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UPDATE 1-EU may ditch plan to separate bank trading activities

December 5, 2014--The European Union may ditch plans to force banks to keep high-risk trading activities separate from their main businesses because of opposition from some member states.

European commissioner Jonathan Hill said in a letter to senior commissioner Frans Timmermans there was a need to see how much progress could be made on the plan to force banks to separate out risky trading to avoid contagion and shield customer deposits if things go wrong.

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Source: Reuters


Assessment of Basel capital regulations in the European Union concluded by the Basel Committee

December 5, 2014--The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has today published a report assessing the implementation of the Basel capital framework in the nine EU Member States that are members of the Basel Committee.

The assessment was conducted under the Committee's Regulatory Consistency Assessment Programme (RCAP). A key component of this programme is to assess the consistency and completeness of a jurisdiction's adopted standards and the significance of any deviations in the regulatory framework.

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view the Regulatory Consistency Assessment Programme (RCAP) Assessment of Basel III regulations-European Union report

Source: BIS


UBS Global Asset Management launches medium duration fixed income ETFs

December 5, 2014--UBS Global Asset Management has broadened the range of its fixed-income ETFs with the listing of three ETFs on the London Stock Exchange.

The ETFs offer medium-duration exposure to investment grade corporate bonds issued by companies based in the USA.

The ETFs offer exposure to the Barclays US Liquid Corporates 1-5 Year index on the London Stock Exchange and are available in a GBP-hedged version, a USD trading version and GBP trading version.

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Source: FTSE Global Markets


New UBS bond index ETF launched on Xetra

ETF offers access to liquid US corporate bonds
December 4, 2014--A new bond index fund issued by UBS Global Asset Management on liquid US corporate bonds has been tradable in the XTF segment on Xetra since Thursday.

ETF name: UBS ETF-Barclays US Liquid Corporates 1-5 Year UCITS ETF
Asset class: bond index ETF
ISIN: LU1048314949
Ongoing charges: 0.18 percent
Distribution policy: distributing
Benchmark: Barclays US Liquid Corporates 1-5 Year Total Return Index

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Source: Xetra


New SPDR bond index ETF launched on Xetra

ETF tracks performance of euro-zone government bonds
December 4, 2014--A new SPDR bond index ETF issued by State Street Global Advisors has been tradable in the XTF segment on Xetra since Thursday.
ETF name: SPDR Barclays 3-5 Year Euro Government Bond UCITS ETF
Asset class: bond index ETF
ISIN: IE00BS7K8821


Ongoing charges: 0.15 percent
Distribution policy: distributing
Benchmark: Barclays 3-5 Year Euro Treasury Bond Index

The new SPDR ETF enables investors to participate in the performance of EUR-denominated government bonds from the euro zone.

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Source: Xetra


Euro zone bond yields rise as some trim ECB QE bets

December 4, 2014--Peripheral bond yields lead rise post-Draghi comments

ECB's Draghi says to consider govt bond purchases in 2015
Comments disappointed those positioned for concrete plans (Recasts with prices moves post-Draghi

Euro zone yields bounced further off record lows on Thursday after the European Central Bank stuck to its line that it will consider sovereign bond purchases early next year to help revive the euro zone economy.

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Source: Reuters


London Stock Exchange December 2014 ETF & ETP Monthly Report

December 4, 2014--Listings
7 new ETFs and 1 new ETN listed on London Stock Exchange in November 2014
There are now 737 ETFs (available as 1,128 lines through multi-currency offerings) and 359 ETCs/ETNs (available as 410 lines) on our London market
Pimco/Source became the second issuer to launch an International ETF on London Stock Exchange

Trading activity
Total on-exchange value traded for ETFs in November 2014 was £15.8 billion (163,000 trades), up by 48% compared to last year
Total on-exchange value traded for other ETPs (ETCs and ETNs) in November 2014 was £1.4 billion (31,000 trades), up by 8% compared to last year
6 out of the top 10 European ETFs ranked by YTD inflows were London Stock Exchange listed

Market coverage
24 registered market makers provide continuous pricing and a high quality pool of liquidity on our order-book
In addition, more than 400 brokers and member firms from over 20 countries are connected to London Stock Exchange's order book and have access to trade ETFs

Other news
London Stock Exchange hosted its inaugural Active ETF Conference, attended by over 150 delegates, it highlighted the potential future growth prospects for Active ETFs

view the London Stock Exchange December 2014 ETF & ETP Monthly Report

Source: LSEG


Russia ETF Rush Halted as Kremlin Faces Recession

December 3, 2014--Investors who piled into the biggest exchange-traded fund tracking Russian stocks at a record pace last month have started pulling out as the government acknowledged that the country is headed toward a recession.

Traders withdrew $22.7 million from the Market Vectors Russia ETF (RSX) on Dec. 2, the biggest outflow since mid-July, data compiled by Bloomberg show.

Invesco Powershares: smart beta in demand

December 3, 2014--Demand for smart beta indices across Europe is growing, according to research by exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider, Invesco PowerShares.

The study found that, by 2017, the percentage of assets invested into smart beta products is expected to reach 18%, double the allocation at the beginning of 2014.

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Source: funds-europe.com


Boerse Stuttgart reports November turnover in region of EUR 6.4 billion

December 2, 2014--Based on its order book statistics, Boerse Stuttgart turned over around EUR 6.4 billion in November 2014.

Although this was down on the figure for October, which was a particularly strong month, total turnover since January was nevertheless on a par with the previous year at around EUR 81 billion.

Trading in exchange-traded products (ETPs) generated the biggest increase and contributed over EUR 793 million to the November total. This was more than 37 percent up on the figure for November 2013. Turnover from investment fund units stood at EUR 97.5 million.

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Source: Boerse Stuttgart


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