World's first Indian fixed income ETF launched on Xetra
November 17, 2015--Deutsche Börse welcomes ZyFin as new ETF issuer
November 17, 2015--The world's first Indian fixed income ETF has been listed on Xetra and the Börse Frankfurt venue on Tuesday.
The LAM Sun Global ZyFin India Sovereign Enterprise Bond ETF (ISIN IE00BYZ5HD97), jointly issued by ZyFin Holdings Pte. Limited and Sun Global Investments Limited, tracks the performance of the ZyFin India Sovereign Owned Enterprise Bond Index. It also is Europe's first physically replicating ETF to track the Indian bond market.
MiFID: ESMA makes available pan--EU data on suspensions and removals from trading
November 17, 2015--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched today a new database which makes available information on suspensions and removals from trading including restoration details that national supervisory authorities have to notify under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID).
The system covers financial instruments admitted to trading in European regulated markets and displays a list of the current suspensions in these markets, but not suspensions linked to them (for example, suspension of derivatives that have a suspended share as underlying or suspensions agreed by other national competent authorities following the initial suspension decision). The system also allows searching for an instrument (already suspended in the past or currently suspended) to consult the key available details of its suspensions.
Pressure mounts on fund managers to disclose hidden fees
November 16, 2015--New draft European rules are piling pressure on fund managers to come clean about hidden fees that can reduce dramatically the value of individuals' retirement pots.
After years of investor complaints, European authorities want a new investment..
Banks race to revamp research units ahead of new European rules
Mifid 2 to reshape way analysts report on companies and how research can be priced and circulated
November 16, 2015--Banks are facing a pressing deadline to get their sprawling research divisions in order after decades of deliberations and experimentation.
European rules, known as Mifid 2, will reshape the way analysts report on companies and how the research can be priced and circulated to investors.
New Deka bond index ETF launched on Xetra
ETF tracks European government bonds with highest 5-year yield
November 16, 2015--A new bond index ETF issued by Deka Investment GmbH was launched and available for trading on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Monday, 16th.
ETF name: Deka Eurozone Rendite Plus 1-10 UCITS ETF
Asset class: bond index ETF
ISIN: DE000ETFL490
Total expense ratio: 0.15%
Distribution policy: distributing
Benchmark: Solactive Eurozone Rendite Plus 1-10 Bond Index
IMF-Emerging Europe Sees Stronger Growth Ahead, but Faces New Risks
November 13, 2015--Much of the region growing at a healthy pace; CIS economies face challenges
Growth expected to turn positive next year, but new risks have emerged
Countries face fiscal challenges; growth-friendly budgets needed
The regional outlook for Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (CESEE) shows a mixed picture this year, as countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) continue to grow at a solid pace, while Russia and other Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) are in recession, according to the latest IMF's Regional Economic Issues report.
BlackRock partners with Euroclear and Clearstream to migrate 20 ETFs to international settlement structure
November 12, 2015--Centralised post-trade arrangements increase liquidity- efficiency and reduce cost
BlackRock, Euroclear and Clearstream have partnered to migrate 20 iShares ETFs to an international issuance and settlement structure.
BlackRock issued the first ETF with an international security structure in 2013, and has launched all new funds since March 2015 on this platform. These 20 ETFs, with $2.9 billion in assets under management Source: BlackRock,
Saxo rolls out SaxoTraderGo to other banks and brokers
November 11, 2015--Institutional build out to be bolstered through deeper white label partnerships
Saxo Markets, the Institutional Division of Saxo Bank Group, continues to enhance its institutional credentials by making its next generation multi-asset trading platform, SaxoTraderGO, available to its white label clients (WLCs).
New Van Eck Global equity index ETF launched on Xetra
First ETF with focus on most competitive US stock corporations
November 9, 2015--A new exchange-listed index fund issued by Van Eck Global (Europe) has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Monday.
The Market Vectors Morningstar US Wide Moat UCITS ETF will give investors first-time access to companies that Morningstar's analysis of valuations has identified as having a structural competitive advantage. These promise above-average returns. The 20 US companies in the reference index cover eight different industries, with consumer staples, industry and information technology accounting for some 51 percent.