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ESMA publishes the annual report on application of the regulation on credit rating agencies
January 12, 2011--This is the first report under the new CRA regulation, however, please note that CESR published a report about the application of the Regulation in the EU and, in particular, on the implementation of the requirements established in Annex I of the Regulation on 6 December 2010 (CESR/10-1424), according to Article 21(4) of the Regulation which was subsequently amended by Regulation No (EC) 513/2011.
At the time of publication, 16 CRA's have been registered.
NYSE Euronext launches a new website dedicated to Europe’s regulatory revolution in financial services
December 12, 2012--NYSE Euronext has today launched a new channel on its website dedicated to financial services regulatory policy in the European Union. The site kicks off with a review of the European Commission’s proposals on MiFID II and MiFIR. Aimed at legislators, policy makers, opinion formers and the media, the webpage will provide a new source of information, comment and analysis from a major player in European capital markets.
Commenting on the launch, Mark MacGann, Senior Vice President, Head of European Government Affairs and Public Advocacy, NYSE Euronext, said, “The EU will debate and decide an unprecedented volume of financial market reforms in 2012. Our aim is to provide informed opinion and analysis on these reforms, based on our experience running major equities and derivatives exchanges in Europe and the US.
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Source: NYSE Euronext
EEX Review of 2011 – EEX asserts itself in a difficult market environment – Boom in short-term trading
Natural Gas Market reaches record level
January 12, 2012--In the past business year, the European Energy Exchange AG (EEX) succeeded in expanding its position as major energy exchange in Europe and increasing the liquidity of its trading markets for power, natural gas and emission allowances.
In spite of the uncertainty on the market and a wait-and-see attitude of the market participants because of the financial crisis and the turnaround in energy policy adopted by the government in Germany, EEX managed to keep its trade volume stable and even increase it in some segments. The further expansion of the product and service range and the continuous improvement of the infrastructure for the customers were decisive for this positive development.
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Source: EEX
During the January holidays total trading volume of the MICEX-RTS markets reached RUB2.4 trillion
January 12, 2012--In 2012 the Russian stock market was open during the January public holidays for the first time. From 3rd January to 9th January, 2012 the integrated exchange MICEX-RTS operated its trading services on the derivatives, securities, currency and money markets.
Functioning of the Exchange during the holidays was aimed at providing all categories of market participants with a possibility to manage their risks on the long weekend, withdraw funds from their trading accounts or deposit funds as well as to take into account a situation on the global financial markets.
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Source: Russian Trading System (RTS)
ETF Stat December 2011 --Borsa Italiana
January 12, 2012--The ETF Statistics of the ETF Plus Market for the month of December 2011 are now available.
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Source: Borsa Italiana
Eurozone growth less than expected in third-quarter
January 11. 2012--The European Union revised downwards on Wednesday its figure for eurozone growth over the third quarter of last year, to 0.1 percent.
The previous figure given was 0.2 percent and detailed EU data showed that a drop on France's previously published growth rate between July and September, from 0.4 percent to 0.3 percent, impacted the revision in gross domestic product (GDP).
Economists are watching closely to see if the first estimate for the all-important final three months of 2011 shows the eurozone -- home to some 330 million people across Europe -- dipping into recessionary waters.
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Source: EUbusiness
DB - Equity Research - Global Research-2011 ETF Market Review & 2012 Outlook : Expansion past market turbulence & regulatory challenges
January 11, 2012--ETF assets registered total growth of 3.2% over 2011. Comparing this to prior year growth rates, often over 30%, could provide an unfavorable picture and be perceived as a slowing down of the industry. However, this observation on the surface masks the fall in asset prices over the year, which contributed a decline of 9.3% to global ETF assets.
In fact, 2011 was the strongest year on record for the global ETF industry, however, growth strength varied in different geographical regions. Factors such as the economic environment, increased pressure on money managers to generate positive performance, regulatory scrutiny and industry competitive dynamics were just a few of the forces that contributed towards different fortunes among the world’s ETF geographical regions.
On a global level, ETFs exhibited strength on a number of fronts in 2011:
Increased Usage: ETFs became more widely used over 2011. This is captured by two key market metrics: The percentage of ETF flows when compared to mutual fund flows [ETF adoption rate] and the percentage of ETF turnover as compared to that of cash equities in general.
