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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
Russia expects recession in 2015 as sanctions, oil prices bite
December 2, 2104--Low oil prices and sanctions imposed on Moscow over Ukraine will send the Russian economy into recession next year, government officials said on Tuesday, a dramatic change to an earlier forecast of 1.2 percent gross domestic product growth.
In the first official forecast of a recession, Deputy Economy Minister Alexei Vedev said GDP is likely to fall by 0.8 percent next year. The ministry cut its forecast for the average oil price by $20 to $80 per barrel in 2015.
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Source: Reuters
PIMCO issues first actively managed fixed income ETF in Euroclear's international structure
December 2, 2014--PIMCO, a world-leading investment manager, has today made history by launching the first actively managed fixed income ETF in Euroclear Bank's international structure.
The PIMCO Low Duration US Corporate Bond Source UCITS ETF has today listed on the London Stock Exchange, and is available for trading.
The ETF's primary market issuance will be in Euroclear Bank, the International Central Securities Depository (ICSD). Additionally, transaction settlement- will take place within the ICSD structure, providing far greater simplicity and reduced risk and processing costs.
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Source: Euroclear
State Street names Rory Tobin head of European business
December 1, 2014--Asset management company State Street Global Advisors appointed Rory Tobin as head of its European distribution.
Tobin will be responsible for leading and developing the region's institutional and intermediary distribution business, the company said.
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Source: Reuters
IMF Turkey: Selected Issues Paper
December 1, 2014--THE EXTERNAL IMBALANCE: BOOSTING NATIONAL SAVINGS WILL LIMIT THE BURDEN OF ADJUSTMENT1
Turkey's current account deficit is expected to remain elevated at around 5½-6 percent of GDP through 2019. Reducing the deficit to a more sustainable level around 2½-3 percent of GDP should be a key policy priority.
Active policies that boost national savings will allow for a gradual adjustment of the imbalance instead of running the risk of a disruptive one through external financing constraints. Applying the Global Integrated Monetary and Fiscal Model (GIMF), we quantify the impact of four different approaches to reducing the current account deficit. The analysis shows that policies that directly increase private or public savings can reduce the external imbalance without reducing private
investment and have relatively modest negative growth implications. If instead the adjustment is left to monetary policy tightening or happens automatically via an increased country risk premium-as has been the case recently-the rebalancing will be on account of a large fall in private investment and a larger slump in real GDP.
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Source: IMF
Turnover at Deutsche Borse's cash markets at 103.9 billion euros in November
December 1, 2014--Order book turnover on Xetra, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and Tradegate stood at €103.9 billion in November (November 2013: €92.9 billion). Of the €103.9 billion, €96.1 billion were attributable to Xetra
(November 2013: €83.4 billion). €3.9 billion were attributable to the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (November 2013: €4.8 billion). Order book turnover on Tradegate Exchange* totalled approximately €3.9 billion in November (November 2013: €4.7 billion).
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Source: Deutsche Börse
HSBC says bye-bye to Bitcoin hedge fund Global Advisors
December 1, 2014--HSBC will no longer work with the first regulated Bitcoin investment fund amid concerns about "money laundering risk".
Hedge fund Global Advisors (GA), which is based on the island of Jersey, told the BBC that the British bank had ended the working relationship.
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Source: City A.M.
New PowerShares equity index ETF launched on Xetra
December 1, 2014--A new equity index fund from the ETF offering issued by PowerShares Global Funds has been tradable in the XTF segment on Xetra since Monday.
ETF name: PowerShares Global Buyback Achievers UCITS ETF
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: IE00BLSNMW37
Total expense ratio: 0.39 percent
Distribution policy: distributing
Benchmark: NASDAQ Global Buyback Achievers NTR Index
e PowerShares Global Buyback Achievers UCITS ETF tracks for the first time the performance of the NASDAQ Global Buyback Achievers NTR Index.
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Source: Xetra
ESMA consults on AIFMD asset segregation requirements
December 1, 2014--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today a consultation paper on the AIFMD asset segregation requirements.
This consultation paper sets out ESMA's proposals for possible guidelines regarding the asset segregation requirements in case of delegation of safe-keeping duties by the appointed depositary of an AIF.
The depositary provisions-and, in particular, those on asset segregation -are a key aspect of the AIFMD framework and are aimed at improving investor protection. ESMA sees merit in further fostering convergence among supervisors across Europe on these provisions.
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Guidelines on asset segregation under the AIFMD
Source: ESMA
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