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Moody's takes multiple actions on German banks' ratings; most outlooks now stable
Actions follow rating reviews announced on 15 February 2012
June 6, 2012--Moody's Investors Service has today taken various rating actions on seven German banks and their subsidiaries, as well as one German subsidiary of a foreign group.
As a result, the long-term debt and deposit ratings for six groups and one German subsidiary of a foreign group have declined by one notch, while the ratings for one group were confirmed. Moody's also downgraded the long-term debt and deposit ratings for several subsidiaries of these groups, by up to three notches. At the same time, the short-term ratings for three groups as well as one German subsidiary of a foreign group have been downgraded by one notch, triggered by the long-term rating downgrades.
Further to these actions, Moody's has assigned stable outlooks to the ratings of most German banks. The ratings of two groups and of one German subsidiary of a foreign bank carry negative outlooks, reflecting bank-specific vulnerabilities to a possible further deterioration of the environment.
The ongoing rating review for Deutsche Bank AG and its subsidiaries will be concluded together with the reviews for other global firms with large capital markets operations.
The Europe 2020 Competitiveness Report: Building a More Competitive Europe
June 5, 2012--The World Economic Forum's Europe 2020 Competitiveness Report focuses on measuring Europe's performance in becoming smart, inclusive and environmentally sustainable.
It is the first in a series to measure Europe’s performance against its own Europe 2020 strategy and closely follows the Europe 2020 seven flagship initiatives: enterprise environment, digital agenda, innovative Europe, education and training, labour market and employment, social inclusion and environmental sustainability.
Through the methodological framework of the Europe 2020 Competitiveness Index, the report measures the extent to which the 27 EU Member States and six accession and candidate countries have in place the institutions, policies and services to make Europe a smart, inclusive and environmentally sustainable society. The report indicates that Europe as a whole trails world leaders in terms of building a knowledge-driven economy, although there are significant differences among countries
view the The Europe 2020 Competitiveness Report: Building a More Competitive Europe
Sartorius (preferred shares) and Cancom to be included in TecDAX
Deutsche Börse reviews index composition/ Changes are effective on 18 June 2012
June 5, 2012--On Tuesday Deutsche Börse decided on changes in its selection indices. No changes have been made to the constituents of the DAX(R), MDAX(R) and SDAX(R) Indices.
The following changes have been made to the TecDAX(r) Index: The share of Sartorius AG (preferred shares) will be included in TecDAX and will replace the share of BB Biotech AG. The exclusion of BB Biotech AG was based on the rule, which states that companies without juristic headquarters in Germany but within the European Union or in an EFTA state have to fulfill a major share (33 percent) of their stock exchange turnover on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange including Xetra.
Furthermore, the share of Cancom AG will replace the share of Centrotherm Photovoltaics AG in TecDAX.
The changes will be effective as of 18 June 2012. The next regular index review will be held on 5 September 2012.
Please go to www.dax-indices.com for further information.
FSA scrutiny comes under the spotlight
June 5, 2012--To cast about for the right person for six months and then find the answer in the mirror is hard to square with the definition of a wide-ranging search. So the appointment of Paul Manduca as chairman of Prudential has revived claims that the financial services sector is too insular in making senior appointments.
Financial services companies are not alone in seeking non-executive directors with specialist knowledge of the sector in which they will wield great influence.
Boerse Stuttgart generates turnover of around EUR 7.6 billion in May
Increases in securitised derivatives, debt instruments and investment funds // High trading volumes in German government bonds ('Bunds') and corporate bonds
June 4, 2012--According to its order book statistics, Boerse Stuttgart generated turnover of around EUR 7.6 billion in May 2012. The trading volume was about 16 percent higher than in April.
With more than EUR 3.7 billion, securitised derivatives accounted for the largest part of the total turnover in May. So this asset class grew by more than 11 percent in comparison with the previous month. Investment products accounted for more than EUR 1.9 billion of the total turnover, while leverage products contributed just under EUR 1.8 billion.
Turnover in debt instruments in May was almost 25 percent higher than in the previous month, at more than EUR 2.3 billion. Corporate bonds accounted for more than EUR 1 billion of this figure. The largest growth was in German government bonds (‘Bunds’), which attracted particular interest from investors because of the continuing sovereign debt crisis. Turnover returned to a more normal level at around EUR 681 million, more than 88 percent higher than in April.
Turnover in equity trading amounted to EUR 793 million. German equities accounted for the largest share of the transactions volume, at EUR 618 million.
visit https://www.boerse-stuttgart.de/en/ for more info.
Semi-annual review of OMX Copenhagen 20 Index
June 4, 2012--The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. announced today the result of the semi-annual review of the OMX Copenhagen 20 Index (OMXC20), which will become effective with the market open on Monday June 18, 2012.
NASDAQ OMX reports the following changes in the OMXC20 Index portfolio:
Pandora A/S will enter and Sydbank will exit the portfolio.
The OMXC20 index is the leading Danish tradable index and consists of the 20 largest and most actively traded shares on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange.
NASDAQ OMX Nordic to offer trading in all Norwegian shares
Enables trading of all Nordic shares on one technical platform
June 4, 2012--NASDAQ OMX Nordic today announced the plan to broaden
its Norwegian shares trading and routing offering, by enabling its members to trade all shares listed on Oslo Børs on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB.
To complement the trading offering, NASDAQ OMX Stockholm is planning to introduce a new routing strategy enabling access to Oslo Børs opening and closing auctions, as
well as enabling posting of orders on Oslo Børs. The timeline of the plan is
set to September 2012 and is subject to regulatory consent.
In 2009 NASDAQ OMX Stockholm introduced trading of the most liquid Norwegian shares. The offering has been very successful. NASDAQ OMX has gained around ten percent market share of all shares listed on Oslo Børs, making NASDAQ OMX the only regulated stock exchange in Europe that has had real success in competing on a foreign market.
'One in three' chance Greece quits eurozone: S&P
June 4, 2012--International ratings agency Standard & Poor's said Monday there was a one in three chance that Greece will leave the eurozone in the months following June 17 polls.
"We believe there is at least a one in three chance of Greece exiting the eurozone in the coming months," if, for example, it were to reject the austerity measures and reforms agreed to in exchange for a massive EU-IMF bailout, SP said.
Turning its back on the deal could lead to "a consequent suspension of external financial support," it said.
"Such an outcome would, in our view, seriously damage Greece's economy and fiscal position in the medium term and most likely lead to another Greek sovereign default."
Moody's lowers Greek rating on fears of euro exit
June 2, 2012--Moody's rating agency late Friday said it was lowering Greece's highest possible credit rating because there was an increased risk that the country would exit the euro zone.
Moody's said it "has lowered its assessment of the highest rating that can be assigned to a domestic debt issuer in Greece to Caa2 based on the increasing risk of a exit by the country from the euro area."
The highest rating "on any Greek security is currently B1, which is rating assigned to certain covered bonds. Any rating actions taken as a result of the new ceiling will be released during the coming week."
Component Change Made In Euro STOXX 50, STOXX EUROPE 50 And STOXX North America 50 Indices
Changes are due to fast entry and fast exit rules
June 1, 2012--STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced component changes in the EURO STOXX 50 and STOXX Europe 50 indices due to the fast entry rule; as well as changes to the STOXX North America 50 Index due to the fast exit rule.
Changes in the European indices will become effective with the open of markets on June 18th,
2012, and with the open of markets on June 8th, 2012 for the STOXX North America 50 Index.
