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Lyxor AM unveils two new short-dated high yield ETFs

July 11, 2017--Lyxor Asset Management has launched 1-3 year short-dated US dollar and euro high yield ETFs to help investors defend against rising interest rates, the company has announced.

The latest launches-known as the Lyxor BofAML $ Short Term High Yield Bond Ucits ETF and Lyxor BofAML € Short Term High Yield Bond Ucits ETF-have a low duration making them less sensitive to interest rate changes than other bonds.

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Source: citywireselector.com


Unscheduled adjustment in MDAX

July 11, 2017--On Wednesday, Deutsche Börse announced an unscheduled change to the MDAX index.

Following the spin-off of METRO Wholesale & Food Specialist AG from METRO AG, an adjustment of MDAX is required. On 13 July, METRO Wholesale & Food Specialist AG will therefore be included in MDAX for one day. This adjustment ensures the trackability of the index for investors. The MDAX Index will accordingly be calculated on a basis of one additional company for one day.

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Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Market


ESMA issues final standards for publication of derivatives data

July 10, 2017--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today issued final regulatory technical standards (RTS) regarding the aggregation and publication of derivatives data by trade repositories (TRs).

ESMA's RTS define the operational standards for aggregation and comparison of aggregate position data across TRs, which is important to assess risks associated to those markets.

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Source: ESMA


ESMA consults on guidelines regarding internalised settlement reporting

July 10, 2017--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has opened today a public consultation on future guidelines further detailing the implementation of internalised settlement reporting under the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR).

Internalised settlement refers to transactions, which are settled outside securities settlement systems operated by central securities depositories (CSDs). Internalised settlement can happen at different levels of a securities holding chain-global custodians, sub-custodians, etc.and has to...

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Source: ESMA


IPE-Briefing: MiFID II-The birth of a market

July 10, 2017--As MiFID II comes into effect, asset managers and brokers must negotiate a price for sell-side investment research

Key points
MiFID II will force asset managers to pay for research.
Pricing negotiations with brokerage firms have been difficult at times.
Price discovery for fixed income research is delayed.
The way research is produced and consumed will change.

Preparations for the European Union's revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) are not going smoothly. The industry is struggling to meet one key requirement-the unbundling of investment research and transaction costs.

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Source: IP&E


Monday Morning Memo: Is there a consolidation ahead in the European ETF market?

July 10, 2017--While looking at the comments of market observers on the European ETF industry, one often comes across articles predicting wider consolidation in the European ETF market.

Even though these articles have been around for years, there has been no concurrent general consolidation taking place in the European ETF industry. While some ETFs were closed and some ETF promoters were bought by others, in general consolidation would mean there would be fewer promoters or ETFs afterward.

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Source: Detlef Glow, Head of EMEA Research-Thomson Reuters Lipper


Robots enter investment banks' trading floors

July 2017--Robots are transferring on to the trading floors of investment banks. UBS this week showcased how two synthetic intelligence techniques will help merchants carry out higher on the Swiss financial institution's futuristic new City of London workplace.

Many of the world's largest banks have for years been automating handbook, repetitive duties executed by help employees to save cash.

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Source: forexrepository.com


IMF Country Report-Russian Federation: Selected Issues

July 10, 2017--RUSSIA's NON-COMMODITY EXPORTS: WHY THE MUTED RESPONSE TO THE RECENT DEVALUATION?1
Introduction and Summary
1. An often-cited silver lining of lower commodity prices is the ensuing real depreciation and potential to unwind the Dutch disease that commodity exporters experienced during the preceding commodity booms.

While there is anecdotal evidence supporting the recovery of select tradable sectors in Russia, it has yet to manifest itself in a meaningful way in macro-level data.

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Source: IMF


Lyxor Insights-Hawks everywhere you look

July 10, 2017--There was a prompt u-turn in sentiment last week as the prospect of global monetary normalisation took centre stage

Having happily contemplated reassuringly weak inflation prints for a number of weeks, investors were perturbed by more hawkish updates from the Fed and the ECB. Minutes from both meetings suggest balance sheet reduction and QE tapering threaten the status quo.

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Source: Lyxor


ESMA updates Q&A on MiFID II implementation

July 7, 2017--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Question and Answers (Q&As) regarding the implementation of the Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR).

The purpose of these Q&As is to promote common supervisory approaches and practices in the application of MiFID II. It provides responses to questions posed by the general public and market participants in relation to the practical application of MiFID II and MiFIR on:

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Source: ESMA


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