ETFs are now almost a third [29.6%] of the cash equities turnover in the US [up from 24.0% in December 2010], while that number for Europe registered at 8.7% [up from 6.9% over December 2010].
Furthermore, ETFs continue to advance against mutual funds, registering at 9.0% of mutual funds assets in the US and 2.8% in Europe, up from 8.4% and 2.7% last year respectively. Perhaps most impressive is the comparison of new money that listed [ETFs] and unlisted [mutual] funds have received over 2011. US ETFs received 2.8x higher flows than the ten-fold larger mutual fund industry. European ETFs received 2.2x higher flows than the thirty-plus-fold larger UCITS mutual fund industry. The numbers in Europe point to the conclusion that the weakness in the local ETF market is not specific to ETFs but more likely due to uncertain market conditions.
New money: The global ETF industry registered the strongest absolute cash inflows since its creation, totaling $163.8 billion during 2011. This was a marginal improvement [+0.5%] from the $163.0 billion that the industry gathered in 2010, when its assets grew by 26.2%. 2011 inflows demonstrate the ETF industry’s ability to continue attracting investors amid choppy market conditions.
New Products: The highest number of new ETFs launched in a single year was also registered in 2011, totaling 549. All asset classes exhibited strength, including equity with a total of 358 new launches, but two new characteristics distinctly marked the new ETF launch calendar in 2011:
Fixed income ETFs saw 116 new launches over the year, up from 96 last year. This asset class showed particular new asset gathering strength in the US [$48.0 billion] but the European new ETF launch calendar demonstrated strength with novel products such as short exposure to sovereign indices.
ETFs with benchmarks that track non-capitalization weighted indices, such as factor based, volatility-related, and equally weighted indices are a new niche that became stronger this year. This was a trend that provided an entry point for a few smaller ETF providers over 2011. As market conditions became more challenging, extracting positive returns has created demand for these more novel investment solutions.
The vast majority of ETF [97% at a global level] assets are invested in ETFs that track pure diversified beta indices. While ETFs remain a largely beta focused industry, launches this year are pointing towards more novel products that are creating tools that attempt to more efficiently extract alpha in a risk controlled manner. This wave of launches is testing the waters for a new dimension in the indexing and asset management industries in general.
ETF industry growth was relatively stronger outside the US and Europe. All regions demonstrated positive growth rates ranging from 5%-8%, with the exception of European ETF assets that shrunk close to 5%. Asia and other countries outside the US and Europe – especially Asia, Canada and South Africa – demonstrated healthy growth rates indicating that adoption rates are beginning to re-kindle after a more quiet 2010.
Asia saw a record number of new entrants [20] launching a collective 22 new ETFs into the region. It also saw cash flows in 2011 [$19.9 billion] that were twice those of 2010 [$10.8 billion]. This uptick signals increased interest through an increased number of new providers dipping their toes into the ETF market. It also tells a story of local larger providers making advances and getting more flows than US and European domiciled ETF providers over 2011. In other regions, there was large cross-listing activity by established, primarily US domiciled, providers, recognizing potential in regions outside the US, Asia and Europe.
Europe was the worst performing region with total inflows over 2011 totaling $22.1 billion, less than half of those registered in the prior year [$45.0 billion]. The slowdown in Europe is mostly due to negative price declines which kept investors at bay. In addition, the European market was also impacted – especially in the second half of the year - by uncertainty driven by credit and Euro stability concerns in the region and also, to a smaller extent, by negative regulator comments about ETFs.
Much of Europe’s ETF market fortune in the coming year will depend on what happens outside the ETF market over 2011
The resolution, or at least softening, of the Euro Sovereign crisis, and the impact it will have on market mood will be crucial. However, other forces are beginning to shift in Europe as well. At the moment, the European market is dominated by US asset managers and European investment banks. The large European asset management houses remain largely absent from the ETF market. Changing competitive dynamics on how mutual funds are sold across the European market are creating more incentives for European asset managers to engage in the ETF industry. Increased scrutiny by regulators in Europe also signals the belief that more retail and smaller investors are beginning to embrace the ETF product.
We expect ETFs to continue growing by 15%-20%over 2012 and while much of the growth will be determined by general market mood, ETFs are at a stage where they are exhibiting signs of functioning as an independent - portfolio building - market. In the US market, fixed income ETFs over 2011 have reflected broader economic risk themes, proving that ETFs grow not only when the equity market is rising. Gold ETPs also played an important role in filling the risk off trade both in the US and Europe. A balancing of asset class sizes in the ETP industry can also help growth prospects going forward.
