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Deutsche Boerse supports traders with real-time risk alerts for most liquid Eurex futures
New analytic signals exceptional price and order book behaviour
October 13, 2015--Deutsche Börse Market Data + Services is launching the new analytic 'Risk Alerts' on 23 November. The new product informs market participants in real-time about unusual price and order book behaviour of the most important Eurex futures.
Alerts are automatically triggered, when certain thresholds for changes in traded prices, bid-ask spreads and order book resilience are exceeded
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Source: Deutsche Börse
DB-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-Europe-Europe ETF+ Quarterly Directory Views sought to radically improve access to financial advice what kind of financial advice do consumers want?
are there gaps between the financial advice that consumers want, and the financial advice that they can access and afford?
how can these gaps be closed?
what role could technology, such as "robo-advice", play in improving access to financial advice?
The Financial Advice Market Review was launched on 3 August and is examining how financial advice could work better for consumers, building on the government's pension reforms which have allowed people real choice and freedom over their savings and given them access to free and impartial guidance. view more ETF Securities and ISE ETF Ventures launch new ETF on Xetra The new ETF from ETF Securities and ISE ETF Ventures for the first time gives investors access to companies around the world whose business focuses on cyber security.
view more Northern Trust chooses Clearstream for its fund custody business Vestima is well placed to meet regulatory requirements for more security and efficiency in fund custody -another key decision factor for Northern Trust. view more
DB-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-Europe-European Weekly ETF Market Review
Smart Beta and Cyber security product launches view report Euro area securities issues statistics August 2015 For the outstanding amount of listed shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 1.0% in August 2015, the same as in July. view more ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe have gathered a record level of 61.6 billion US dollars as of the end of Q3 2015, according to ETFGI view more
New Lyxor smart beta ETF launched on Xetra view more ESMA sets out its priorities for 2016 The key priorities for 2016 focus on:
MiFID II and MiFIR-this work will continue to dominate activity in 2016, however in line with the shift in priorities the focus will be particularly on guidelines and Q&As helping with the consistent implementation of MiFID II across NCAs that will need to be developed. Single rulebook activity will also continue as ESMA still has a range of Technical Standards to draft. view more
October 12, 2015--The Deutsche Bank Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-Europe-Europe ETF+ Quarterly Directory is available.
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Source: Deutsche Bank Research-Europe-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy
October 12, 2015--HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) launch a joint consultation exploring what can be done to improve customers' access to financial advice.
The consultation, which is the first major milestone of Financial Advice Market Review, will focus on the following questions.
Source: HM Treasury
ETF offers first-time access to companies in the cyber security sector
October 12, 2015--A new ETF from the ETF Securities product family, in partnership with ISE ETF Ventures, has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Monday.
ETF name: ETFS ISE Cyber Security GO UCITS ETF
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: DE000A14ZT85
Total expense ratio: 0.75%
Distribution policy: accumulating
Benchmark: ISE Cyber Security UCITS Index
Source: Xetra
October 12, 2015--Clearstream's one-stop shop solution for third party funds processing was key decision criteria
As a major market player with USD 6.1 trillion in assets under custody and
USD 960 billion under management, Northern Trust will boost volumes on Clearstream's Vestima platform
Source: Clearstream
October 12, 2015--European ETP Highlights
As of the end of September 2015, global ETP assets stood at $2.7 trillion with European ETP assets at $480bn (€430bn). European ETPs recorded net inflows of +€1.9bn in September (+€10.2bn in the prev. month).
Equity and fixed income ETFs were the major contributors to inflows receiving +€1.5bn and +€0.7bn respectively. Commodity ETPs listed in Europe saw outflows of -€0.3bn during the same period.
During September, 12 new smart beta ETFs were launched. UBS and BlackRock listed 8 and 3 quantitative strategy equity ETFs respectively while First Trust listed a fundamental strategy equity ETF. ETF Securities has launched Europe's first ETF to track cyber security focused companies.
Source: Deutsche Bank Research-Europe-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy
October 11, 2015--In August 2015 the activity of euro area issuers was at the lowest level since August
2014, as measured by new issuance and redemptions of debt securities.
The annual rate of change of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents was -0.9% in August 2015, compared with -1.2% in July.
Source: ECB
October 9, 2015--ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe have gathered a record level of US$61.6 Bn as of the end of Q3 2015 which is virtually tied with the record level of US$61.8 billion in net new assets raised in all of 2014.
Although September was another roller coaster ride for investors they allocated US$2 billion in net new assets to ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe during the month. This marks the 12th consecutive month of positive net inflows, according to ETFGI's preliminary ETF and ETP global insights report for the September 2015.
Source: ETFGI
ETF includes all five risk factors of J.P. Morgan Equity Risk Premia index family for the first time
October 9, 2015--A new exchange-listed index fund issued by Lyxor International Asset Management has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Friday.
Name: Lyxor J.P. Morgan Multi-Factor Europe Index UCITS ETF
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: LU1290894820
Ongoing charges: 0.4%
Distribution policy: accumulating
Reference index: J.P. Morgan Equities Risk Premia-Europe Multi Factor Long (EUR)
Source: Xetra
October 7, 2015--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its 2016 Work Programme which sets out its priorities and the activities it will undertake in pursuit of its statutory objectives of enhancing investor protection and promoting stable and orderly financial markets.
ESMA's priorities for 2016, in line with the recently published ESMA Strategic Orientation 2016-2020, signals a shift from rulemaking towards implementation and promoting the convergence of supervisory practices.
Supervisory Convergence-this will be a core focus in ESMA's activities in relation to the implementation, supervision and enforcement of common EU rules. In support of this work ESMA will produce a supervisory convergence work programme and continue its cooperation with NCAs and other institutions, including the Joint Committee to ensure sectoral consistency;
Source: ESMA