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Deutsche Boerse and Irish Stock Exchange expand their partnership
June 30, 2015--As of today, Deutsche Börse Market Data + Services is taking over the hosting of the Irish Stock Exchange's new trading surveillance system.
Deutsche Börse will host the hardware on its premises in Frankfurt and provide support services. The surveillance system further enhances the electronic market surveillance capabilities of the Dublin-based exchange.
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Source: Deutsche Böörse
Eight new exchange traded products issued by Boost ETP launched on Xetra
June 30, 2015--Four new exchange traded commodities (ETCs) and four new exchange traded notes (ETNs) from issuer Boost ETP Plc have been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Tuesday.
The ETCs relate to indices in the Nasdaq Commodity Index Family and enable investors to participate in the performance of 1-month futures contracts on individual commodities. The individual commodities are Brent crude and WTI oil, gold and natural gas.
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Source: Xetra
New Amundi bond index ETF launched on Xetra
ETF tracks the performance of corporate bonds with a variable interest rate
June 30, 2015--A new exchange-listed bond index fund issued by Amundi has been available in Deutsche Börse's XTF segment since Tuesday. The ETF is tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt.
Name: Amundi ETF Floating Rate USD Corporate UCITS ETF
Asset class: bond ETF
ISIN: FR0012647451
Total expense ratio: 0.18 percent
Distribution policy: accumulating
Benchmark: Markit iBoxx USD Liquid FRN Investment Grade Corporates 100
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Source: Xetra
ESMA publishes guidelines for issuers performance measures
June 30, 2015--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its Final Guidelines on Alternative Performance Measures (APMs) for listed issuers.
The aim of the guidelines is to encourage European issuers to publish transparent, unbiased and comparable information on their financial performance in order to provide users a comprehensive understanding of their performance
view the Final Report
ESMA Guidelines on Alternative Performance Measures
Source: ESMA
ESMA issues final MiFID standards on authorization, passporting, registration of third-country firms
June 30, 2015--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has its Final Report on MiFID II-MiFIR draft technical standards (RTSs) on authorisation, passporting, registration of third country firms and cooperation between competent authorities.
This Final Report covers the majority of the draft RTS and ITS on investor protection topics which ESMA is expected to develop. The remaining draft technical standards ESMA is mandated to develop under MiFID II and MiFIR will be published by the end of 2015.
ESMA agrees to proposed short-selling ban by Greek HCMC
June 29, 2015--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today its official opinion agreeing to a seven-day emergency short selling prohibition proposed by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HMCM) under the Short Selling Regulation.
Tthe ban will take effect on
00:00:01 hours (CET) 30 June 2015 and remain in place until 24:00:00 (CET) on 6 July 2015 and temporarily prohibit transactions in any financial instrument
that create, or increase, a net short position on any of the shares admitted to trading on the Athens Exchange and Multilateral Trading Facility "EN.A".
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Source: ESMA
The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) commences its new online application process for International Security Identification Numbers (ISINs)
June 29, 2015--The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) commences its new online application process for International Security Identification Numbers (ISINs) today through its secure and easy to use online portal www.isedirect.ie.
The new ISIN submission service delivers
A smooth, seamless process
A secure environment
ISINs within 24 hours approximately
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Source: Irish Stock Exchange
Research reveals planned future use of different types of ETPs
June 29, 2015--New research from Source, one of the largest providers of Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) in Europe, reveals that those investing in ETPs on average use three to four different types, and 78% plan to maintain or increase their exposure to these products during 2015.
The findings reveal that 71% of these investors currently have exposure to tracker ETPs, and 37% plan to increase this during 2015, compared to just 5% who intend to reduce their exposure here. The corresponding figures for actively managed ETPs are 40%, 10% and 4%.
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Source: Source (ETPs)
Securities financing transactions: Council confirms agreement with EP on transparency rules
June 29, 2015--On 29 June 2015, the Permanent Representatives Committee endorsed, on behalf of the Council, an agreement on improving the transparency of securities lending and repurchase transactions.
The proposed regulation will enhance financial stability by ensuring that information on so-called securities financing transactions is efficiently reported to trade repositories and investors in collective investment undertakings. An agreement on the text was reached with the European Parliament on 17 June 2015.
view the Compromise text of the regulation on securities financing transactions
Source: European Council
SIX has entered into negotiations with Deutsche Boerse over the complete sale of the shares it holds in the joint ventures STOXX AG and Indexium AG
June 29, 2015--STOXX AG and Indexium AG are operated as joint ventures by SIX and Deutsche Börse AG
(DBAG).
SIX confirms that it has entered into negotiations with DBAG over the complete acquisition
of the shares SIX holds in the two joint ventures by DBAG at a purchase price of CHF 650 million.
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Source: SIX
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