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DB - Equity Research- Equity Research - Europe-Weekly European ETF Market Monitor
April 24, 2012--The Weekly European ETF Market Monitor includes key statistics on the European ETF market as well as global ETF market highlights..
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European ETF inflows drop by a third in Q1
April 24, 2012--New inflows into exchange traded funds listed in Europe dropped by almost a third in the first quarter as concerns over tensions in the eurozone prompted investors to withdraw from European equity and sovereign bond ETFs.
New inflows into European ETFs (funds and products) sank to €5.4bn in the first three months of 2012, down 32.6 per cent on the €8bn gathered in the same period a year ago, according to Lyxor Asset Management.
State Street launches two strategies on Deutsche Bank platform
April 24, 2012--State Street Global Advisors has today launched two currency strategies on Deutsche Bank's dbSelect liquid hedge fund platform.
The move enables investors to access the institutional asset managers’ Developed Markets Currency and Emerging Market Currency funds.
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has extensive experience in evaluating currency markets and both of the two strategies are based on a propriety quantitative investment process.
Strong demand for bonds of EU bailout fund
April 24, 2012--The EU's bailout fund, the EFSF, said it attracted strong demand on Tuesday in its first auction of seven-year debt, with strong demand from Asia, central banks and sovereign wealth funds.
The bonds were sold at a rate of 2.654 percent, the European Financial Stability Facility said in a statement.
The EFSF borrows money from the markets at low rates and lends it to countries having difficulty in raising their own financing, such as Greece, Ireland and Portugal.
EU's Barnier voices concern on U.S. derivatives rules
EU regulation chief warns rules could confuse EU banks
Barnier writes to Washington asking for delay
April 23, 2012--The European Commission has urged regulators in Washington to delay elements of new derivatives regulation, fearing that confusion surrounding some of the rules will harm EU banks operating in the United States.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalised rules last week that will determine which firms involved in trading swaps must register with regulators and back up trades with more capital and collateral.
FSA-Fact Sheet for ETFs
April 23, 2012--FSA has published the FSA Fact Sheet for Investment Advisers-ETPs. This factsheet is for any firm or adviser who:
currently includes ETPs as part of their advice offering; or
is considering including ETPs in their advice offering.<
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The retail market for ETPs is small, but is expected to grow. We have reviewed the risks posed by ETPs,
and completed a number of visits to providers who account for over 70% of the EU market. Our work
leads us to believe that there are a number of competing views on the risks consumers face if they
choose to invest in an ETP.
SIX Swiss Exchange Upgrades Equity Trading Platform And Successfully Rolls Out Co-Location Service To Participants
April 23, 2012--SIX Swiss Exchange has successfully completed the upgrade of its trading platform. The upgrade was developed in collaboration with NASDAQ OMX.
At the same time, SIX Swiss Exchange is launching a co-location service
for the new platform in association with Equinix. Starting today, SIX Swiss
Exchange offers participants the most modern trading technology in the
world.
Russian firm enters Europe with double Ucits launch
April 23, 2012--Russian firm Troika Dialog Asset Management has launched two Ucits-compliant funds to enable international investors to gain access to Russian equity and fixed income opportunities.
The dual fund launch comes as the company, which is a subsidiary of one of the largest and oldest investment banks in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), establishes a Luxembourg-based Ucits umbrella.
The firm said the two funds are based on domestic fund strategies which were launched around 15 years ago.
Industry calls for consolidated ETF tape in Europe
April 23, 2012--With about two thirds of European ETF trading still conducted over-the-counter, providers are calling for comprehensive reporting of ETF trading to reduce fragmentation and cost and improve transparency and liquidity.
According to figures from BlackRock, European average daily volumes of ETFs at the end of 2011 were $2.96bn. Reported OTC trades represented around 16% of this at $462m. It is widely believed by market participants that OTC trading of ETFs in Europe constitutes two thirds of total ETF liquidity.
Nine new Lyxor ETFs launched on Xetra
April 23, 2012--Nine new ETFs issued by Lyxor International Asset Management have been tradable in Deutsche Börse's XTF segment since Monday.
The nine new Lyxor ETFs based on the S&P 500 Select Sector Capped 20% Indices enable investors for the first time to participate in the performance of American companies from the following sectors: consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, financials, health care, industrials, materials, technology and utilities.
The S&P 500 Select Sector Capped 20% index series only includes companies from the S&P 500. The weight of each stock is based on its float-adjusted market capitalisation and limited to 20% of the index.
The product offering in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment currently comprises a total of 965 exchange-listed index funds, making it the largest offering of all European stock exchanges.
