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ESMA consults on the validation and review of CRAs' methodologies guidelines
July 13, 2016--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a Consultation Paper on guidelines on the validation and review of Credit Rating Agencies'(CRAs) methodologies (the CP).
The purpose of the draft guidelines is to clarify ESMA's expectations regarding how CRAs should validate and review their methodologies.
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Source: ESMA
Russia: Adjusting to Lower Oil Prices
July 13, 2016--Policy cushioned oil price and sanctions shock
Economy still in recession, but growth should resume in 2017
Banking system crisis was averted, but recovery will be slow
After a contraction of its economy in 2015 due to a decline in oil prices, and sanctions, the Russian economy remains in a recession this year, but there are prospects for a modest recovery in 2017.
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Source: IMF
IMF-Russian Federation: Selected Issues
July 13, 2016--Introduction
1. This paper describes structural reform policies in Russia in the last 15 years. In line with
IMF(2014a), structural reform policy actions are defined as those aimed at improving or strengthening a country's environment to conduct sustainable economic activity or its
competitiveness, through the strengthening of market-based incentives in product, service, labor, trade, capital and financial markets.
Adopting a medium-term perspective is important as structural reforms require consistent implementation and take time to mature.
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Source: IMF
Unscheduled adjustment in DAX
July 13, 2016--Share class of Deutsche Börse AG to be replaced
Changes to be effective as of 18 July 2016
On Wednesday, Deutsche Börse announced an unscheduled change to DAX. As a result of the expected merger of Deutsche Börse AG and London Stock Exchange plc, the Deutsche Börse AG current share class (ISIN DE0005810055) in the index will be replaced with the tendered share class of Deutsche Börse AG (ISIN DE000A2AA253).
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Source: Deutsche Börse
Two new iShares ETFs with a focus on sustainability launched on Xetra
July 13, 2016--Two new iShares ETFs with a focus on sustainability launched on Xetra
ETFs track companies from the USA and emerging market countries
Two new exchange-listed index funds issued by BlackRock have been tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Wednesday.
The new iShares factor ETFs enable investors to participate in the performance of companies with high ESG ratings, i.e. those that place a special focus on the environment and corporate governance.
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Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Market
Pension funds keep calm and carry on plugging gaps
July 12, 2016--Battle lines are being drawn over defined benefits liabilities
The Ministry of Information told Brits to "Keep Calm and Carry On" ahead of the so-called phoney war of 1939.
Exactly 77 years later, the Pensions Regulator broadcast the same message following Brexit. There is no crisis in defined benefit retirement schemes, it told the pensions industry.
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Source: FT.com
IMF-France : Selected Issues
July 12, 2016--Structural unemployment in France has long been elevated, and appears to have edged up further since the crisis. This reflects both demand and supply factors, including: high labor taxes, wage stickiness, a growing skill gap, hysteresis effects from the crisis years, a lengthy period of elevated economic uncertainty, inactivity traps created by the unemployment and welfare benefit systems, and demographic factors that have pushed up the labor force.
The cyclical recovery is projected to bring down the unemployment rate only slowly, and the NAIRU is estimated to remain above 8 percent over the medium term. We investigate the structural causes of unemployment and potential remedies.
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Source: IMF
Two new Amundi smart beta ETFs launched on Xetra
July 12, 2016--ETFs with a focus on momentum and earnings quality of European companies.
Two new equity index ETFs issued by Amundi have been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Tuesday.
Name: Amundi ETF MSCI Europe Quality Factor UCITS ETF
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: FR0013140522
Total expense ratio: 0.23 percent
Distribution policy: accumulating
Benchmark: MSCI Europe Quality
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Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Market:
VanEck consolidates ETF and active business
July 11, 2016--US-based asset manager VanEck-which launched its first exchange-traded fund (ETF) in Europe last year-has restructured its European fund business under one team.
The ETFs and active strategies team will fall under Uwe Eberle, head of international business development and distribution.
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Source: Funds Europe
Revised securitisation framework with capital treatment for "simple, transparent and comparable" securitisations
July 11, 2016--The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision today published an updated standard for the regulatory capital treatment of securitisation exposures.
By including the regulatory capital treatment for "simple, transparent and comparable" (STC) securitisations, this standard amends the Committee's 2014 capital standards for securitisations.
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Source: BIS
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