Britain's finance industry drops demands for passporting after Brexit
January 11, 2017--Britain's finance industry has given up on efforts to keep full access to the European Union after Brexit and is pushing instead for a more limited trade deal that would potentially exclude some financial products.
Banks, insurers and asset managers have come to the conclusion there is no realistic chance of maintaining full passporting rights after Brexit that would allow them to sell all their services across the 28-nation bloc from Britain.
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January 11, 2017--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) finds that national regulators are giving greater attention to best execution requirements under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) in the follow-up report to its Peer Review published in 2015.
Best execution refers to the obligation under article 21 of MiFID for investment firms to execute orders on terms most favourable to their clients as an investor protection measure.
Source: ESMA
January 11, 2017--Securities firms should be allowed to experiment with using blockchain technology to cut the cost of their regulatory reporting, a European Parliament leader said, pressing EU authorities to promote financial technology.
Cora van Nieuwenhuizen also urged more regulators to follow the UK's lead in collaborating with banks and other business
Source: mlexfs-core.com
January 11, 2017--The European Central Bank needs to carefully analyze a proposed merger between London Stock Exchange Group (LSE.L) and Deutsche Boerse (DB1Gn.DE), particularly given Britain's decision to leave the EU, ECB President Mario Draghi said on Wednesday
"When a merger leads to a change in ownership of a euro area bank, as could be the case for entities within Deutsche Boerse and LSE Group that are licensed as banks, the ECB has to analyze it carefully from a prudential perspective," Draghi said in a letter to a member of the European Parliament.
Source: Reuters
January 10, 2017--Turkey,s currency, the lira, hit an all-time low of 3.7790 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Tuesday, breaking previous record lows plumbed during Monday's session.
The currency, which lost 17 percent against the U.S. dollar during 2016 to claim the title of the second-worst performing emerging market (EM) currency for the year after the Argentine peso, saw its woes increase further following the publication of a critical note from credit rating agency Moody's on Monday.
Source: CNBC.com
January 9, 2017--Former Aberdeen Asset Management consultant on Mifid II joins $39bn ETF provider.
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Source: fnlondon.com
January 9, 2017--ETF tracks US Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) with a minimum term of 10 years
A new UBS Global Asset Management bond index ETF has been tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Tuesday.
ETF name: UBS ETF-Barclays TIPS 10+ UCITS ETF (USD) A-dis
Asset class: bond index ETF
ISIN: LU1459802754
Ongoing charges: 0.50 percent
Distribution policy: distributing
Benchmark: Barclays Capital US Government 10+ Year Inflation-Linked Bond Index
Source: Deutsche Börse Group
January 9, 2017--On Monday, Deutsche Börse announced an unscheduled change to SDAX.
As a result of the expected acquisition of Braas Monier by Marsella Holdings, the Braas Monier current share class (ISIN LU1075065190) in the index will be replaced with the tendered share class of Braas Monier (ISIN LU1498426326).
Source: Deutsche Börse Group
January 9, 2017--The following data is derived from trading activity on the Tradeweb European-listed ETF platform.
ETF total traded volume
The Tradeweb European-listed ETF marketplace enjoyed a record-breaking fourth quarter, as activity significantly increased following Donald Trump's election victory in the US. Total traded volume reached €38 billion, beating previous record-holder Q2 2016 by nearly €5 billion.
Source: Tradeweb
January 9, 2017--BMO Global Asset Management has expanded its "Income Leaders' suite of ETFs for UK investors with the launch of the new BMO MSCI Emerging Markets Income Leaders Ucits ETF.
Investors can now allocate portfolios to emerging markets, UK, US and European markets through the equity ETF range, which has been developed to target quality income in response to the evolving needs of investors.
Source: investmenteurope.net