Some of the factors that have kept the European market relatively subdued this year, especially on the ETF front, seem to be heading for a resolution. The European Securities and Markets Authority [ESMA] is poised to publish additional guidance on ETFs in the first quarter of 2012, signaling the beginning of closing the loop on the European ETF industry’s biggest test since its creation. The uptick of cash flows in Asia and other parts of the word indicate that the ETF functionality benefits are enticing investors in those regions as well.
But the industry is at a turning point in its evolution. Growth is normalizing and ETFs are about to go mainstream with retail investors in Europe. Failure to proceed with a swift resolution in the regulatory investigations could negatively impact ETF growth in 2012. Additionally, prolonged uncertainty in the equity markets, both in the US and Europe, could slow down allocations in the industry’s larger compartment, equity. Gold ETPs, a major beneficiary of the credit crisis accounting for 8.1% of the global ETP industry, could see big outflows if the outlook for the price of gold changes. Much of the investment in gold ETPs is concentrated in a handful of products in the US and Europe.
These are all factors to watch out for in the first quarter of 2012. We don’t believe they pose a vital threat to the general health of the industry; they could however generate shocks which could drag ETFs to reflect conditions prevalent in the rest of the wider – confidence stricken –market and thus push growth in the slower lane.
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Source: Christos Costandinides, European Head of ETF Research & Strategy, Deutsche Bank
EURO AREA SECURITIES ISSUES STATISTICS: NOVEMBER 2011
January 11, 2012--The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents decreased from 3.4% in October 2011 to 2.5% in November. For the outstanding amount of quoted shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 1.5% in November 2011, compared with 1.7% in October.
New issuance of debt securities by euro area residents totalled EUR 1,121 billion in November 2011.
Redemptions stood at EUR 1,025 billion and net issues amounted to EUR 96 billion.1 The annual growth
rate of outstanding debt securities issued by euro area residents decreased from 3.4% in October 2011
to 2.5% in November (see Table 1 and Charts 1 and 3).
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Source: ECB
Lyxor Asset Management Starts Four More Commodity Exchange Funds
January 11, 2012--Lyxor Asset Management started four commodity exchange-traded funds tied to returns of the Standard & Poor’s GSCI Index of 24 raw materials.
The funds on the London Stock Exchange will invest in equities, not necessarily tied to commodities, and provide a total return of the S&P GSCI through a swap with Societe Generale, Lyxor’s parent company, said Nizam Hamid, deputy head of Lyxor ETFs in London. Lyxor has two other commodity-based ETFs tied to the CRB which started in 2006 and now have 1.2 billion euros ($1.52 billion) in assets, Hamid said.
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Source: Bloomberg
MTS Licences Lyxor for Macro Weighted Government Bond Indices
January 11, 2011--MTS, Europe’s premier facilitator for the European electronic fixed income market announced that it has granted an exclusive license to Lyxor International Management to create ETFs based on its new EuroMTS Macro-Weighted AAA Government Bond Indices.
These new indices use an innovative weighting method based on a balanced selection of macro-economic indicators measuring the real economic situation of eurozone countries with the highest credit rating.
Lyxor’s ETFs, listed on NYSE Euronext since early December, track the EuroMTS Macro-Weighted AAA All-Maturities and three maturity sub-indices, the 1-3 years, 5-7 years and 7-10 years.
Jack Jeffery, CEO of MTS, said: “We are very happy that Lyxor International Management has chosen to use our new index range for their ETFs. We believe that there will be strong investor demand for products that track the effective economic strength of the countries while at the same time limiting the involved risk thanks to the high credit quality required for the underlying securities”.
The methodology of the EuroMTS Macro-Weighted Index range uses the following indicators in establishing each country’s weight within the index:
GDP
government debt as a percentage of GDP
current account as a percentage of GDP
quarter-on-quarter GDP growth
long-term interest rates
Country weightings are reviewed on a quarterly basis, while bond selections and weightings are rebalanced monthly, in line with the classic MTS Index.
The EuroMTS Macro-Weighted Government Bond Indices are calculated and published in real time. They are freely-available on our new website www.mtsindices.com and through major data vendors.
Source: MTS Group
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