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New services launched to support trading in VSTOXX derivatives

VSTOXX Advanced Services available on Eurex website since 6 June
June 6, 2013--Effective today, the international derivatives market Eurex Exchange is offering new research tools via its website enabling interested investors to obtain a comprehensive insight into the world of analysis, valuation and trading of volatility derivatives.

The VSTOXX Advanced Services offering is primarily aimed at portfolio managers, proprietary traders, client traders, and brokers, as well as risk managers and institutional investors, all of whom can hedge their portfolios much better with the volatility derivatives listed on Eurex Exchange.

Source: Eurex


Euronext Glitch Delays Trading From Paris to Amsterdam

June 6, 2013--NYSE Euronext (NYX), the operator of stock exchanges in Paris, Brussels, Lisbon and Amsterdam, said a technical malfunction stopped users from entering orders and delayed the start of trading on its European bourses.

Equity markets opened at 9 a.m. London time, an hour later than normal. The breakdown affected stocks, bonds, exchange-traded funds, warrants and certificates on Euronext’s cash markets and some trading in derivatives, New York-based NYSE said in an e-mailed notice to clients.

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Source: Bloomberg


Changes to MDAX and SDAX

June 5, 2013--On Wednesday Deutsche Börse decided on changes in its selection indices that will become effective 24 June 2013.

The following changes will be made to the MDAX Index: The shares of LEG Immobilien AG will be included in the index and will replace the shares of Hamburger Hafen & Logistik AG.

Consequently, the shares of Hamburger Hafen & Logistik AG will be included in SDAX. Furthermore, the shares of RTL Group S.A. will be included in SDAX. The shares of Constantin Medien AG and IVG Immobilien AG will leave the index.

The next regular index review will be held on 4 September 2013.

Source: Deutsche Börse


Second estimate for the first quarter of 2013-Euro area GDP down by 0.2% and EU27 down by 0.1%

-1.1% and -0.7% respectively compared with the first quarter of 2012
June 5, 2013--GDP fell by 0.2% in the euro area1 (EA17) and by 0.1% in the EU271 during the first quarter of 2013, compared with the previous quarter, according to second estimates2 published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

In the fourth quarter of 2012, growth rates were -0.6% and -0.5% respectively. Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, GDP fell by 1.1% in the euro area and by 0.7% in the EU27 in the first quarter of 2013, after -1.0% and -0.7% respectively in the previous quarter.

During the first quarter of 2013, GDP in the United States grew by 0.6% compared with the previous quarter (after +0.1% in the fourth quarter of 2012). Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, GDP rose by 1.8% (after +1.7% in the previous quarter).

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Source: Eurostat


UK Official holdings of international reserves-May 2013

June 5, 2013--This monthly press notice shows details of movements in May in the UK's official holdings of international reserves, which consist of gold, foreign currency assets and International Monetary Fund assets.

These reserves are maintained primarily so that the UK Government’s reserves could be used to intervene to support Sterling, or the Bank of England’s reserves could be used to support the Bank’s monetary policy objectives. If such interventions were to occur, then they would be shown and explained in this release. The Background note at the end of this release explains more about the reserves, and about these statistics. In summary this month’s release shows that, in May 2013:

No intervention operations were undertaken.

Movements in reserves and levels of reserves were as follows:

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Source: HM Treasury


Borsa İstanbul Equity Market and Emerging Companies Market Trading Hours Change

June 5, 2013--Effective 10 June 2013, Borsa İstanbul Equity Market and Emerging Companies Market trading hours for the first session will be changed

as detailed below:
Opening Session 09:15-09:35
Call Phase (Order Collection) 09:15-09:30

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Source: Borsa İstanbul


Northern Trust Names Moore in ETF Admin Post

June 5, 2013--Northern Trust has appointed Fiona Moore as head of fund administration for its exchange-traded funds (ETF) business across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Based in Dublin, Moore will be responsible for managing ETF administration activities for Northern Trust's clients in the three regions. She replaces Liam Butler, who was appointed head of Northern Trust's hedge fund servicing group in March.

Moore joined Northern Trust as part of its acquisition of Bank of Ireland Securities Services in June 2011, where she was senior relationship manager in its global fund services group.

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Source: Global Custody.net


ETFs escape unregulated funds crackdown

The sale of risky unregulated investment products to most private investors will be banned next year.
June 4, 2013--The sale of risky unregulated investment products to most private investors will be banned next year after the City regulator found pensioners and debt-ridden customers had been mis-sold the funds.

These unregulated collective investment schemes (Ucis), which have been involved in a number of high profile scandals, will still be available to sophisticated investors who meet certain criteria.

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Source: CityWire


Turkish markets, lira up after conciliatory messages

June 4, 2013--Turkish assets clawed back some of the previous day's heavy losses on Tuesday as investor concern about anti-government protests across the country appeared to ease.

Attention was focused on a morning meeting between President Abdullah Gül and Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç who has apologized for the excessive force used by police against an initially peaceful group of protesters in Taksim's Gezi Park in recent days. Shares traded on main Turkish benchmark..

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Source: Todays Zaman


BlackRock launches cross--border ETF to grow European market

Cross-border ETF to be settled in international security depository
Designed to cut transaction costs, boost liquidity
June 4, 2013--BlackRock, the world's largest fund manager, plans to issue Europe's first cross-border exchange-traded fund (ETF) in a move it expects will reduce trading costs and attract more investors to the product.

ETFs track baskets of shares, bonds or commodities and are traded like stocks. They offer access to indices without having to buy the underlying securities.

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Source: Reuters


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