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EBA publishes updated impact of the final Basel III reforms on EU banks capital and updates on the compliance with liquidity measures in the EU

March 20, 2019--The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today two reports, which measure the impact of implementing the final Basel III reforms and monitor the current implementation of liquidity measures in the EU. The EBA Basel III capital monitoring report includes a preliminary assessment of the impact of the Basel reform package on EU banks, assuming its full implementation.

The report on liquidity measures monitors and evaluates the liquidity coverage requirements currently in place in the EU. Overall, the EBA estimates that the Basel III reforms, once fully implemented, would determine an average increase by 19.1% of EU banks' Tier 1 minimum required capital.

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view the EBA Report on Liquidity Measures-2Q 2018

view the Basel III Monitoring Exercise Report-data as of 30 June 2018

Source: European Banking Authority (EBA)


ESMA publishes its Data Operational Plan under a no-deal Brexit scenario

March 19, 2019--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published a statement in relation to the impact on ESMA's databases and IT systems of a no-deal Brexit scenario on 29 March 2019.

This statement complements the previous statement on the use of UK data in ESMA's databases and performance of MiFID II calculations in case of a no-deal Brexit from 5 February 2019

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Source: ESMA


UniCredit and Axiom AI launch first global CoCo bond ETF

March 19, 2019--UniCredit Bank AG, via its subsidiary Structured Invest S.A., and Axiom Alternative Investments have announced the launch of the UC AXI Global CoCo Bonds UCITS ETF, the first global exchange-traded fund (ETF) to provide a market weighted exposure to the contingent convertible (CoCo) bond market.

The ETF will be listed on Deutsche Börse Xetra under ticker CCNV.

The UC AXI Global CoCo Bonds UCITS ETF (ISIN: LU1873136789) is the first ETF to provide investors with access to the entire liquid CoCo Bond market, including Additional Tier 1 (AT1)* and Restricted Tier 1 (RT1)* capital instruments. The ETF will track the performance of the Solactive AXI Liquid Contingent Capital Global Market TR Index-EUR hedged (SOLAXICC), the first currency hedged market-value weighted index.

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Source: UniCredit


UK to lose 1tn pounds of financial assets to Europe due to Brexit

March 19, 2019--Financial services companies have committed to move about £1tn of assets out of the UK into Europe as the industry triggers its worst-case contingency plans with no Brexit deal in sight, according to consultancy EY.

The estimate by EY-which mainly covers client assets and cash moved out of the UK by banks and fund managers as well as the transfer of balance sheets as operations are relocated — has increased by £200bn since the last survey in January.

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Source: MSN


Solactive and Axiom Alternative Investments launch together a Global CoCo Index

March 19, 2019--Solactive and Axiom AI are pleased to announce the launch of the Solactive AXI Liquid Contingent Capital Global Market TR Index (SOLAXICC), a tailored index for investors that seek broad access to a universe of liquid contingent convertible bonds (CoCos). The index development marks the first joint venture between the German Index provider and the French Asset Manager.

The index will be tracked by UC AXI Global CoCo Bonds UCITS ETF, the first global coco ETF launched by Axiom AI and pan-European bank UniCredit. Launched in July 2018, the index is independently valued and published by Solactive.

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Source: Solactive


New Unicredit ETF on Xetra: CoCo Bonds from Global Financial Institutions

March 19, 2019--A new UniCredit Exchange Traded Fund has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Tuesday.

The UC AXI Global Coco Bonds UCITS ETF-Institutional EUR-hedged gives investors the opportunity to participate in the performance of CoCo bonds of global financial institutions. CoCo bonds are long-dated, subordinated bonds with mostly fixed coupons, which are automatically converted from debt into equity when predetermined events occur. CoCo bonds, like subordinated bonds, are used to offset other higher-ranking liabilities.

The ETF uses a hedging strategy to minimise the exchange rate risk between the base currency of the index components and the euro.

Name: UC AXI Global Coco Bonds UCITS ETF-Institutional EUR-hedged
Bond: Asset class

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Source: Deutsche Börse Group


EU, UK market watchdogs clash over no-deal Brexit share trading

March 19, 2019--The European Union's markets watchdog published guidance on Tuesday identifying which shares investors in the bloc could no longer trade in London if there is a hard Brexit next week.

The move drew instant criticism from Britain’s financial regulator, saying it risked disrupting markets.

Britain is due to leave the EU on March 29, but it has yet to agree a divorce settlement and "standstill" transition deal with the bloc. The UK is now expected to ask for a delay to Brexit.

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Source: Reuters


Successful start for Eurex's ESG segment

March 18, 2019--Four weeks ago, Eurex started its Environment Social Governance (ESG) segment by launching futures on STOXX(R) ESG-X, Low Carbon and Climate Impact Indexes.

With more than 18,000 traded contracts and more than 16,000 contracts in Open Interest, demand was strong, given that the products are just celebrating their one-month anniversary.

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Source: Eurex


Assets in European absolute return funds drop to 86bn Euros

March 18, 2019--Assets in European absolute return funds drop to €86bn. Absolute return funds shrank by close to a quarter last year as retail investors fled the once-popular products after a long period of poor performance.

The sector had promised positive returns in all conditions.

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Source: FT.com


New Invesco-ETF on Xetra: US government bonds with currency hedging

March 18, 2019--A new Invesco Exchange Traded Fund has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Monday.
The Invesco US Treasury Bond 7-10 Year UCITS ETF-EUR Hdg Dist enables investors to participate in the performance of tradable government bonds issued by the US government.

The included securities are denominated in US dollars, have an investment grade rating of at least Baa3/BBB-/BBB-, an outstanding nominal value of at least USD 300 million and a remaining term of seven to ten years. The benchmark index excludes inflation-linked bonds, floating rate bonds, STRIP bonds and treasury bills.

The ETF applies a hedging strategy to minimize the foreign exchange risk between the base currency of the index components and the euro. Name: Invesco US Treasury Bond 7-10 Year UCITS ETF-EUR Hdg Dist
Asset class: Bond ETF

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Source: Source: Deutsche Börse Group


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