Euro Area At The Crossroads: No Time For Complacency
July 8, 2016--Euro area in recovery but medium-term outlook weak
Collective action needed for further integration; muddling through carries heavy risks
Priorities: more EU fiscal support, reforms to raise growth potential, a common deposit insurance, improve bank balance sheets
Recovery in the euro area has strengthened, but the medium-term outlook remains weak and is endangered by a lack of collective action to address common challenges. Members must rebuild faith in the monetary union, says the IMF in its latest review of the currency union.
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Source: IMF
Unscheduled adjustment in MDAX
July 8, 2016--Share class of Kuka AG to be replaced
Changes apply to MDAX and DAXplus Maximum Dividend index
Changes to be effective as of 13 July 2016
On Friday, Deutsche Börse announced an unscheduled change to MDAX.
As a result of the expected acquisition of Kuka AG by the acquirer MECCA International (BVI) Limited, the Kuka AG current share class (ISIN DE0006204407) in the index will be replaced with the tendered share class of Kuka AG (ISIN DE000A2BPXK1). These changes also apply to the DAXplus Maximum Dividend index and will become effective on 13 July 2016.
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Source: Deutsche Börse
Brexit could deliver 'significant' blow to Eurozone, ECB warns
July 7, 2016--Brexit could send shockwaves around the wider European continent, delivering a "significant" blow to the Eurozone, policymakers have warned.
Minutes of the European Central Bank's latest meeting, which took place ahead of the UK's referendum, revealed that officials were worried a vote to leave the European Union could result in "significant, although difficult to anticipate, negative spillovers to the euro area".
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Source: telegraph.co.uk
WisdomTree launches eurozone quality dividend growth UCITS ETFs on LSE
July 6, 2016--WisdomTree, the exchange-traded fund sponsor has launched the WisdomTree Eurozone Quality Dividend Growth UCITS ETF (EGRA) on the London Stock Exchange.
The ETF complements the existing range of dividend growth ETFs which were launched last month: WisdomTree US Quality Dividend Growth UCITS ETF (DGRA) and WisdomTree Global Quality Dividend Growth UCITS ETF (GGRA) on the London Stock Exchange.
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Source: ftseglobalmarkets.com
Statement by Deutsche Borse AG on London Stock Exchange Group shareholders' vote
July 5, 2016--Deutsche Börse AG welcomes the London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) shareholders' approval on the recommended all-share merger between LSEG and Deutsche Börse.
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Source: Deutsche Börse AG
EURO iSTOXX 70 Equal Weight Decrement 5% Index Licensed To Natixis
July 5, 2016--STOXX Limited, the operator of Deutsche Boerse,Group's index business, and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, today announced that the newly launched EURO iSTOXX 70 Equal Weight Decrement 5% Index has been licensed to Natixis to be used as the basis for Structured Products.
The new index replicates the performance of the EURO iSTOXX 70 Equal Weight Index while assuming a constant markdown.
"The EURO iSTOXX 70 Equal Weight Decrement 5% Index is based on a subset of the EURO STOXX and complements our smart-beta index offering," said Matteo Andreetto, chief executive officer, STOXX Limited
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Source: STOXX
Boerse Stuttgart order books record turnover of around EUR 7.8 billion for June 2016
July 4, 2016--Brexit vote drives up turnover in all asset classes
Trading volume reaches highest level since August 2015
Based on the order book statistics, turnover at Boerse Stuttgart in June 2016 was around EUR 7.8 billion, the highest figure since August of last year and around 40 percent up on the total for May.
The increase was driven by the result of the UK referendum on 23 June, with a majority of voters opting for Brexit, i.e. to leave the EU. On the next day alone, turnover across all asset classes was around EUR 864 million compared with just under EUR 345 million on 23 June.
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Source: Boerse Stuttgart
Brexit: Leaving the EU threatens fund passport
July 3, 2016--Britain's historic vote to leave the EU threatens to disrupt fund sales by UK managers across Europe, curtailing future asset growth and damaging profits.
Some lawyers and analysts fear that the City will be damaged by the loss of "passporting" privileges that allow UK financial institutions to access the EU single market without restrictions.
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Source: FT.com
Eurex: Trading statistics June 2016
Highest monthly trading volumes in 2016
July 1, 2016--In June 2016, the international derivatives market Eurex, part of Deutsche Börse Group, recorded an average daily volume of 9.4 million contracts (June 2015: 8.6 million), an increase of around 10 percent.
In total, 207.7 million contracts were traded at Eurex in June. On 14 June, daily volume recorded an annual high with more than 17 million contracts.
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Source: Eurex
Turnover at Deutsche Boerse's cash markets at 134.9 billion euros in June
July 1, 2016--Order book turnover on Xetra, Börse Frankfurt and Tradegate Exchange across all asset classes stood at €134.9 billion in June (June 2015: €149.3 billion).
Of the €134.9 billion, €123.9 billion were attributable to Xetra (June 2015: €140.1 billion). The average daily turnover on Xetra stood at €5.6 billion in June (June 2015: €6.4 billion).
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Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Market: