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iShares' UK platform assets up sharply since RDR
November 7, 2013--iShares has seen its assets under management on UK wrap platforms swell by nearly a quarter since the introduction of the Retail Distribution Review, signalling that exchange traded funds are gaining traction in the UK's new fee-based advisory market.
BlackRock's ETF arm reported assets of £1.05bn ($1.69bn) held on nine UK platforms at the end of September 2013, marking a rise of 23 per cent since the end of 2012.
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Source: FT.com
Eurozone PMIs improve but signal weaker 2014 prospects
November 7, 2013--Eurozone business activity slowed in October, but less sharply than thought although by enough to dampen hopes for a strong recovery next year, a key survey showed on Wednesday.
The closely-watched Composite Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) compiled by Markit Economics fell to 51.9 points in October from 52.2 in September.
But this final reading was better than the initial 51.5 given two weeks ago.
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Source: EU Business
World Bank Infographics-Back to Work
November 7, 2013--The World Bank infographic "Getting Back to Work: Growing with Jobs in Europe and Central Asia" is available.
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Source: World Bank
In blow to Putin, Russia slashes long-term growth forecast
November 7, 2013--Russia acknowledged for the first time on Thursday that its economy would lag global growth over the next two decades, setting the stage for an era of stagnation that could threaten President Vladimir Putin's grip on power.
Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev forecast that Russia's economy would grow at an average rate of 2.5 percent during that period-down from an earlier 4 percent and half the rate Putin targeted before his return to the Kremlin last year.
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Source: Reuters
ESMA Approves The DTCC Trade Repository In Europe
Next 90 Days Crucial For The Industry's Readiness To Meet Reporting Requirements
November 7, 2013--The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced today that the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has approved DTCC's Derivatives Repository Limited (DDRL) to operate a multi-asset class derivatives repository in Europe.
Located in London, with a data centre in The Netherlands, DTCC's European trade repository will support trade reporting mandated under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) which is due to begin on 12 February 2014.
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Source: DTCC
ETP investors boost European exposure
November 6, 2013--Investors in exchange-traded products upped their exposure to Europe in October, with ETPs offering exposure to the region raking in $6.19 billion in flows during the month.
The hefty European ETP flows in October helped push total inflows for equity ETPs offering exposure to the region to $20.59 billion year to date, according to new figures from consultancy ETFGI. By comparison, in the first 10 months of last year, those products attracted net inflows of $5.88 billion.
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Source: Financial News
The FCA strengthens the listing rules to enhance protection for shareholders
November 5, 2013--The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has strengthened its listing rules to protect minority shareholders. The new rules will give shareholders in premium listed companies additional voting rights and greater influence over key decisions.
David Lawton, the FCA's director of markets, said:
"Active engagement by all shareholders is essential to make markets work well. By safeguarding minority interests from abuse by controlling shareholders, these changes will promote market integrity and empower minority shareholders to hold the companies they invest in to account."
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Source: FCA.org.uk
EDHEC-Risk Institute disagrees with EFAMA on ESMA Guidelines and reiterates its call for greater index transparency
November 5, 2013--The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) recently ventured that the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) had exceeded its powers and mandate by issuing "quasi-regulation (...) on topics which were not previously regulated at EU level."
The representative body for the European investment management industry specifically targeted the ESMA Guidelines on ETFs and other UCITS issues and its provisions in terms of securities lending, collateral management, or the use of financial indices.
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Source: EDHEC
FSB Launches Quantitative Impact Study (QIS2) on Proposed Regulatory Framework for Haircuts on Securities Financing Transactions
November 5, 2013--The Financial Stability Board (FSB) is launching today the second-stage of its two-stage quantitative impact study (QIS) on the proposed regulatory framework for securities financing transactions.
On 29 August 2013, the FSB published the report Policy Framework for Addressing Shadow Banking Risks in Securities Lending and Repos that set out policy recommendations for addressing financial stability risks in relation to securities lending and repos. These measures formed part of an overall set of policy recommendations to strengthen oversight and regulation of shadow banking, an overview of which was published on the same date.
At the same time, the FSB noted that, although most of the policy measures were finalized, certain proposed measures would be finalised in light of further assessments of their potential impact on the financial system. These include proposals on a regulatory framework for haircuts on non-centrally cleared securities financing transactions, which consists of (i) minimum standards for methodologies to calculate haircuts on non-centrally cleared securities financing transactions and (ii) a framework of numerical haircut floors that will apply to non-centrally cleared securities financing transactions in which entities not subject to regulation of capital and liquidity/maturity transformation receive financing from regulated financial intermediaries against collateral other than government securities. The FSB invited comments from the public on these proposals by 28 November. As part of the development of these proposals, the FSB had launched a two-stage QIS in April 2013.
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Source: FSB
BATS trade reporting service to shake up market data
November 5, 2013--BATS Chi-X Europe's trade reporting service will not suffer the same fate as rival Markit Trade Reporting, which is to be closed next year, due to major differences in its business model.
Last week, Markit told clients it will close the trade reporting service, formerly known as Markit BOAT in September next year, shortly after BATS Chi-X Europe unveiled its own trade reporting service, citing insufficient demand for off-exchange data.
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Source: TradeWeb
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