Europe ETP News Older Than 1 year-If your looking for specific news, using the search function will narrow down the results
Deutsche Börse and Club Vita aim to open up longevity swaps
A new series of longevity indices which aim to open up longevity swaps to a far larger number of pension schemes is being launched tomorrow by securities trader Deutsche Börse and Club Vita, part of the actuarial firm Hymans Robertson.
March 15, 2012--The Xpect-Club Vita Indices aim to offer UK pension schemes an index-based alternative which better reflect the scheme’s risk profile when pursuing longevity swaps.
The indices will track the different life expectancies of various types of pension scheme members.
According to the two companies, the approach gives schemes the advantages of an index-based trade, while also allowing them to customise the transaction to their member profiles.
read more
Source: The Actuary
Swiss Franc Advances After Central Bank Raises Growth Forecast
March 15, 2012--The Swiss franc strengthened for the first time in four days against the euro after the central bank raised its growth forecast at a policy meeting.
The currency climbed from a seven-week low against the dollar as the Swiss National Bank predicted the economy will expand 1 percent this year, twice as much as its previous estimate. Policy makers led by interim Chairman Thomas Jordan, maintained their ceiling for the currency at 1.20 francs per euro, and pledged to defend the cap with their “utmost determination.”
read more
Source: Bloomberg
Twelve new ETCs issued by ETF Securities launched on Xetra
March 15, 2012--Ten ETCs hedged against exchange rate fluctuations
March 15, 2012--Since Thursday, ten exchange-traded commodities issued by ETFS Hedged Commodity Securities Limited have been tradable on Xetra for the first time.
Investors can participate in the performance of individual commodities (Brent crude, natural gas, gold, copper, silver, wheat, and WTI crude oil) and baskets of commodities (agriculture, precious metals, and all commodities) in the DJ UBS Commodity subindex family. These new ETCs provide hedging against exchange rate fluctuations with the US dollar.
Single commodities:
ETFS EUR Daily Hedged Brent Crude (DE000A1N3G19)
ETFS EUR Daily Hedged Copper (DE000A1NZLL0)
ETFS EUR Daily Hedged Gold (DE000A1NZLN6)
ETFS EUR Daily Hedged Natural Gas (DE000A1NZLP1)
ETFS EUR Daily Hedged Silver (DE000A1NZLR7)
ETFS EUR Daily Hedged Wheat (DE000A1NZLS5)
ETFS EUR Daily Hedged WTI Crude Oil (DE000A1NZLM8)
read more
Source: Xetra/FWB
NYSE Euronext announces new ETF on European markets
March 15, 2012--NYSE Euronext is pleased to announce that LYXOR AM has listed 1 new ETFs on NYSE Euronext's Paris market today:
Trading Name:LYXOR LVIX
ISIN:FR0011160290
Symbol:LVIX
Reuters RIC:LVIX.PA
BBG Ticker:LVIX FP
Underlying index
S&P 500 VIX FutureEnhancedRoll
TER:o.70
NYSE Euronext has now 694 listings of 596 ETFs based on more than 450 indices.
Source: NYSE Euronext
ETF Stat February 2012 --Borsa Italiana
March 15, 2012--The ETF Statistics of the ETF Plus Market for the month of February 2012 are now available.
view report
Source: Borsa Italiana
NYSE Euronext Monthly ETF Activity Report --February 2012
March 14, 2012--Listings
In February, NYSE Euronext welcomed 9 new ETF listings from Lyxor to the Paris market.
