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Moody's puts Europe's top banks on rate cut watch
February 16, 2012--Moody's said Thursday it was reviewing some 114 European banks and financial groups, including many of the top firms, for a possible ratings downgrade because of the eurozone debt crisis.
Germany's Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank were among two of the largest groups named, alongside Britain's HSBC and Royal Bank of Scotland, ING of the Netherlands, Spain's Santander and Italy's Unicredit.
In France, BNP Paribas, Societe Generale, Credit Agricole and Natixis among others will be reviewed, it added in a statement.
In all, Moody's Investors Service, one of the top three ratings agencies, put 24 groups in Italy on review, followed by 21 in Spain, 10 in France, nine in Britain, eight in Austria and eight in Denmark, seven in Germany, and six each in Portugal and the Netherlands.
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Source: EUbusiness
NYSE Euronext announces new ETF on European markets
February 16, 2012--NYSE Euronext is pleased to announce that LYXOR AM has listed 9 new ETFs on NYSE Euronext's Paris market today.
| Trading Name | ISIN | Symbol | Reuters RIC | BBG Ticker | Underlying index | TER |
| LYXOR CODU | FR0011192681 | CODU | CODU.PA | CODU FP | S&P Select Sector Capped 20% Consumer Discretionary | 0.20 |
| LYXOR COSU | FR0011192715 | COSU | COSU.PA | COSU FP | S&P Select Sector Capped 20% Consumer Staples | 0.20 |
| LYXOR NRGU | FR0011158161 | NRGU | NRGU.PA | NRGU FP | S&P Select Sector Capped 20% Energy | 0.20 |
| LYXOR FINU | FR0011192723 | FINU | FINU.PA | FINU FP | S&P Select Sector Capped 20% Financials | 0.20 |
| LYXOR HLTU | FR0011192848 | HLTU | HLTU.PA | HLTU FP | S&P Select Sector Capped 20% Health Care | 0.20 |
| LYXOR INDS | FR0011192749 | INDS | INDS.PA | INDS FP | S&P Select Sector Capped 20% Industrials | 0.20 |
| LYXOR MATU | FR0011192780 | MATU | MATU.PA | MATU FP | S&P Select Sector Capped 20% Materials | 0.20 |
| LYXOR TNOU | FR0011192806 | TNOU | TNOU.PA | TNOU FP | S&P Select Sector Capped 20% Technology | 0.20 |
| LYXOR UTLU | FR0011192822 | UTLU | UTLU.PA | UTLU FP | S&P Select Sector Capped 20% Utilities | 0.20 |
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Source: NYSE Euronext
Eurobonds and shorter-term solutions needed for Eurozone stability
February 15, 2012--Eurobonds will be a source of stability for the Eurozone in the medium term, but only when its remaining design issues are resolved, said Parliament in a resolution voted on Wednesday. At the same time, other financial instruments must be put in place rapidly to meet the bloc's short-term needs, such as the redemption pact proposed by the German Council of Economic Advisers, it added.
On Tuesday the Commission was questioned in plenary on the responses received so far to the green paper on introducing "stability bonds".
Questions still open on green paper
The resolution welcomes the Commission's green paper but also notes that further work is required on some issues. These would include specific ways of addressing potential moral hazard, making the system attractive for AAA countries as well as heavily indebted ones, increasing competitiveness, and introducing enforceable debt reduction systems.
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Source: European Parliament
FESE European Equity Market Report-Year 2011 Updated With January 2011 Figures
February 15, 2012--FESE has published the 'European Equity Market Report' which gathers data from all the market segments operated by FESE members (including Regulated Markets and Multilateral Trading Facilities) as well as from the major MTFs operated by investment firms in the European market. The FESE Statistics Methodology used in the Report has been agreed by all the trading venues involved, both RM and MTFs.
European Equity Market Report - Year 2012 (updated with January figures)
Source: FESE
Moody's cuts ratings on Italy, Portugal and Spain
February 15, 2012--Ratings agency Moody's Investor Service on Monday downgraded its credit ratings on Italy, Portugal and Spain, while France, Britain and Austria kept their top ratings but had their outlooks dropped to "negative" from "stable."
Moody’s also cut its ratings on the smaller nations of Slovakia, Slovenia and Malta. All nine countries are members of the European Union.
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Source: Washington Post
DB - Equity Research-ETF Research : Weekly European ETF Market Monitor
February 15, 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.
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Source: Christos Costandinides, European Head of ETF Research & Strategy, Deutsche Bank
ESMA launches a consultation on short selling and CDS, and announces an open hearing on 29 February
February 15, 2012--The purpose of this consultation is to seek comments on the technical advice that ESMA proposes to give to the European Commission on a number of possible delegated acts concerning the Regulation as listed in the Commission request for advice.
These delegated acts should then be adopted in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
Responses to the consultation should be submitted online, by 9 March. ESMA will consider the feedback it receives to this consultation and to the open hearing to be held on 29 February 2012 in March 2012 and expects to publish a final report and submission of the draft advice on Delegated Acts to the European Commission by mid-April 2012.
Bulgarian Stock Exchange to synchronize trading hours with the international markets
February 14, 2012--The Bulgarian Stock Exchange has announced today a change in its trading timetable. The purpose is to synchronize the exchange's trading session hours with the European markets and thus fulfilling one of the objectives set in the "BSE Development Strategy until 2012". Under the plan, the time interval for executing trades on the exchange will be extended.
Prolonged trading sessions will make it possible to cover a wider time range for trading on international exchanges and will concur with the duration of the stock markets in Western Europe and North America. Restructuring the BSE trading sessions is also a prerequisite for introducing new products based on mutual indices, as well as for the possibility to carry out arbitrage in the case of dual listings.
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Source: WFE
Germany is leading the charts on employment and green growth-Transition to a knowledge based economy will require further reform and investment, OECD says
February 14, 2012--The German economy recovered rapidly from the 2008-09 recession, with GDP topping pre-crisis rates during 2011 and unemployment falling significantly. According to the OECD's latest Economic Survey of Germany presented today in Berlin by OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría, Germany has an impressive economic track record, but now faces a cyclical return to slower growth rates and challenges to lay the foundations for long-term growth.
The report cites numerous downside risks posed by the global slowdown, the deterioration of world trade and the euro area debt crisis. Given the weight and importance of Germany’s economy for Europe, growth-enhancing structural reforms can make an important contribution to stronger and more balanced growth perspectives not only in Germany but also in the Euro area.
view Overview of the Economic Survey of Germany
Source: OECD
Publication of the responses received to the consultation on short selling and CDS
February 14, 2012--In November 2011 the Council and the Parliament voted on a Regulation on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps. This is about to be published and should be applicable from 1 November 2012. According to the Regulation ESMA has to submit its technical standards to the Commission by 31 March 2012.
ESMA publishes today the responses received to the consultation the draft technical standards. ESMA will consider the feedback it received to this consultation in February/March 2012 and expects to publish a final report and submission of the draft technical standards to the European Commission by 31 March 2012 for endorsement.
view Draft technical standards on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps
Source: ESMA
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