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Currency risk fears delay CME Europe

October 10, 2013--CME Group's plans to launch a London derivatives exchange is being held up by concerns at the Bank of England that it could pose systemic risk to the currency trading markets, according to two people familiar with the situation.

The world's largest futures exchange has had its year-long application to commence derivatives trading in Europe delayed repeatedly while its UK regulators examine its process for clearing trades.

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Source: FT.com


State Street hints at doubling Europe ETF range

October 10, 2013--State Street Global Advisors has hinted that it may double the number of exchange traded funds it runs in Europe, bucking the industry trend of consolidation.

Scott Ebner, global head of product development at SSgA, says he believes there is room for about "100 ETFs" in the firm's range.

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Source: FT.com


SIX Swiss Exchange -September 2013: trading activity remains stable

October 10, 2013--The statistical monthly report contains the latest trade and turnover figures for SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland Ltd.

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Source: SIX Swiss Exchange


Regulation of short selling as part of self-regulation

Regulation of short selling as part of self-regulation
October 10, 2013-- In Switzerland, there are no provisions to regulate short selling in terms of laws or stock exchange regulations.

In 2008, an announcement was made by the then Swiss Federal Banking Commission (SFBC) and SIX Swiss Exchange imposing certain restrictions on short selling. In consultation with FINMA, SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland will now supplement their regulations regarding short selling.

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Source: SIX Swiss Exchange


Europe asset-backed securities at risk

October 9, 2013--Europe's market for "sliced-and-diced" loans is in danger of imploding as banks avoid securitisation as a means of funding themselves and opt for cheaper central bank money instead, a key industry group has warned.

The Prime Collateralised Securities organization, a London-based body set up to monitor the quality of asset-backed securities in the aftermath of the financial crisis, has warned that low-cost funding from the UK and European central banks has led to a collapse in issuance, despite robust investor demand.

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Source: FT.com


Lyxor unveils China A-share ETF

October 9, 2013--A new exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks China's A Shares market-historically off-limits to overseas investors-has been launched by Lyxor.

The Lyxor Ucits CSI 300 A Shares ETF will follow the CSI 300 A Shares index, a basket of 300 companies listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges.

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Source: CityWire


New Lyxor ETF launched in the XTF segment on Xetra

EFT tracks TOPIX Index with currency hedging
October 9, 2013-- A new exchange-traded equity index fund issued by Lyxor Asset Management has been tradable in Deutsche B€rse's XTF segment since Wednesday.
ETF name: Lyxor UCITS ETF Japan (TOPIX)-Daily Hedged D-EUR
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: FR0011475078
Total expense ratio: 0.45 percent

Distribution policy: distributing Benchmark: TOPIX Gross Total Return Index

The Lyxor UCITS ETF Japan (TOPIX) enables investors to participate in the performance of all Japanese equities that are admitted to official trading in the prime segment on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. A daily currency hedging strategy also hedges the ETF against exchange rate fluctuations between the euro and the Japanese yen. The TOPIX price index is weighted by market capitalisation and currently comprises over 1,600 Japanese stock corporations.

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Source: Deutsche B€rse


First ETFs on the SBI Foreign

Greater choice for investors on SIX Swiss Exchange: Two new ETFs from UBS use the Swiss Bond Index Foreign as their underlying.
October 9, 2013--From today, investors are able to trade in two new ETFs from UBS on SIX Swiss Exchange. These are the first such instruments to use the Swiss Bond Index Foreign as their underlying, with different residual maturities of 1-5 and 5-10 years.

The SBI Foreign comprises all bonds from outside Switzerland that are listed on SIX Swiss Exchange. SIX Swiss Exchange's range of SBI indices reflects movements on the CHF bond market, provides information on interest rates and supplies valuable macroeconomic data on the Swiss capital market.

Alain Picard, Head Product Management at SIX Swiss Exchange, comments: "We are very excited that UBS is pioneering ETFs on the SBI Foreign. We are also very pleased to welcome Commerzbank as market maker for these two new products."

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Source: SIX Swiss Exchange


Boost 3x Leverage Euro Stoxx 50 ETP (Ticker: 3EUL) the top performing ETP on the LSE in September as investors switch from US to EU equities

October 9, 2013--Boost Euro STOXX 50 3x Leverage Daily ETP (3EUL) was the best performing ETP listed on the LSE in September, with a 17.7% return.

European equities outperformed in September as investors preferred European equities with the US debt ceiling at an impasse. Global Short and Leveraged ETP assets have risen by $6.8bn (15%) in the first eight months of 2013 to $51.1bn, as investors continue to increase their usage of Short and Leveraged (S&L) ETPs. Boost ETP offers a range of Short and Leverage equity ETPs in Europe with 17 different equity ETPs covering UK, US, Europe, Germany and Japan..

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Source: Boost


Commerzbank links ETF to FTSE China A 50 index

October 8, 2013--FTSE Group has granted a licence to Commerzbank to launch an ETF based on its FTSE China A 50 Index. The ComStage FTSE China A50 UCITS ETF listed today on Deutsche Böerse is the first synthetic ETF tracking the index to be launched in Europe.

The FTSE China A 50 Index is a real-time, tradable index comprising the largest 50 A Share companies by full market capitalisation, including stocks listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges.

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Source: FTSE Global Markets.com


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