Lyxor launches industry-first green bond ETF
March 2, 2017--Lyxor has launched the Lyxor Green Bond UCITS ETF (Euronext: CLIM), the world's first ETF to offer exposure to the investment grade green bond market.
Green bonds are sovereign, supranational or corporate fixed income instruments that dedicate the proceeds raised through issuance to enhancing environmental sustainability.
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Source: etfstrategy.co.uk
Deutsche Boerse prepared for future as independent company: CEO
March 1, 2017--Deutsche Boerse's (DB1Gn.DE) chief executive said it was regrettable that the London Stock Exchange (LSE.L) had decided not to sell its trading platform in Italy' all but ending a planned merger' but said the German group could continue on its own.
"We feel very well prepared as a company for the future," Carsten Kengeter said on Wednesday.
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Source: Reuters
Turnover at Deutsche Boerse's cash markets at 109.0 Euro billion in February
March 1, 2017--Order book turnover on Xetra, Börse Frankfurt and Tradegate Exchange across all asset classes stood at €109.0 billion in February (February 2016: €130.7 billion). Of the €109.0 billion, €97.8 billion were attributable to Xetra (February 2016: €120.7 billion).
The average daily turnover on Xetra stood at €4.9 billion in February (February 2016: €5.7 billion). A turnover of €4.0 billion was attributable to Börse Frankfurt (February 2016: €4.0 billion). Order book turnover on Tradegate Exchange totalled approximately €7.2 billion in February (February 2016: €6.0 billion).
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Source: Deutsche Börse Group
New ETF Listing on Euronext-LYXOR GREEN BOND
February 28, 2017--Euronext is pleased to announce that LYXOR INTERNATIONAL AM will list 1 new ETF on 02/03/2017:
ISIN: LU1563454310?
ETF Trading name: LYXOR GREEN BOND
ETF Symbol: CLIM
Venue: Euronext Paris
Underlying index: Solactive Green Bond EUR USD I
TER (%): 0,25
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Source: Euronext
ESMA issues implementing rules for package orders under MiFID II
February 28, 2017--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today its final report on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) regarding the treatment of package orders under the amended Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR).
view the ESMA Final Report
Draft RTS on package orders for which there is a liquid market
Source: ESMA
Monday Morning Memo: European investors favor international securities in January
February 27, 2017--After the negative flow numbers at the end of 2016, January 2017 showed a positive picture for long-term mutual funds. European fund promoters enjoyed net inflows into bond funds (+€17.6 bn), followed by equity funds (+€9.8 bn), mixed-asset funds (+€5.7 bn), and alternative UCITS products (+€4.0 bn) as well as real estate funds (+€1.0 bn) and commodity funds (+€0.1 bn).
"Other" funds (-€0.5 bn) was the only asset type that faced net outflows in the long-term mutual funds segment.
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Source: Detlef Glow, Head of EMEA Research-Thomson Reuters Lipper
London Stock Exchange RFQ Launch
February 27, 2017--The launch of
Request For Quote (RFQ)
Go-Live on Monday 13 March 2017
To support the varied trading needs of our customers, London Stock Exchange is introducing RFQ functionality for ETFs and ETPs traded on the SETS and ETF-Euroclear Bank Settlement trading services.
The new cleared RFQ functionality supports on Exchange execution of larger sized trades by institutional clients. The service is a private model and has been designed to protect order book liquidity by setting a minimum trade size.
visit www.lseg.com/rfq for further information
Source: lseg.com
European Semester Winter Package: review of Member States' progress towards economic and social priorities
February 23, 2017--The European Commission today publishes its annual analysis of the economic and social situation in the Member States, including an assessment of remaining imbalances.
It also publishes a report on the implementation of the Fiscal Compact, a report analysing the debt situation in Italy and a report, together with a proposal to the Council for a fine, on a case of misrepresentation of statistics in Austria.
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Source: European Commission
Investors increasingly turning to ETFs during market volatility, reports Tradeweb
February 22, 2017--Institutional investors are increasingly turning to ETFs to gain access to a broad range of asset classes and investment objectives, especially during periods of market uncertainty, according to over-the-counter (OTC) platform provider Tradeweb.
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Source: etfstrategy.co.uk
Compliance table for the Guidelines on market making activities under the Short Selling Regulation
February 21, 2017--Exemption for market making activities and primary market operations under Regulation (EU) 236/2012 of the European Parliament and the Council on short selling and certain aspects of Credit Default Swaps (ES-MA/2013/74)
Based on information supplied by them, the following competent authorities comply or intend to comply with ESMA's guidelines on exemption for market making activities and primary market operations under Regulation (EU) 236/2012 of the European Parliament and the Council on short selling and certain aspects of Credit Default Swaps (ESMA/2013/74)
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Source: ESMA
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