Unscheduled free float adjustment of GfK SE in SDAX
February 15, 2017--Changes to be effective as of 20 February 2017.
On Wednesday, Deutsche Börse announced an unscheduled change to the SDAX Index. Due to the acquisition of GfK SE by Acceleratio Capital N.V., the free float of GfK SE changed by more than 10 percentage points.
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Source: Deutsche Börse Group
BNP Paribas Easy launches six new smart beta ETFs on Xetra
February 15, 2017--ETFs offer access to risk factor strategies with a focus on US and European companies
Six new equity index funds issued by BNP Paribas Easy SICAV have been tradable via Xetra since Tuesday.
The six new BNP Paribas Easy ETFs enable investors to participate in the performance of stock corporations domiciled in Europe or the US which are selected based on one of the following criteria: low volatility, quality, momentum or value. Selected stock corporations are also listed on a domestic exchange.
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Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Market
Official Statistics: Forecasts for the UK economy: February 2017
February 15, 2017--Forecasts for the UK economy is a monthly comparison of independent forecasts.
Please note that Forecasts for the UK economy is a summary of published material reflecting the views of the forecasting organisations themselves and does not in any way provide new information on the Treasury's own views.
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Source: HM Treasury
ETF and ETP liquidity provider Flow Traders NV Reports Strongest Quarter of 2016, Realizing Second Best Year Ever
February 15, 2017--Flow Traders N.V. (Euronext: FLOW) today announced its Q4 and FY16 results (unaudited), stating that:
4Q16 Net Trading Income (NTI) of € 68.7m was the highest quarterly NTI in 2016
4Q16 ETP Value Traded grew faster than the market quarter-on-quarter
4Q16 EBITDA margin improved to 48% as a result of the increase in trading activity
Market ETP Assets under Management (AuM) reached the highest level on record end of 2016
FY16 Net Trading Income confirmed the long term historic outperformance versus the ETP Market AuM growth rate
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Source: Flow Traders NV
QNB ZyFin India Consumption UCITS ETF launched on Xetra
February 13, 2017--ETF provides access for first time to consumption-focussed Indian stock corporations
An equity index ETF from new issuer QNB Global Funds ICAV has been tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Monday.
Name: QNB ZyFin India Consumption UCITS ETF
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: IE00BD3GLV34
Ongoing charges: 0.99 percent
Distribution policy: accumulating
Reference index: ZyFin India Consumption Index
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Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Market
European Commission-Winter 2017 Economic Forecast: Navigating through choppy waters
February 13, 2017--All EU Member States' economies set to grow in 2016, 2017 and 2018
Having proven resilient to global challenges last year, the European economic recovery is expected to continue this year and next: for the first time in almost a decade, the economies of all EU Member States are expected to grow throughout the entire forecasting period (2016, 2017 and 2018).
However, the outlook is surrounded by higher-than-usual uncertainty.
Real GDP in the euro area has grown for 15 consecutive quarters, employment is growing at a robust pace and unemployment continues to fall, although it remains above pre-crisis levels. Private consumption is still the engine of the recovery. Investment growth continues but remains subdued.
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Source: European Commission
New ETF Listing on Euronext-3 BNP PARIBAS EASY ETFs
February 10, 2017--Euronext is pleased to announce that BNP PARIBAS EASY will list 3 new ETFs on 14/02/2017:
ISIN: LU1481202775
ETF Trading name: BNPP EASY MLCETF
ETF Symbol: ELQC
Venue: Euronext Paris
Underlying index: Markit iBoxx EUR Liquid Corporates (TR) index
TER (%) 0,2
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Source: Euronext
IMF-Australia: Selected Issues
February 9, 2017--Australia's labor markets were not severely impacted by the global financial crisis, and are
adjusting smoothly to the sizeable commodity prices bust and mining investment downturn. However, some labor market indicators suggest persistent weaknesses.
For instance, long-term unemployment rates have risen, and prevail above long-term
averages. Underemployment rates are also elevated. Much of the employment growth since the end of the mining investment boom has been driven by part-time employment, and wage growth remains weak.
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Source: IMF
ESMA publishes 2017 Supervisory Convergence Work Programme
February 9, 2017--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its 2017 Supervisory Convergence Work Programme (SCWP), which details the activities and tasks it will carry out to promote sound, efficient and consistent supervision across the European Union.
ESMA and national competent authorities (NCAs) will focus their supervisory convergence work on the following priorities:
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Source: ESMA
ESMA assesses DLT's potential and interactions with EU rules
February 7, 2017--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today a report on Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT).
The report sets out ESMA's view on DLT, its possible applications, benefits, risks and how it maps to existing EU regulation. ESMA's position is that regulatory action is premature at this stage, considering that the technology is still at an early stage.
ESMA believes that DLT could bring a number of benefits to financial markets, including more efficient post-trade services, enhanced reporting capabilities and reduced costs. ESMA expects the early applications of DLT to focus on optimising processes using the current market structure.
view the ESMA report The Distributed Ledger Technology Applied to Securities Markets
Source: ESMA
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