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Markets Brace for Change as EU Unveils 800-Page Rule Book
May 22, 2014--Europe's capital markets are getting a new foundation.
The 28-nation European Union's top markets regulator today made public more than 800 pages of proposed rules that cover everything from high-frequency trading curbs to transparency requirements for bond markets and position limits for commodity derivatives, with the aim of boosting confidence in the financial system.
The publication marks "an important step in the biggest overhaul of financial markets regulation in the EU for a decade,"
Liffe to Launch FTSE 100 Equally Weighted Index Futures, 'Smart Beta' Indices Available via Bclear
May 21, 2014--IntercontinentalExchange Group (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced that Liffe will introduce futures based on the FTSE 100 Equally Weighted Net Total Return (NTR) Index.
Following regulatory approval, Liffe will launch the industry's first futures contract on the FTSE 100 Equally Weighted Index on May 27, 2014 via Bclear, the exchange's wholesale facility.
BUSINESSEUROPE Economic Outlook Spring 2014-The recovery still needs securing
May 21, 2014--Launching BUSINESSEUROPE's Spring Economic Outlook today, Director General Markus J. Beyrer commented: "Our latest economic outlook provides further evidence that the European economy is continuing to slowly gain strength. But growth of 1.6% in the EU in 2014 and 1.2% in the Euro Area remains too weak to really make inroads into Europe's unacceptably high levels of unemployment.
We need a greater focus from policy-makers on securing the recovery and reducing unemployment, particularly through the implementation of ambitious labour market reforms in a number of member states and taking concrete action to address growing concerns, especially of SMEs, regarding access to finance."
Based on a survey of its member federations across the continent, BUSINESSEUROPE's economic outlook predicts:
GDP growth of 1.6% in the EU and 1.2% in the Euro Area in 2014.
GDP growth of 1.9% in the EU and 1.6% in the Euro Area in 2015.
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ESMA-Q&A VIII on EMIR Implementation
May 21, 2014--Summary
The Q&A's purpose is to promote common supervisory approaches and practices in the application of EMIR. It provides responses to questions posed by the general public, market participants and competent authorities. The Q&As are aimed at national competent authorities to ensure convergent supervisory activities.
It should also help investors and other market participants by providing clarity on the requirements under EMIR.
May 2014: Flash Consumer Confidence Indicator
May 21, 2014--In May 2014, the DG ECFIN flash estimate of the consumer confidence indicator increased in both the EU (by 1.6 points to -4.1) and the euro area (by 1.5 points to -7.1) compared to April.
Europe's first MSCI China A Index ETF launched on Xetra
May 21, 2014--Two new equity index funds from the ETF Securities product family have been tradable in Deutsche Börse's XTF segment as of now.
The ETFS-E Fund MSCI China A GO UCITS ETF enables European ETF investors to participate in the performance of the MSCI China A Index for the first time. The index comprises a broadly diversified selection of Chinese A-shares listed on the stock exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen.
The cooperation with E Fund Management (Hong Kong) enables physical replication of the index using the necessary RQFII quota. The fund invests in approximately 250 of the total of 500 index securities utilising representative sampling techniques.
ETF name: ETFS-E Fund MSCI China A GO UCITS ETF
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: DE000A1XEFE1
Total expense ratio: 0.88 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: MSCI China A Index (Net Total Return) (USD)
Markets see EU RMB centres as key to global role for China FX, Aite Group & Clearstream report says
May 21, 2014--Aite Group has published a Clearstream-commissioned research paper "Internationalising the Renminbi: Weaving a Web for the Next World Currency"/Survey respondents say the development of offshore centers in Europe is key to the internationalisation of the RMB/Some respondents believe EU centres should cooperate to build liquidity in offshore RMB/Highly developed European market infrastructure could provide potential solutions to overcome remaining operational hurdles/Facilitating issuance, settlement and custody of offshore RMB bonds seen as prerequisite for progress in internationalisation
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Weaving a Web for the Next World
Currency
Invesco PowerShares appoints head of EMEA
May 20, 2014--ETF provider Invesco PowerShares has appointed Bryon Lake as head of EMEA for the business.
As head of Invesco PowerShares in EMEA regions, Lake will be responsible for leading the business and collaborating with Invesco's global ETF teams
ETF Securities launches US energy sector ETF
May 20, 2014--ETF Securites has launched an ETF investing in United States infrastructure using tax-exempt publicly traded partnerships.
The ETFS US Energy Infrastructure MLP GO Ucits ETF has been floated on the London Stock Exchange and the Deutsche Boerse
ETF Securities celebrates listing of new Chinese equity ETF on Euronext
First physical ETF granting access to the Chinese market for European investor
May 20, 2014--Today ETF Securities opened trading at Euronext Amsterdam to celebrate the listing of its new ETF which is the first physical UCITS ETF to track the MSCI China A Index.
The ETF, named ETFS-E Fund MSCI China A GO UCITS ETF, gives investors cost efficient exposure to local Chinese stocks listen on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges. The ETF-was listed on the Amsterdam market of Euronext yesterday.
Pedro Fernandes, Head of European Exchange Traded Products at Euronext, said: "We are proud to be one of the primarly listing venues for this unprecedented ETF launch. This ETF offers the fast growing number of ETF users in Europe unique exposure to the leading Chinese market in a flexible, transparent and cost-efficient investment way. Being part of this product launch is a demonstration of our value proposition and our central role in facilitating product innovation."
