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China ETFs launch in London

January 9, 2014--Exchange traded fund providers are lining up to participate in the liberalisation of China's capital markets and the UK government's efforts to strengthen financial ties with Beijing.

Source, the London based manager, has already raised $230m ahead of the launch of its China A shares ETF on the London Stock Exchange on Thursday, while Deutsche Asset and Wealth Management is currently fundraising for a rival product that will start trading on the LSE and Deutsche Börse on January 16.

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Source: FT.com


First China A Shares ETF lists on London Stock Exchange

CSOP Source FTSE China A50 UCITS ETF starts trading on London Stock Exchange
New ETF linked to FTSE China A50 Index
Reflects growing investor demand for access to one of the world's largest and fastest expanding economies
Reinforces London Stock Exchange's position as a leading venue for ETF trading
FTSE is a leading provider of equity indices focused on the Chinese market
January 9, 2014--London Stock Exchange today welcomes the CSOP Source FTSE China A50 UCITS ETF to list in London. Launched in partnership by CSOP Asset Management and Source,

the new ETF will, for the first time, offer both retail and institutional investors direct exposure to the China A Shares market in Europe, through an Exchange Traded Fund.

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Source: Economicvoice.com


Source and CSOP offer access to Chinese A-shares

January 9, 2014--Source and Hong Kong-based CSOP Asset Management ("CSOP") are pleased to announce the launch of the CSOP Source FTSE China A50 UCITS ETF. The fund is the first to offer direct exposure to the China A shares market in Europe. It trades on the London Stock Exchange and will be available to both retail and institutional investors.

As a result of strong demand for the fund, initial orders for RMB 1.42 BN (US$230MM) were received on Friday January 3rd and now represent the assets under management of the fund.

The A shares market is widely viewed as the most authentic Chinese equity market. A shares are shares of mainland Chinese companies, traded on mainland Chinese exchanges and denominated in Chinese renminbi (RMB). This market represents over 4% of the global equity market1 but has been difficult to access, particularly for smaller investors.

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Source: Source


December 2013: Economic Sentiment rises further in both the euro area and the EU

January 9, 2014--In December the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) increased by 1.6 points in the euro area (to 100.0) and 1.4 points in the EU (to 103.5). Sentiment in the euro area is thus back to its long-term average for the first time since July 2011. In the EU, the average had already been passed in September.

Euro area developments

In the euro area, the marked improvement resulted from rising confidence among consumers, as well as managers in services, retail trade, construction and, to a lesser extent, industry. Economic sentiment improved in three of the five largest economies, namely Spain (+4.0), Italy (+2.3) and the Netherlands (+1.5), while remaining virtually unchanged in Germany and France (both +0.3).

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Source: EUROPA


First China A-shares ETF launched in Europe

Deutsche Bank ETF on CSI300 to list next week

January 9, 2014--ETF provider Source has launched a physically backed exchange-traded fund to track China's A-shares market in Europe, giving many investors direct access to the country's blue-chip stocks for the first time.

China is gradually opening its financial markets to international capital and has given quota-driven access to mainland markets to a number of asset managers, including Hong Kong-based CSOP Asset Management, partner to Source on the ETF.

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Source: Reuters


UBS Licenses 27 MSCI Indices for New Series of ETFs

January 8, 2014--MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, announced today that UBS Global Asset Management (UBS) has licensed 27 MSCI Hedged Indices for a new series of ETFs launched today.

Thomas Merz, Head of UBS ETF Europe, commented, "By basing our physically replicated ETFs on a range of MSCI Hedged Indices, we are able to offer our clients a way to reduce currency risk and optimize portfolio returns in a transparent and cost-efficient way."

"We are very pleased to license our indices to UBS for the launch of this new series of currency hedged ETFs," said Deborah Yang, Managing Director and Head of the MSCI Index Business in EMEA and India.

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Source: MSCI


Europe strengthens its carbon market for a competitive low-carbon economy

January 8, 2014--The European Commission welcomes today's vote by EU governments gathered in the Climate Change Committee to postpone the sale of 900 million carbon allowances in the 3rd phase of the EU's Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) which runs up to 2020. This marks a key step in restoring the short term balance in the European carbon market and sets the stage for the proposal of a further structural measure shortly.

Welcoming the vote, Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said: '"Back-loading is now a reality, and the Commission hopes that the first allowances can be back-loaded very soon. But while back-loading will help stabilise the carbon market in the coming years, we must also tackle the more structural challenges. The Commission will address these when it proposes the 2030 climate and energy framework later this month."

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Source: EUROPA


Bundesbank warns over 'highly speculative' Bitcoin

January 7, 2014--The Bundesbank has become the latest big central bank to warn about the risks of Bitcoin, amid rising concerns from regulatory authorities around the world as the virtual currency grows in popularity.

Carl-Ludwig Thiele, a board member of Germany's central bank, told the newspaper Handelsblatt that Bitcoins were "highly speculative" due to their high volatility and the way they were constructed.

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Source: FT.com


Tradeweb Exchange-Traded Funds Quarterly Update-Q4 2013

January 7, 2013-- The following data is derived from trading activity on the Tradeweb European-listed ETF platform from 1 October to 31 December 2013.
Volume by ETF asset class
Activity in equity-based ETFs on Tradeweb continued to move upwards in the last quarter of 2013, increasing by 8 percentage basis points in comparison with third quarter figures. Conversely, fixed income and commodity-based ETFs saw a decrease in volume by 5 and 3 percentage points respectively.

The previous quarter's strong buying trend endured for equities and fixed income. It was a different story for commodities, however, as "buys" in the asset class dropped by 3 percentage points to just 1 per cent.

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Source: TradeWeb


Capita Asset Services and Clearstream make cross-border transactions more secure and efficient for Exchange Traded Funds

Issuance of ETFs to be made easier by Capita Asset Services and Clearstream / New process enables intraday settlement/Reduced risk for cross-border transactions
January 7, 2014--Capita Asset Services and Clearstream - the post-trade services provider of Deutsche Börse Group-have joined forces to establish a more streamlined, efficient and more secure issuance process for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) on the German market. The partnership allows Capita, as registrar and asset managing services business, to open an issuance account with Clearstream and directly mark balances up or down in Clearstream's books, as required.

This will go hand in hand with improved reconciliation procedures applied between the German central securities depository (CSD) Clearstream Banking AG, and Capita, as fund registrar, to enable more secure and efficient cross-border transactions.

The new, more streamlined issuance model, set to go live in Q1 2014, will contribute to meeting market demand for more efficient issuance for ETFs in Europe. According to data from the World Federation of Exchanges, compared to USD 8.17 trillion in the Americas, the volume of ETF trades in Europe was lower at around USD 532.4 billion from January to the end of September 2013. Participants often cite the more fragmented exchange and settlement landscape in Europe as one of the reasons for the much lower global share of the market compared to the US.

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Source: Clearstream


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