trading, a traditional stronghold of the firm, slumped 99%, more than offsetting strength in the smaller fixed-income unit, the French lender said Thursday.

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Source: bloomberg.com


S&P Dow Jones Indices Europe Dashboard

April 30, 2020--April offered a welcome rally for global equities as the novel shock of pandemic became cruelly familiar, and markets adjusted to the new normal.

Picking up steam in the second half of the month, the S&P Europe 350(R) posted its best monthly return since January 2019.

Volatility remained elevated, but moved down significantly from March's near-record levels of uncertainty.

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Source: mondovisione.com


ECB-Euro area economic and financial developments by institutional sector: fourth quarter of 2019

April 29, 2020--Euro area net saving increased to €853 billion in the four quarters to the fourth quarter of 2019, compared with €826 billion in the four quarters to the previous quarter.

Euro area net non-financial investment decreased to €563 billion (from €586 billion previously), due to decreased investment by non-financial corporations. Euro area net lending to the rest of the world increased to €298 billion (from €249 billion previously).

The household debt-to-income ratio[1] stood broadly unchanged, at 93.7% in the fourth quarter of 2019, as compared with the fourth quarter of 2018.

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Source: ECB


New iShares ETF on Xetra: inflation protected government bonds with currency hedging

April 29, 2020--A new iShares ETF offers exposure to inflation-linked government bonds from developed countries.
Since Wednesday, a new exchange traded fund of iShares has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt.

The iShares Global Inflation Linked Govt Bond UCITS ETF EUR Hedged (Acc) allows investors to participate in the performance of inflation protected government bonds from industrialised countries worldwide. To be included in the index, the bonds must have an investment grade rating and a minimum residual maturity of one year. Investors are hedged against currency risks against the Euro.

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Source: Deutsche Börse


ECB-Monetary developments in the euro area: March 2020

April 29, 2020--Annual growth rate of broad monetary aggregate M3 increased to 7.5% in March 2020 from 5.5% in February
Annual growth rate of narrower monetary aggregate M1, comprising currency in circulation and overnight deposits, increased to 10.3% in March from 8.1% in February
Annual growth rate of adjusted loans to households decreased to 3.4% in March from 3.7% in February

Annual growth rate of adjusted loans to non-financial corporations increased to 5.4% in March from 3.0% in February

Components of the broad monetary aggregate M3
The annual growth rate of the broad monetary aggregate M3 increased to 7.5% in March 2020 from 5.5% in February, averaging 6.0% in the three months up to March. The components of M3 showed the following developments.

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Source: ECB


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