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S & P warns on European mortgage-backed loans

March 1, 2012--The amount of unpaid debt on loans linked to packages of European commercial mortgages that thrived until the 2007-08 financial crisis could hit a record of €10bn by the end of the year, Standard & Poor's has warned.

The rating agency said analysis of the European commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) showed that only one in four borrowers were able to repay their debt in January on these packages of loans on commercial properties, which were parcelled up as part of securitisations.

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Source: FT.com


Average daily volume of 8.7 million contracts at Eurex Group in February

March 1, 2012--In February 2012, the international derivatives markets of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 8.7 million contracts (Feb 2011: 10.3 million).

Of those, 6.0 million were Eurex Exchange contracts (Feb 2011: 7.1 million), and 2.7 million contracts were at the U.S.-based International Securities Exchange (ISE) (Feb 2011: 3.2 million). In total, 179.3 million contracts were traded, thereof 125.8 million at Eurex and 53.5 million at the ISE.

Eurex Exchange recorded in its equity index segment, the largest product segment, approximately 58.3 million contracts compared with 58.4 million contracts in February 2011. Futures on the EURO STOXX 50® Index stood at 21.4 million contracts while 23.9 million options on this index were traded. Futures on the DAX totaled 3.0 million contracts while the DAX options reached another 5.2 million contracts. The Eurex KOSPI product reached 2.6 million contracts, compared to 138,000 contracts year-on-year.

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Source: Eurex


96 billion euros turned over on Xetra in February

18.4 million transactions on Xetra
March 1, 2012--Order book turnover on Xetra and the Xetra Frankfurt specialist trading stood at €102.1 billion in February -a decrease by 9 percent year-on-year (February 2011: €112.7 billion). Of the €102.1 billion, €96.4 billion were attributable to Xetra-a decrease by 9 percent y-o-y (February 2011: €105.5 billion). €5.6 billion were attributable to the Xetra Frankfurt specialist trading, a 22 percent decrease y-o-y (February 2011: €7.3 billion).

Order book turnover on Tradegate Exchange* totalled approximately €3.7 billion in February.

In equities, turnover reached €86.6 billion on Deutsche Börse’s cash markets (Xetra: €84.0 billion, Xetra Frankfurt specialist trading: €2.6 billion). Turnover in bonds was €1.5 billion, and in structured products on Scoach €2.1 billion. Order book turnover in mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) amounted to €11.8 billion.

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Source: Xetra


STOXX Announces New Composition of Eastern Europe 50 Index

March 1, 2012--Results of the review to be effective on March 19, 2012
March 1, 2012--STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, substantial and global index concepts, today announced the results of the first of the two regular semi-annual reviews of the STOXX Eastern Europe 50 Index.

Effective as of the open of European markets on March 19, 2012, the following companies will be added to and deleted from the STOXX Eastern Europe 50 Index:

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Source: STOXX


Deutsche Bank to Integrate DB X Trackers Into DWS, FTD Reports

March 1, 2012--Deutsche Bank AG (DBK), which is selling most of its asset management operations, plans to integrate its DB X-Trackers unit into the parts of its DWS mutual fund business

that it is keeping, Financial Times Deutschland reported in a preview of a story that will be published tomorrow, without saying where it obtained the information.

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Source: Bloomberg


Three new SPDR equity index ETFs launched on Xetra

February 29, 2012--Three new exchange-listed equity index funds issued by SPDR (State Street Global Advisors) have been tradable on Xetra since Wednesday.
ETF name: SPDR S&P Euro Dividend Aristocrats ETF
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: IE00B5M1WJ87
Total expense ratio: 0.30 percent
Distribution policy: distributing
Benchmark: S&P Euro High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index

ETF name: SPDR S&P UK Dividend Aristocrats ETF
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: IE00B6S2Z822
Total expense ratio: 0.30 percent
Distribution policy: distributing
Benchmark: S&P UK High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index

Both these equity index ETFs from SPDR focus on companies with high dividend yields which have continually pursued a rising dividend policy for at least the last ten years. The SPDR S&P Euro Dividend Aristocrats ETF tracks the performance of 40 companies in the euro zone, whereas the SPDR S&P UK Dividend Aristocrats ETF focuses on 30 companies based in the UK. The selection of the high-dividend companies is based on the S&P Europe Broad Market Index.

ETF name: SPDR FTSE UK All Share ETF
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: IE00B7452L46
Total expense ratio: 0.30 percent


reduce reliance on agency ratings, and eliminate conflicts of interest that could influence them, said rapporteur Leonardo Domenici (S&D, IT), in the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee's first debate on the plans on Wednesday.

"I believe that we should add something to the Commission proposal. It is a complex piece of work to explore some aspects and hold on to the details to avoid unexpected and unwanted effects", said Parliament's rapporteur on the reform plans Leonardo Domenici (S&D, IT).

He also stressed that "we have to come up with new answers to the sovereign debt problem".

Prohibiting "unsolicited" sovereign debt ratings

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Source: European Parliament


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