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Amundi Results of the 3rd quarter and first 9 months 2016
October 28, 2016--Amundi's performance at the end of September 2016 is in line with the objectives announced at the time of the IPO, both in terms of inflows and income.
Amundi's assets under management were €1,054bn at 30 September 2016, reflecting strong business activity (inflows of +€39.1bn over the first nine months)1 and a positive market effect (+€21.7bn) and scope effect (+€8.6bn connected to the addition of KBI GI to the consolidation scope on 29 August 2016)2.
Commenting on the figures, Yves Perrier, CEO, said: "The first nine months of 2016 illustrate that Amundi is capable of delivering consistent performance, quarter after quarter, despite a market environment still marked by strong risk aversion on the part of our clients."
Over the first nine months 2016, the net inflows of €39.1bn1 were driven by3:
Strong sale momentum on medium/long-term assets which recorded +€25.8bn of net subscriptions between January and September
Deutsche Borse AG posts continued profit growth in Q3/2016
October 27, 2016--Deutsche Börse AG published its results for the third quarter of 2016 on Thursday. Consolidated net revenue rose by 1 per cent, to €558.5 million (Q3/2015: €555.0 million), despite the weaker market environment.
Thanks to structural efficiency measures, adjusted operating costs declined by 5 per cent in the period under review, to €275.7 million (Q3/2015: €290.6 million). Adjusted consolidated net profit thus rose by 6 per cent, to €190.7 million (Q3/2015: €179.2 million). Basic earnings per share, adjusted for non-recurring effects, increased to €1.02 (Q3/2015: €0.97). Net revenue for the first nine months of 2016 increased by 6 per cent, to €1,769.7 million (Q1-3/2015: €1,666.8 million).
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Source: Deutsche Börse
ESMA issues MiFIR reporting instructions
October 27, 2016--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued detailed reporting introductions and XML schemas under its Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS).
FIRDS covers the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) and the Market Abuse (MAR) requirements for reference data collection and publication, collection and processing of additional data to support the MiFIR transparency regime and suspensions's coordination.
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Source: ESMA
ESMA issues Q&As on the implementation of MAR
October 26, 2016--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today a set of Questions and Answers (Q&As) regarding the implementation of the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR).
ESMA is required to play an active role in building a common supervisory culture by promoting common supervisory approaches and practices.
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Source: ESMA
Russia Continues to Improve its Business Environment, says Doing Business report
October 25, 2016 – Russia continued on its reform efforts to improve the business climate for small and medium-sized businesses, says the World Bank Group's latest ease of doing business report.
Doing Business 2017: Equal Opportunity for All, released today, ranks Russia 40th out of 190 measured economies.
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Source: World Bank
Infographic-Explaining the October Flash Crash in the British Pound
October 25, 2016--We all know that software is eating the world.
For better or worse, that statement applies to the financial world as well.
It is said today that 75% of all financial market volume is automated, though there are lower and higher estimates out there depending on the report.
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Source: visualcapitalist.com
Four new iShares smart beta ETFs launched on Xetra
October 24, 2016--Four new iShares equity index ETFs from BlackRock's product offering have been tradable via Xetra(R)and Börsöe Frankfurt since Monday.
Name: iShares Edge MSCI USA Size Factor UCITS ETF
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: IE00BD1F4K20
Total expense ratio: 0.2 percent
Distribution policy: accumulating
Benchmark: MSCI USA Mid-Cap Equal Weighted Index
The iShares Edge MSCI USA Size Factor UCITS ETF provides investors with access to the performance of SMEs from the MSCI USA Index.
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Source: Deutsche Börse
Why LSE-Deutsche deal faces a March Day date with destiny
October 21, 2016--EU looks unlikely to back 'merger of equals' that would keep London HQ after Brexit
Once upon a time, the London Stock Exchange bosses had an urge to merge.
More accurately, there has seldom been a moment when the LSE was not either trying to merge or fighting off unwanted advances from other exchanges.
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Source: FT.com
ESMA publishes official translations of MAR guidelines
October 20, 2016--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today 22 language versions of two sets of guidelines under the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR).
ESMA has to translate guidelines into the 22 official languages of the European Union as the publication of the different language version trigger their national applications.
view the MAR Guidelines-Persons receiving market soundings
Source: ESMA
ETFGI reports assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe reached a new record
October 20, 2016--ETFGI, the leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, today reported assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe reached a new record high US$567 Bn at the end of Q3 2016.
Net flows gathered by ETFs/ETPs in September were US$2.98 Bn of net new assets gathered during the month marking the 25th consecutive month of net inflows, according to preliminary data from ETFGI's September 2016 global ETF and ETP industry insights report.
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Source: ETFGI