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Group founded to boost London's growing Islamic finance market
Announcement builds on the news that that Britain will become the first non-Muslim country to issue an Islamic bond.
October 30, 2013--The government has announced the latest part of its plan to make Britain one of the world's leading Islamic finance centres.
Building on the Prime Minister's announcement that Britain would become the first non-Muslim country to issue an Islamic bond, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Sajid Javid unveiled the Global Islamic Finance and Investment Group at the World Islamic Economic Forum in London.
The Group, chaired by the Rt Hon Baroness Warsi, will include members from key Islamic finance centres, including Chief Executives and Central Bank Governors from Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, the UK and Malaysia. It will meet regularly to identify and address the critical factors that will drive the global Islamic finance market over the next 5 years.
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Source: HM Treasury
DB-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-ETF Research - European Weekly ETF Market Review
October 30, 2013--The most recent issue of the European Weekly ETF Market Review is now available. The report includes key statistics on the European ETF market as well as global ETF market highlights.
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Source: Deutsche Bank-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-Europe
Deutsche Borse AG publishes results for the third quarter of 2013
Net revenue of €458 million/ Operating costs of €236 million excluding exceptional items/ Option to settle with OFAC results in a provision/ Adjusted EPS of €0.83/ Interest burden significantly reduced due to refinancing
October 29, 2013--Deutsche Börse AG published its figures for the third quarter of 2013 on Tuesday. The Group generated net revenue of €457.9 million (Q3/2012: €471.0 million), a slight decrease year-on-year.
The Group's operating costs amounted to €359.1 million (Q3/2012: €227.4 million) and included exceptional items totalling €123.0 million. Of this amount €8.2 million were mainly attributable to efficiency programmes and €114.8 million are related to the investigation of the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) regarding suspected violations of US law by Clearstream. Resulting from higher investments in growth initiatives and infrastructure adjusted operating costs increased as planned and amounted to €236.1 million (Q3/2012: €225.6 million). In the third quarter of 2013, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) amounted to €101.0 million (Q3/2012: €245.4 million). EBIT, excluding the above-mentioned exceptional items was €224.0 million (Q3/2012: €247.2 million). Basic earnings per share amounted to €0.33 (Q3/2012: €€0.86). Adjusted for special factors, this figure was €0.83 (Q3/2012: €0.86).
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Source: Deutsche Börse
Infographic-The World Bank in Turkey: Some Basic Data
October 29, 2013--The World Bank Turkey: Facts and Figures (infographic) is now available.
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Source: World Bank
Boost-Trade Idea-Eurozone equities: "It's the carry trade, stupid!" (3EUL)
October 29, 2013--Summary--The credit markets, more than equity fundamentals, drive the DJ EURO STOXX 50. Until the bulk of banks in Eurozone's weakest economies report Q3 earnings in mid-November, falling bond yields and narrowing spreads may set a precedent for momentum in Eurozone equities.
Eurozone banks remain over reliant on the profitable, virtually risk-free carry trade as a stagnant economy fails to reverse mounting bad debts and shrinking loan books.
ECB's bank test next year and Basel III are likely to compel many banks to bolster the trading book by buying government debt and hold on to the carry trade for as long as possible.
Given the financial sector's disproportionate share in Spain's and Italy's total equity capitalization, these stock markets stand to benefit from the healing of credit markets at home more than other European markets.
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Source: Boost
Troubled loans at Europe's banks double in value
October 29, 2013--European banks' non-performing loans have doubled in just four years to reach close to €1.2tn and are expected to keep rising, according to analysis that provides a disquieting backdrop to the region's forthcoming assessment of lenders' balance sheets.
A report by PwC found that non-performing loans (NPLs) rose from €514bn in 2008 to €1.187tn in 2012, with rises in the most recent year driven by deteriorating conditions in Spain, Ireland, Italy and Greece. It predicted further rises in the years ahead because of the "uncertain economic climate".
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Source: FT.com
Eurex and Vienna Stock Exchange conclude index licensing agreement
Listing of new futures and options planed on leading indices of the Vienna Stock Exchange
October 25, 2013--The international derivatives market Eurex Exchange has concluded an index licensing agreement with the Vienna Stock Exchange (Wiener Börse AG).
The agreement will allow Eurex Exchange to list futures and options on well-known indices of the Vienna Stock Exchange. This means that Eurex Exchange will be able to complement its successful Austrian equity futures and equity options segment with the corresponding equity index derivatives based on the ATX and ATX five.
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Source: Eurex
BNP Paribas launches 39 EasyTRACKERS on NYSE Euronext Paris ETN segment
October 28, 2013--BNP Paribas and NYSE Euronext Paris have teamed up to facilitate access to Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) for professional investors by launching 39 EasyTRACKERS.
Offering its product line on NYSE Euronex's ETN segment represents a major new stage in BNP Paribas' expansion on the French market, and gives fresh momentum to NYSE Euronext’s European ETN offer for qualified investors.
Since its launch in November 2011, the EasyTRACKERS range has successfully identified opportunities outside traditional asset classes while benefiting from BNP Paribas expertise in systematic investment strategies. It rounds out the range of listed products already offered by the bank, completing the EasyETF* range.
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Source: NYSE Euronext
ESMA publishes updated Q&As on the Prospectus Directive
October 28, 2013--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an updated Questions and Answers on the Prospectus Directive (PD), revising a number of current market practices and addressing a number of new issues related to the implementation of the PD.
Revised Questions-applicable from 28 January 2014
The Q&A also includes revisions of two previous Questions, which deal with:
pro forma financial information; and
the level of disclosure concerning price information for share offerings.
As these revised questions set out changes to current market practices, ESMA has decided to provide a phase-in period of 3 months from the publication of this document for their application. This will provide market participants sufficient time to adjust to the new approaches.
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Source: ESMA
UBS lists ETFs on five UK platforms after price cut
October 28, 2013--UBS Exchange Traded Funds has listed 14 ETFs on five UK platforms in a move to make its products more accessible to IFAs and retail investors, following a recent fee cut.
Last month, the group announced fee cuts across its ETF range, in some cases by as much as 25bps, to bring its prices in line with the competition.
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Source: Investment Week
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