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Panic at the Sell Side
April 13, 2017--Or, for European research houses, something closer to denial.
The sell side doesn’t quite get it yet.
That is the consensus view among asset managers and independent analysts nine months before the European Union
rolls out regulations that will rock the securities research landscape.
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Source: institutionalinvestor.com
Lyxor-Monthly European ETF Market Trends-March 2017
April 12, 2017--European ETF market flows ended the first quarter on a positive note, continuing the positive trend for 2017. Net New Assets (NNA) in March amounted to EUR9.8bn, i.e. a total of EUR30bn for Q1 2017, a record high quarter.
Total Assets under Management are up 10% vs. the end of 2016, reaching EUR566bn, including a positive market impact of 4%. Flows into both developed and emerging market equity and fixed income ETFs were positive for the month in a risk-on environment supported by an upbeat macroeconomic backdrop.
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Source: Lyxor
Solactive and Equileap team up to launch a family of gender equality indices with Europe, US and Global focus
April 11, 2017--Offering exposure to companies with embedded gender equality practices
Solactive and Equileap have designed a new family of indices tracking leading companies in the field of gender equality.
The family consists of three indices, the Solactive Equileap Europe Gender Equality Index, the Solactive Equileap US Gender Equality Index and the Solactive Equileap Global Gender Equality Index (ticker EQUAL), all offering investors different geographic exposures to the same gender lens methodology. The indices will be used as the underlying baskets for investment products such as ETFs and structured products.
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Source: solactive.com
Brent Crude Oil ETC from BNP Paribas launched on Xetra
April 11, 2017--A new exchange traded commodity (ETC) issued by BNP Paribas Arbitrage Issuance B.V. has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Tuesday. ETC name: EUR Hedged RICI Enhanced Brent Crude Oil Total Return Index ETC
ISIN: DE000PB6REB0
Management fee: 1.2 percent
Distribution policy: accumulating
Reference index: Rogers International Commodity Enhanced Brent Crude Oil Total Return Index.
The EUR Hedged RICI Enhanced Brent Crude Oil Total Return Index ETC enables investors to participate in the performance of Brent crude oil. The reference index comprises Brent crude oil futures contracts with differing maturities-and is denominated in US dollars.
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Source: Deutsche Börse
Faster Growth Brings More Jobs to the Western Balkans
April 6, 2017--Countries in the Western Balkans are growing at a faster pace than in 2015, with regional growth projected to be 2.8 percent in 2016 and 3.2 percent in 2017, according to the latest World Bank Western Balkans Regular Economic Report (WB RER)*.
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Source: World Bank
ESMA issues final guidelines regarding circuit breakers under MiFID II
April 6, 2017--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today the final report on the Guidelines regarding the calibration of circuit breakers and the publication of the trading halts under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II).
These Guidelines provide further detail on the parameters that trading venues should consider for the calibration of their circuit breakers, considering as such not only trading halts but also order price collars
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Source: ESMA
LSE launches private placement platform
April 5, 2017--Capital to come from institutional investors such as BlackRock, Fidelity and Carlyle
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Source: FT.com
National Statistics: UK official holdings of international reserves: March 2017
April 5, 2017--This monthly release shows details of movements in the UK's official holdings of international reserves, or assets. These consist of gold, foreign currency assets and International Monetary Fund assets.
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Source: HM Treasury
ESMA identifies areas for improvements in shareholder identification and communication systems
April 5, 2017--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the results of a recent study carried out on the investment chain and, in particular, the functioning of shareholder identification and transmission of information between issuers and shareholders.
The report presents a general assessment of the level of harmonisation of national regulatory frameworks, across the EEA.
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Source: ESMA
ESMA clarifies market structure issues under MiFID II
April 5, 2017--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today detailed guidance regarding the implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR).
ESMA published 22 new Question and Answers (Q&As) which provide further detail on how to implement certain regulatory provisions on market structure topics.
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Source: ESMA
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