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NYSE Euronext announces new ETF on European markets
November 26, 2012--NYSE Euronext is pleased to announce that ThinkCapital ETFs N.V. has listed one new ETF on NYSE Euronext Amsterdam market on November 26, 2012
Listing Date:26/11/2012
Trading Name:TC iAAT
ISIN: NL0010273801
Symbol: TAT
Benchmark index:MSCI Frontier Markets IndexiBoxx Gov AAA-AA 1-5 Index
TER:0.15
NYSE Euronext has now 588 ETFs listed on the Euronext markets.
Source: NYSE Euronext
EU banks want delay for new rules: letter
November 26, 2012--European banks have asked EU Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier and other European Union leaders to postpone Basel III regulations aimed at strengthening the financial sector in view of a similar US decision which the banks say would put them at a disadvantage.
"I ask the participants to take into account the problem of an unlevel playing field created by this US decision," said Christian Clausen, head of the European Banking Federation (EBF), in a letter to Barnier
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Source: EUbusiness
Swiss Regulator Puts UBS on Tight Leash
November 26, 2012--Less than a week after a former employee was convicted in a $2.3 billion trading fraud, UBS AG UBS was slapped with a nearly $50 million fine by British authorities, and Swiss regulators announced restrictive measures, including a ban on investment-banking acquisitions by the firm.
Britain's Financial Services Authority said Monday that it fined the Zurich-based bank £29.7 million ($47.6 million) over the 2011 rogue-trading incident. The fine, which ranks among the largest ever imposed by the U.K. regulator, had been expected.
Luxembourg ends Ucits promoters' role
November 25, 2012--The Luxembourg financial regulator has issued a circular that effectively ends the use of promoters, companies which were used to guarantee the financial stability of Ucits funds.
Under the previous rules, the promoter of a Ucits fund had to offer an ultimate financial guarantee to investors for the actions of the management company and the Ucits fund.
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Source: FT.com
EU budget summit ends without deal: EU
November 23, 2012--A European Union summit wound up Friday with "no agreement" sealed for the bloc's next long-term budget, officials from several EU delegations said.
"There is no agreement," one official said.
With the 27 heads of state and government bitterly divided over spending policy, there had been little hope of a deal on a trillioneuro budget for 2014-20 during the two-day summit.
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Source: EUbusiness
Societe Generale : vers la cession de Newedge?
23 nov. 2012-Nouvelle cession en vue pour la Société Générale et le Crédit Agricole ? Selon "Les Echos" qui cite des sources de marché, des discussions ont lieu avec des banques et courtiers pour une vente de la société de courtage Newedge, codétenue par les deux établissements français.
Une cession en plusieurs parties pourrait être envisagée, en séparant l'exécution du "clearing" (compensation) et des restructurations seraient par ailleurs à l'étude, précise le quotidien.
German growth slows in euro crisis: official data
The data are adjusted for inflation and take into account seasonal and calendar effects. view more
German growth slows in euro crisis: official data
The data are adjusted for inflation and take into account seasonal and calendar effects. view more
Austrian boutique launches multi-asset fund
The new fund will not rely on return forecasts but rather automatically adjust its weightings according to market trends, Kula, who left the Walser Private Bank last April, told Citywire Global.
read more Natixis AM launches dedicated SRI unit
It will be led by Philippe Zaouati, the firm's deputy managing director, and groups together all the responsible investment expertise of Natixis AM under one roof. read more
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Source: Boursier
November 23, 2012--Germany's economy slowed to 0.2 percent growth in the third quarter of 2012 as the eurozone crisis took its toll, final official data showed on Friday.
Europe's top economy grew by 0.2 percent from July to September compared to the previous three months, according to the federal statistics office Destatis confirming previous provisional figures.
Source: EUbusiness
November 23, 2012--Germany's economy slowed to 0.2 percent growth in the third quarter of 2012 as the eurozone crisis took its toll, final official data showed on Friday.
Europe's top economy grew by 0.2 percent from July to September compared to the previous three months, according to the federal statistics office Destatis confirming previous provisional figures.
Source: EUbusiness
The newly-formed firm is set to launch a multi-asset fund focused on the German market and also plans its own range of ETFs.
November 22, 2012--The founder of Austrian boutique MYRA Capital Gökhan Kula is set to launch a new multi asset fund which will focus on the German market.
The Luxembourg-domiciled fund is set to be launched in January and will follow a similar strategy to his previous fund at Walser Private Bank, where he helped introduce the use of passive strategies in multi-asset allocation.
Source: CityWire
November 22, 2012--The French giant has created a new unit dedicated to responsible investment.
Natixis Asset Management has announced the creation of an investment division dedicated to responsible investment.
The French group's new Mirova unit will offer investors long term investment solutions which integrate sustainable development concepts and is available to institutional investors, corporates, multi-managers and other institutions.
Source: CityWire
