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ECB can soon start talk of exit from stimulus: Lautenschlaeger
January 25, 2017--The European Central Bank could soon start planning an exit from its unprecedented stimulus program, Executive Board member Sabine Lautenschlaeger said on Tuesday, a rare public discussion of ending its asset buying scheme.
A longtime critic of the ECB's ultra-easy monetary policy, Lautenschlaeger has opposed many of the bank's past easing measures and now becomes the only board member to publicly advocate an exit, a taboo for ECB President Mario Draghi, who has said that tapering, or winding down the 2.3 trillion euro ($2.5 trillion) program has not been discussed.
UPDATE 1-Bank of England's Salmon says brace for further flash crashes
January 24, 2017-- Investors should expect further "flash crashes" in major financial markets like the Oct. 7 slump in the British pound, the Bank of England's executive markets director Chris Salmon said on Tuesday.
In a lecture at the central banking forum and think-tank OMFIF, Salmon also said the BoE and other regulators needed to do more to understand such events and the risk of longer-lasting consequences for financial stability.
BNP Paribas Easy S&P 500 UCITS ETF (EUR H Capitalisation) with currency hedge launched on Xetra
January 24, 2017--ETF offers access to US S&P 500 companies
The new equity index fund issued by BNP Paribas Easy has been tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Tuesday.
The BNP Paribas Easy S&P 500 UCITS ETF (EUR H Capitalisation) enables investors to invest in companies that belong to the US equity market's large-cap segment. The reference index is denominated in US dollars with currency fluctuations between the euro and the dollar being hedged in this unit class.
UBS ETF-Barclays MSCI Euro Area Liquid Corporates Sustainable UCITS ETF launched on Xetra
January 24, 2017--ETF provides access to euro area corporate bonds focused on sustainability.
A new UBS Global Asset Management bond index ETF has been tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Tuesday.
ETF name: UBS ETF- Barclays MSCI Euro Area Liquid Corporates Sustainable UCITS ETF (EUR) A-dis
Asset class: bond index ETF
ISIN: LU1484799769
Ongoing charges: 0.2 percent
Distribution policy: distributing
Benchmark: Barclays MSCI Euro Area Liquid Corporates Sustainable Index
Deutsche Borse presents blockchain concept for risk free cash transfer
January 23, 2017--Eurex Clearing acts as trusted party for transactions
Direct payments with commercial bank money
Deutsche Börse Group has developed a concept for riskless transfer of commercial bank money via an infrastructure based on distributed ledger technology (DLT).
By combining blockchain technology with its proven post-trade infrastructure, Deutsche Börse aims to achieve efficiencies while at the same time investigating possible new business opportunities enabled by this technology.
Fund houses to grow internal research teams due to EU rules
January 22, 2017--Many jobs under threat as asset managers ditch analyst notes from banks and brokers
Two-fifths of asset managers are planning to grow their internal research teams ahead of the introduction next year of EU rules.
The move is expected to heap pressure on investment banks.
Insurers plan to invest 1tn Euro with asset managers
January 22, 2017--Insurance companies face low interest rates and stringent Solvency II rules in the EU.
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Solactive launches USD & EUR high yield bond benchmarks
January 20, 2017--Solactive AG has released two new fixed-income benchmarks, the Solactive Euro HY Corporate Index and the Solactive USD High Yield Corporate Index designed to provide a snapshot of non-investment grade bond markets denominated in EUR and USD, respectively.
Both indices are Total Return indices and are rebalanced monthly.
SIX Swiss Exchange-ETF Quarterly Statistics: 4th quarter 2016
January 20, 2017--This report provides detailed figures regarding the performance of SIX Swiss Exchange's ETF segment.
In the 4th quarter of 2016, SIX Swiss Exchange recorded an ETF turnover of CHF 30.6 billion.
Compared to the previous quarter, this amounts to an increase of 19.6 percent. This was revealed today in the latest edition of ETF Quarterly Statistics[pdf].
Looking at the entire year of 2016, turnover in the ETF reached a new record. With CHF 103.8 billion, it grew by 7.7% compared to the previous year and surpassed the previous all-time high of CHF 101.9 bn registered in 2011.
view the SIX Swiss Exchange ETF Quarterly Statistics: 4th quarter 2016
Bankers prepare for eurozone brea--up risk
January 20, 2017--Big European banks cutting back on some lending ahead of elections
Some of Europe's biggest banks are cutting back on lending within eurozone countries to prepare for the risk of a possible break-up of the eurozone if anti-EU politicians should come to power in the Netherlands, France or Italy.