| February ETF Listings | |||
| ETF Symbol | Listing date | ETF Trading name | Underlying index |
| FINU | 16/02/2012 | Lyxor ETF S&P 500 Capped Financials | S&P Select Sector Capped 20% Financials |
| INDS | 16/02/2012 | Lyxor ETF S&P 500 Capped Industrials | S&P Select Sector Capped 20% Industrials |
| MATU | 16/02/2012 | Lyxor ETF S&P 500 Capped Materials | S&P Select Sector Capped 20% Materials |
| CODU | 16/02/2012 | Lyxor ETF S&P 500 Capped Consumer Discretionary | S&P Select Sector Capped 20% Consumer Discretionary |
| COSU | 16/02/2012 | Lyxor ETF S&P 500 Capped Consumer Staples | S&P Select Sector Capped 20% Consumer Staples |
| NRGU | 16/02/2012 | Lyxor ETF S&P 500 Capped Energy | S&P Select Sector Capped 20% Energy |
| HLTU | 16/02/2012 | Lyxor ETF S&P 500 Capped Health Care | S&P Select Sector Capped 20% Health Care |
| TNOU | 16/02/2012 | Lyxor ETF S&P 500 Capped Technology | S&P Select Sector Capped 20% Technology |
| UTLU | 16/02/2012 | Lyxor ETF S&P 500 Capped Utilities | S&P Select Sector Capped 20% Utilities |
Trading activity
The slow start to the year witnessed in January was again quite noticeable in February. Overall ETF trading activity on NYSE Euronext remained remarkably low:
The average daily value traded on-book last month was €237.3 million, down 44.9% vs. February 2011. The total value traded on-book amounted to €5.0 billion, down 14.7% month-on-month;
An average of 6,736 on-book trades (single-counted) was executed daily last month, a decrease of 27.5% vs February 2011;
A total of €992.6 million was exchanged in block trades in February, down 12.5% from the €1.1 billion in the previous month. Overall, block trade volume represented 16.6% of total regulated market ETF trading activity on NYSE Euronext.
visit http://etp.nyx.com for more information
Source: NYSE Euronext
DB - Equity Research-ETF Research : Weekly European ETF Market Monitor
March 14, 2012--The most recent issue ofthe Weekly European ETF Market Monitor is now available. The report includes key statistics on the European ETF market as well as global ETF market highlights.
For more detailed coverage please refer to our monthly report, issued in the first week following the end of each month.
To request a copy of the report
Source: Christos Costandinides, European Head of ETF Research & Strategy, Deutsche Bank
IMF Working paper-Strengthening Russia's Fiscal Framework
March 14, 2012--Summary: Though many aspects of Russia's fiscal policy framework are close to best practice on paper, actual practice in recent years has been moving away from best practice.
In particular, the continued focus on the overall rather than the nonoil balance, and the regular use of supplemental budgets to spend windfall oil revenues contribute to procylicality of fiscal policy, risking costly boom-bust cycles. Against this background, this paper suggests several improvements to the framework for fiscal policy.
view IMF Working paper-Strengthening Russia's Fiscal Framework
Source: IMF
Regulators starting to tighten leash on ETFs
March 14, 2012--Exchange traded funds are all the rage these days, and regulators have quickly realized that oversight hasn't kept up with the explosion.
Not only do regulators want to ensure that investors aren’t getting screwed, they’re also worried about the effects ETFs have on marketplace stability. The Bank of England recently pointed out that the complexity, opacity and interconnectedness of ETFs can “amplify propagate stress across markets.” In layman’s terms: they can really mess things up.
For that reason, the Financial Stability Board has already made some comments on the future of ETFs, and the International Organization of Securities Commissions -- the big global regulatory body -- has just put out a proposal for regulation of ETFs in hope of getting feedback.
read more
Source: The Globe and Mail
Financial transaction tax: first technical reading completed
March 14, 2012--On 13 March 2012 the Economic and Financial Affairs Council took stock of the work done on the proposal for a directive on the EU-wide financial transaction tax. The ministers identified the outstanding issues and discussed the next steps.
The Danish Presidency concluded that the first technical reading of the proposal had been completed.
In its report to the ministers the Presidency noted that a whole range of sensitive issues remains to be addressed. Among those issues are specific questions regarding:
the tax base (coverage of currency derivatives and government bonds and its impact on the costs of hedging and government borrowing; coverage of pension schemes and its impact on business models used in various member states, etc.);
structure of the rates and persons liable to tax;
more general questions regarding the impact on the economy, the risks of relocation outside of the EU, enforcement of the directive vis-à-vis non-EU financial institutions and delegated acts.
"It was a very fruitful and very constructive discussion. I guess that the different views on the proposal itself are well known, but there was an atmosphere of compromise and trying to find ways," said Danish Minister for Economic Affairs and the Interior Margrethe Vestager, who chaired the meeting.
The Council will continue its technical analysis in order to look at all the aspects of the proposal and their implications in practice.
view report-Presidency Note Reflecting The State of Play As Regards The Commission Proposal For A Financial Transaction Tax (FTT)
Source: Council of the European Union
If you are looking for a particuliar article and can not find it, please feel free to contact us for assistace.
