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EEX spins off gas business into own company

June 25, 2012--The European Energy Exchange (EEX) will spin off the Natural Gas Spot and Derivatives Market into a separate company owned to 100 percent with the corporate name "EGEX European Gas Exchange". Five years after the launch of exchange gas trading in Germany, this step paves the way for cooperations in the field of natural gas trading.

In July 2007, EEX launched the Natural Gas Spot and Derivatives Markets in two German market areas. Since then, the offer in natural gas trading has been expanded continuously. Today, trading participants can conclude trading transactions on the Spot Market for delivery in the German GASPOOL and NCG market areas and the Dutch TTF market area around the clock. Moreover, EEX has established a reference price in short-term trading with the daily reference price which is also used by the German market area operators to settle control energy with all gas shippers in accordance with requirements by the Federal Network Agency.

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Source: EEX


Spain makes formal banking aid request

June 25, 2012--Spain formally requested a rescue loan of up to €100bn from its eurozone partners in a letter released Monday

No new figures were included in the letter, after reports by independent consultants last week said stricken Spanish banks could need up to €62bn to survive a severe, three-year financial slump.

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Source: FIN24


Michalik seeks to maintain momentum at db X-trackers

June 25, 2012--Deutsche Bank's ETF and exchange-traded commodities business, db X-trackers, was one of the only exchange-traded fund providers offering swap-based ETFs to emerge from the regulatory debate on synthetic versus physical ETFs last year with its market share almost intact.

It became the second-largest provider in Europe with €33bn of assets, and it is seeking to consolidate that position with a focus on boosting on-exchange liquidity in the European ETF market.

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Source: Financial News


New bond index ETF from PIMCO Fixed Income Source launched on Xetra

June 25, 2012--A new equity index fund issued by PIMCO Fixed Income Source has been tradable on Xetra since Monday.

ETF name: PIMCO German Government Bond Index Source ETF
Asset class: bond index ETF
ISIN: IE00B87LHK09
Total expense ratio: 0.15 percent
Distribution policy: distributing
Benchmark: Markit iBoxx € Germany Index

The PIMCO German Government Bond Index Source ETF enables investors to participate in the performance of German government bonds denominated in euros with a residual maturity of at least one year and an outstanding volume of at least €2 billion.

The product offering in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment currently comprises a total of 985 exchange-listed index funds, while the average monthly trading volume stands at €12 billion.

Source: Xetra/FWB


Airmic, FERMA seek to certify risk managers

June 24, 2012--European risk management associations are looking at ways to put the status of risk managers on a par with other professionals such as lawyers and accountants.

The Federation of European Risk Management Assns. has embarked on a project to certify risk managers in Europe, while London-based Airmic Ltd. is seeking chartered status for risk managers in the United Kingdom.

Airmic and FERMA say they want to put risk managers on a level footing with other professions, and the New York-based Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc. says it is watching developments in Europe and continues to explore similar moves to raise the profile of risk managers in the United States.

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Source: Business Insurance


S&G to list first active equity ETF in Europe

June 24, 2012--Swiss & Global Asset Management will this week list the first actively managed equity exchange traded funds in Europe.

A small number of actively managed ETFs have been launched in the US, where there are tax advantages to the structure. However, they have been slow to gain traction, apart from rare exceptions such as Pimco’s Total Return ETF.

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Source: FT.com


Eurozone's big four agree on financial transactions tax

June 22, 2012--Germany, France, Italy and Spain are in favour of a common financial transactions tax even though it may not be possible across all the European Union, their leaders said Friday at talks in Rome.

"I am pleased that all four here have committed to a financial transactions tax," Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel said.

Merkel said the tax would be welcomed because "the people in our countries have the impression that the crisis started in the financial markets and that they have not contributed enough to the solution."

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Source: EUbusiness


European Commission-Update-The banking union

June 22, 2012--The Commission believes there has to be a clear longer term vision on the future of the EU's Economic and Monetary Union to give a sense of direction to the reforms and decisions necessary for the EU and its Member States to tackle current challenges.

Therefore, the Commission has been pushing for deeper economic integration as one of the remedies to the current crisis. This new step in European integration would complement our monetary union. In this context, the Commission is putting forward the concept of a banking union.

The European banking union is not a new legal instrument yet. It is a political vision for more EU integration, which will build on recent major steps to strengthen the regulation of the banking sector and go further.

The concept of a banking union was put forward by President Barroso at the last informal European Council, which took place on 23 May. It has been attracting a lot of attention in the political debate since this meeting and ranks high on the agenda of the next European summit.

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Source: Europa


ESMA publishes an update to the MiFID Q&A in the area of Investor Protection and Intermediaries

June 22, 2012--This update contains one new Q&A and Automatic execution of trade signals.

view the MiFID Questions and Answers-Investor Protection & Intermediaries

Source: ESMA


Exchange Council approves introduction of new trading architecture

Gradual migration from December 2012/ Clients to benefit from minimal latency, maximum data throughput and increased flexibility
June 22, 2012--The Eurex Exchange Council unanimously approved the planned introduction of a completely new trading architecture at its regular meeting. This approval meets a major legal requirement.

The introduction of the new trading system will, among other things, also require an amendment to the Exchange Rules to also be approved by the Exchange Council. The migration is scheduled to begin in December 2012, with products transferred from the current to the new system in four stages.

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Source: Eurex


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