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ESMA consults on requirements for the management of trading venues and reporting services providers

October 5, 2016--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today issued a consultation paper on draft guidelines which will further detail the implementation of the Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MIFID II).

The guidelines provide draft provisions management bodies of market operators and data reporting services providers will have to apply once MiFID II has entered into force.

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view the Consultation Paper-Guidelines on specific notions under MiFID II related to the management body of market operators and data reporting services providers

Source: ESMA


ESMA consults on product governance guidelines to safeguard investors

October 5, 2016--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has opened a consultation on product governance guidelines under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) regarding the target market assessment by manufacturers and distributors of financial products.

The requirements on product governance were introduced under MiFID II to enhance investor protection by regulating all stages of the life-cycle of products or services in order to ensure that firms which manufacture and distribute financial instruments and structured deposits act in the...

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view the Consultation Paper on Draft guidelines on MiFID II product governance requirements

Source: ESMA


Source and Rothschild team up for ETF launch

October 4, 2016--Source and Rothschild have teamed up to launch a low volatility US exchanged traded fund (ETF).

Source RBIS Equal Risk Equity US Ucits ETF has been launched through Rothschild & Co Group Risk-Based Investment Solutions.

The fund targets a broad US equity exposure with lower volatility, tracking 25o US stocks with the lowest risk based on their volatility.

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Source: citywire.co.uk


Eurex monthly report

October 4, 2016--Investment behaviour of the buy side shapes the product offering of exchanges
Eurex MSCI segment reaches 1 million contracts of open interest
The investment behaviour of the buy side is undergoing structural changes. Passive products like Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) are gaining momentum.

This changes the investment behaviour on the derivatives markets and increasingly shapes the product offering of exchanges.

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Source: Eurex


Turnover at Deutsche Borse's cash markets at 109.1 billion euros in September

September 4, 2016--Order book turnover on Xetra, Börse Frankfurt and Tradegate Exchange across all asset classes stood at €109.1 billion in September (September 2015: €142.3 billion).

Of the €109.1 billion, €100.8 billion were attributable to Xetra (September 2015: €133.9 billion). The average daily turnover on Xetra stood at €4.6 billion in September (September 2015: €6.1 billion).

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Source: Deutsche Börse


ESMA reports on shadow banking, leverage and pro-cyclicality

October 4, 2016--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today a report on securities financing transactions (SFTs), leverage and pro-cyclicality in the EU's financial markets

ESMA's report assesses whether the use of SFTs leads to the build-up of leverage which is not yet addressed by existing regulation, how to tackle such build-up, and whether there is a need to take further measures to reduce its pro-cyclicality.

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Source: ESMA


ESMA issues Q&As on the implementation of the double volume cap under MiFID II

October 3, 2016--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today a Question and Answers (Q&A) document regarding the implementation of the double volume cap under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/ MiFIR).

MiFID II introduces a so-called "double" volume cap mechanism which limits the use of reference price waivers and negotiated price waivers under the new transparency regime of MIFID II.

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view the Questions and Answers On MiFID II and MiFIR transparency topics

Source: ESMA


ESMA consults on consolidated tape for non-equity products

October 3, 2016--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today a consultation paper on its draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) regarding the creation of a consolidated tape for non-equity instruments which is required under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II).

The new MiFID II framework, which covers equity-like and non-equity instruments traded on trading venues, introduces provisions for establishing a central source of post-trade prices or consolidated tape.

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Source: ESMA


Complex ETFs taking ground from active managers

October 3, 2016--Investors are increasingly viewing low-cost smart beta ETFs as an alternative to more costly actively managed funds, according to a survey by Brown Brothers Harriman.

Almost half-49%-of the 180 European investors surveyed thought these vehicles could replace actively managed funds, with just 21% disagreeing. The rest gave no opinion.

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Source: Financial News


Concerns Rise Over Asset Safety

October 3, 2016--SIX Securities Services, which operates Switzerland's financial market infrastructure, published research last week which found that two-thirds of financial institutions are concerned that agent banks have both custody and investment business lines.

"An inability to separate these two business activities introduce a potentially high level of risk with regard to asset safety," added SIX.

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Source: marketsmedia.com


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