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New Lyxor ETFs on Xetra: Inflation-linked government bonds

November 30, 2018--The Lyxor Inverse USD 10Y Inflation Expectations UCITS ETF gives investors access to the break-even inflation of ten-year US Treasuries by combining short positions in inflation-indexed US Treasuries and long positions in US Treasuries with adjacent durations.

The break-even inflation rate indicates how high the inflation rate must be in order for the purchase of an inflation-linked bond to yield at least the same real interest rate for the investor as the purchase of a conventional bond. The Lyxor Inverse EUR 2-10Y Inflation Expectations UCITS ETF provides access to the break-even inflation of France and Germany by combining short positions in French and German inflation-linked government bonds and long position government bonds of both countries with adjacent durations.

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Source: Deutsche Börse Group


ESMA sees rising market nervousness and sensitivity linked to Brexit risks

November 29, 2018--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today the latest iteration of its Risk Dashboard covering risks in the EU's securities markets for Q3 2018. ESMA's overall risk assessment remains unchanged from Q2 2018 at high levels.

Equity markets increased slightly over the course of the 3rd quarter 2018, however market nervousness and sensitivity are rising, as evidenced by the global equity market sell-off at the beginning of October. The budget plans of Italy have led to sovereign bond market volatility remaining at a high level, and generally high market valuations coupled with market uncertainty contribute to very high market risk.

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Source: ESMA


ESAs propose to amend bilateral margin requirements to assist Brexit preparations for OTC derivative contracts

November 29, 2018--The European Banking Authority (EBA), the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), together the European Supervisory Authorities (ESA), have today published a final report with draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) proposing to amend the Commission Delegated Regulation on the risk mitigation techniques for OTC derivatives not cleared by a CCP (bilateral margin requirements) under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).

The draft RTS propose, in the context of the United Kingdom's (UK) withdrawal from the European Union (EU), to introduce a limited exemption in order to facilitate the novation of certain OTC derivative contracts to EU counterparties during a specific time-window.

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Source: ESMA


BOE-Financial Stability Report November 2018

November 28, 2018--The House of Commons Treasury Committee has requested that the Bank of England publish analysis of how leaving the European Union (EU) would affect its ability to deliver its objectives for monetary and financial stability.1

Brexit is unique. Large negative supply shocks are relatively rare, and there is no precedent of an advanced economy withdrawing from a trade agreement as deep and complex as the European Union. As the United Kingdom's (UK) trading relationship with the EU changes, the reduction in openness will act to reduce the UK economy's productive capacity and in most scenarios its rate of growth in the short term. Leaving the EU abruptly, without a withdrawal agreement and implementation period, would amplify these effects.

view the Bank of England EU withdrawal scenarios and monetary and financial stability-A response to the House of Commons Treasury Committee November 2018

Source: Bank of England


BOE-Financial Stability Report and Stress Test results-November 2018

November 28, 2018--The 2018 stress test shows the UK banking system is resilient to deep simultaneous recessions in the UK and global economies that are more severe overall than the global financial crisis and that are combined with large falls in asset prices and a separate stress of misconduct costs.

In the 2018 stress-test scenario, UK GDP falls by 4.7%, the UK unemployment rate rises to 9.5%, UK residential property prices fall by 33% and UK commercial real estate prices fall by 40%. The scenario also includes a sudden loss of overseas investor appetite for UK assets, a 27% fall in the sterling exchange rate index and Bank Rate rising to 4%.

Major UK banks have continued to strengthen their capital positions. They started the 2018 stress test with an aggregate common equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital ratio nearly three and a half times higher than before the global financial crisis.
Despite facing loss rates consistent with the global financial crisis, the major UK banks' aggregate CET1 capital ratio after the stress would still be twice its level before the crisis.

view the Bank of England Financial Stability Report November 2018

Source: Bank of England


Bank of England says 'disorderly' Brexit worse for UK than global financial crisis

November 28, 2018--The Bank of England has published its 2018 U.K. bank stress tests and Brexit report. Earlier, the U.K. government admitted that all Brexit scenarios would slow the economy.

The Bank of England has claimed that a "disorderly" exit from the European Union would plunge the U.K. economy into a worse economic contraction than that experienced after the global financial crisis of 2008.

The BOE made the claim in its assessment of different scenarios related to the U.K.'s withdrawal agreement from the EU, published Wednesday.

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Source: CNBC.com


Monday Morning Memo: European Investors sell-off Long-Term Mutual Funds in October

November 26, 2018--European investors pulled further away from long-term mutual funds as the market environment and general sentiment remained negative. As a consequence October was the sixth month in a row posting net outflows from long-term mutual funds after 16 consecutive months showing net inflows.

Real estate funds (+€0.3 bn) and commodity funds (+€0.2 bn) enjoyed net inflows, while all the other asset types in the segment of long-term mutual funds witnessed net outflows: bond funds (-€40.7 bn), equity funds (-€31.2 bn), alternative UCITS funds (-€11.4 bn), and mixed asset funds (-€9.1 bn), as well as ”other” funds (-€0.9 bn).

These fund flows added up to overall net outflows of €92.8 bn from long-term investment funds for October. ETFs contributed inflows of €0.7 bn to these flows.

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Source: Detlef Glow, Head of EMEA Research, Lipper


Fixed-income hedging set to climb as rates rise

November 25, 2018--Trading in European fixed-income derivatives is rising rapidly but still only covers half the amount of fixed-income assets that may need to be hedged as investors prepare for rises in interest rates.

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Source: FT.com


Managing risks of a no-deal Brexit in the area of central clearing

November 23, 2018--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is publishing this Public Statement to address the risks of a no-deal Brexit scenario in the area of central clearing. The ESMA Board of Supervisors supports the continued access to UK CCPs to limit the risk of disruption in central clearing and to avoid negatively impacting EU financial market stability.

ESMA therefore welcomes the communication Preparing for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 30 March 2019: a Contingency Action Plan, published on 13 November 2018 where the EC stated that it will act, to the extent necessary, to address financial stability risks in the EU arising from the withdrawal of the UK without any agreement.

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Source: ESMA


ECB-Account of the monetary policy meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank

November 22, 2018--Held in Frankfurt am Main on Wednesday and Thursday, 24-25 October 2018
1. Review of financial, economic and monetary developments and policy options
Financial market developments
Mr Cœuré reviewed the latest financial market developments.

Since the Governing Council's meeting on 12-13 September 2018, a continued rise in ten-year US Treasury yields had been observed. While US Treasury yields had initially also pulled euro area risk-free rates higher, the spillovers had remained relatively contained overall.

A decomposition of the increase in nominal ten-year US Treasury yields into the break-even rate and the real component indicated that the recent rise reflected, by and large, a rise in real yields.

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Source: ECB


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