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Euro Area Investment Fund Statistics May 2015
July 21, 2015--In May 2015, the amount outstanding of shares/units issued by euro area investment funds other than
money market funds was €106 billion higher than in April 2015.
This increase was due mainly to net
issues of shares/units,
The amount outstanding of shares/units issued by euro area investment funds other than money market funds increased to €9,545 billion in May 2015, from €9,439 billion in April 2015. Over the same period, the amount outstanding of shares/units issued by euro area money market funds decreased to €1,009 billion, from €1,016 billion.
Standard & Poor's upgrades Greece
July 21, 2015--Ratings firm Standard & Poor's on Tuesday lifted Greece's credit rating by two notches, citing the three-year loan program and EUR7.16 billion ($7.84 billion) in three-month bridge financing secured, in principle, last week.
S&P said the ratings increase for Greece is based on "our view that its default on its stock of commercial debt is no longer inevitable" in the next six months to a year.
ESMA publishes updates to Q&As on the application of the AIFMD
July 21, 2015--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) publishes updated questions and answers on the application of the AIFMD.
The Q&A includes updated and new questions and answers on reporting to national authorities and the calculation of the total value of AUM.
UK's Osborne says no plans to loosen banks' ring-fence
July 21, 2015--British finance minister George Osborne said on Tuesday that he did not intend to allow a looser implementation of rules separating British banks' retail and investment banking operations.
Osborne's commitment to tough banking regulation has been questioned since he decided last week not to renew the contract of the chief executive of the country's Financial Conduct Authority, Martin Wheatley.
ESMA agrees to further renewal of short selling ban by Greek HCMC
July 20, 2015--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued its official opinion agreeing to a further renewal, for a period of seven days, of the emergency short selling prohibition originally imposed by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) under the Short Selling Regulation on Monday 13 July.
The ban will take effect at 00:00:01 hours (CET) 21 July 2015 and remain in place until 24:00:00 (CET) on 27 July 2015 and temporarily prohibits transactions in any financial instrument that creates, or increases, a net short position on any of the shares admitted to trading on the Athens Exchange and Multilateral Trading Facility "EN.A".
Commodity Rout Worsens as Prices Tumble to Lowest Since 2002
July 19, 2015--The rout in commodities deepened with prices touching the lowest since 2002 as the prospect of higher U.S. interest rates sent gold tumbling.
Raw materials are losing favor with investors as the dollar gains amid signals from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen that the central bank may raise rates this year on the back of an improving U.S. economy.
Greek Banks to Open Monday as Next Parliamentary Vote Looms
July 19, 2015--Greek banks will reopen for basic services on Monday, three weeks after they were shut to prevent their collapse, as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras prepares for a second parliamentary vote crucial to securing a bailout.
Greeks will regain banking services including the ability to deposit checks and access safe deposit boxes, the government said in a decree yesterday.
Russia's Beating the BRICS in 2015 on Turnaround Potential
July 19, 2015--Which country would you invest in: a fast-growing economic powerhouse with a world-beating stock market or a tottering former superpower embroiled in a proxy war and heading for a recession?
If at the start of 2015 you had chosen the second, Russia, you would be walking away with risk-adjusted returns surpassing that of the first, China, and also every other BRICS country, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
UBS unveils USD-hedged MSCI EMU ETF
July 17, 2015--UBS Global Asset Management has listed a new ETF offering investors the opportunity to invest in equities from Eurozone countries with US dollar currency hedging.
The ETF, the UBS ETF (LU) MSCI EMU hedged USD UCITS ETF (USD) A-dis (UC89), has been listed on the London Stock Exchange and is linked to the MSCI EMU 100% Hedged to USD Index.
Ossiam launches Shiller Barclays CAPE Sector Value Europe ETF
July 17, 2015--Ossiam, a leading provider of smart beta investment solutions, has teamed up with Barclays to launch the Ossiam Shiller Barclays CAPE Europe Sector Value TR UCITS ETF 1C (EUR).
The fund, which has been listed on the London Stock Exchange, is the first ETF globally to be based on the Shiller Barclays CAPE Sector Indices.
