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European Commission adopts first equivalence decision for the purposes of credit risk weighting Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
December 12, 2014--Today, the Commission adopted its first 'equivalence' decision for the purposes of credit risk weighting under Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 ('Capital Requirements Regulation').
It establishes a list of third countries whose supervisory and regulatory arrangements the EU considers equivalent.
Borsa Italiana-ETFstat November 2014
December 12, 2014--New Listing
In November 2 new ETFs and 1 new ETC were listed on ETFplus market
At the end of November 2014 there were listed 919 instruments (669 ETFs and 250 ETCs/ETNs)
Trading
Borsa Italiana in 2014 has confirmed its leadership in Europe* for number of trades on eletronic platform in ETFs with a market share of 28,36%, the ranking has been lead since 2005
In 2014 Borsa Italiana is the second European Exchange* for on book turnover with a market share of 17,65%.
AUM
At the end of November 2014, the Asset Under Management (AUM) deposited in Italy set a new historical record reaching 36.86 bn of Euros (34.22 bn of Euros for ETFs and 2.64 for ETCs/ETNs) with a grow of 39.67% compared to November 2013
Inflows
During November 2014, the ETFs listed on ETFplus market set a total net inflow of 424 m of Euros.
ECB's liquidity auction falls short of expectations
December 11, 2014--ECB's liquidity auction falls short of expectations...doubts about policy makers' efforts to stave off stagnation.
raising fears the region could be heading for a prolonged
Lyxor UCITS ETF iBoxx Germany 1-3Y (DR) launched on Xetra
ETF tracks German government bonds
December 11, 2014-- A new exchange-listed bond index fund issued by Lyxor Asset Management has been tradable in Deutsche Börse's XTF segment since Thursday.
ETF name: Lyxor UCITS ETF iBoxx Germany 1-3Y (DR)
Asset class: bond index ETF
ISIN: FR0012283398
Total expense ratio: 0.165 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: iBoxx € Germany 1-3 Total Return Index
The Lyxor UCITS ETF iBoxx Germany 1-3Y (DR) provides investors with access to the performance of EUR-denominated government bonds with short maturities issued by the Federal Republic of Germany.
ESMA-MiFID-Conduct of Business, fair, clear and not misleading information
December 11, 2014--Summary
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has conducted a peer review of how national regulators (national competent authorities or NCAs) supervise MiFID conduct of business rules on providing fair, clear and not misleading information to clients.
The peer review focused on NCAs’ organisation, supervisory approaches, monitoring and complaints handling in relation to information and marketing communications under MiFID. The Report found that there was overall a high degree of compliance amongst NCAs with the good practices identified in these key areas. However, a variety of approaches were observed, leading to different intensity of supervision.
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Peer Review Report
Lyxor switches Government Bond range to physical replication
December 11, 2014--Lyxor Asset Management has announced that the rest of its Government Bond ETF range will switch to the direct replication model known as "physical" replication.
These funds will be managed as purely physical replication ETFs, without the use of sampling techniques, in order to produce the highest possible correlation with the index performance.
BOOST launches Europe's first 3x Short and 3x Leverage Banks ETPs on Borsa Italiana as trading volumes reach $1bn
December 10, 2014--Europe's first 3x Leveraged and 3x Short Banks ETPs listed on Borsa Italiana
5x Leverage EUR-USD and 5x Short EUR-USD ETPs also listed on Borsa Italiana
BOOST ETP's short and leverage platform hits new AUM record as Boost expands into FX, offering now covers equities, commodities, fixed income and FX
Trading volumes also hit record high with $1bn (1) notional trading volume in November
BOOST ETP, A WisdomTree Company and Europe's award winning, specialist Short and Leverage (S&L) Exchange Traded Product (ETP) provider, is proud to announce that it has listed Europe's first ever 3x short and leverage Euro STOXX Banks ETPs.
'Pension passport' still under scrutiny
December 10, 2014--The City regulator is considering ways to offer savers a "Pension Passport",
as part of wider overhaul of the retirement income market.
Eurex Adds to Swap-Future Lineup as Rules Reshape Market
December 10, 2014--Eurex plans to offer a futures contract that mimics an interest-rate swap, the latest effort by an exchange operator to win a piece of the $421 trillion market for rate swaps.
The new product, denominated in euros, stems from a licensing agreement with Global Markets Exchange Group International LLP and tracks a constant maturity index of interest-rate swaps.
Emerging Turkey: Lessons from an Economy in Transition
December 10, 2014--Highlights
Turkey's solid economic performance over the past decade is a source of inspiration for many emerging markets and offers some valuable lessons for their policy makers.
A new Report analyzes Turkey's progress to the threshold of high income and finds that it has three fundamental sources: (i) successful integration with the world economy based on the anchor provided by trade relations with Europe; (ii) solid public finances in the wake of the 2001 crisis, which have allowed the country to move from debt service to public service; and (iii) a dynamic private sector buoyed by broadly market-friendly policies. As a result of the combination of these three factors rising prosperity in Turkey was shared.
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