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Eurozone already in recession: banking group
November 23, 2011--The eurozone has sunk into recession, a leading international banking organization said Wednesday, adding that conditions in the 17-nation bloc had deteriorated swiftly.
"The situation in the euro area has taken a serious turn for the worse in the past month," the Institute of International Finance said in global outlook report.
"The economy has tipped into what we believe to be a recession, which will only serve to widen budget deficits and weaken bank asset quality further," the IIF said.
Incoming economic data for the just-ended third quarter and the early fourth quarter have been weaker than expected, the Washington-based trade group said.
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Source: EUbusiness
Euro withstands debt doubts
November 22, 2011--The euro bounced as investors appeared more willing to take on risk following several sessions of retrenchment on equity markets.
The single currency climbed 0.1 per cent to $1.3512 against the dollar and was up 0.2 per cent to Y103.98
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Source: FT,com
Turkish exchanges plan combination
November 22, 2011--Turkey’s two biggest exchanges, the Istanbul Stock Exchange and TurkDex, will be combined under a plan unveiled by Ankara to develop Istanbul into a regional financial centre.
The development is the latest sign that countries with multiple exchanges are coming under pressure to consolidate their trading infrastructure to ensure the competitiveness of their capital markets.
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Source: FT.com
NASDAQ OMX strengthens clearing house offering - launches first multi-asset risk management platform in Europe
November 21, 2011--- NASDAQ OMX today launches Genium Risk, a new risk management platform for its Nordic clearing house, NASDAQ OMX Clearing. Genium Risk, a state of the art risk system, provides the clearing house with a real-time risk management solution, including new tools for improved risk monitoring and handling of incidents for derivatives clearing. In addition, capital efficient risk models for fixed income and equities will optimize the use of member collaterals.
Our clearing house will have Europe's first risk management system capable of integrating all asset classes, and with the ability to handle both OTC and exchange traded instruments. This further enhances NASDAQ OMX's strong offering in the post trade business." says Hans-Ole Jochumsen, President of NASDAQ OMX Nordic. "Genium Risk is the foundation for growing our clearing business, as well as enabling us to launch risk management products to external clearing houses and members."
NASDAQ OMX's Genium Risk platform meets trading members' increasing needs of advanced technical solutions and capital efficiency as non-exchange traded financial instruments are forced into centralized clearing, in line with new transparency regulations (Dodd-Frank in the US and EMIR, European Markets Infrastructure Regulations, in Europe).
"Our main ambition has been to make Genium Risk as flexible as possible, allowing a high degree of customization", says Fredrik Ekström, Vice President of Risk Management at NASDAQ OMX. "By being able to customize risk models and risk parameters for different types of asset classes and credit risks, the risk measures can be much more accurate."
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Source: NASDAQ OMX
Spaniards vote to find way out of crisis
September 20, 2011--Spaniards reeling from an economic crisis voted on Sunday in an election expected to throw out the ruling Socialists and bring in a centre-right party which promises only harsher austerity measures.
A grim mood dominated as people went to the polls against a background of soaring unemployment, cuts in public spending and a debt crisis that has put Spain in the front line of the euro zone's fight for survival. "Being a civil servant I'm not optimistic about it as we're already seeing the cuts coming through," said Jose Vasquez, 45, who was among the early voters in the capital Madrid. "We can choose the sauce they will cook us in, but we're still going to be cooked."
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Source: Todays Zaman
Euro drops on fears over stronger states
November 18, 2011--The euro tumbled this week as the confidence boost from new technocratic governments in Italy and Greece quickly faded and attention turned to the risk of contagion to stronger “core” economies.
The appointment of Mario Monti, an economist, as Italian prime minister did not ease pressures on Italian yields, which at one point hit the critical 7 per cent point.
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Source: FT.com
Euro Area Investment Fund Statistics:September 2011
November 18, 2011--In September 2011, the amount outstanding of shares/units issued by euro area investment funds other than money market funds was €374 billion lower than one quarter earlier in June 2011. This decrease was due
mainly to decreases in share/unit prices.
The amount outstanding of shares/units issued by euro area investment funds other than money market funds decreased to €5,417 billion in September 2011, from €5,791 billion in June
2011. Over the same period, the amount outstanding of shares/units issued by euro area money market
funds increased to €1,067 billion from €1,048 billion.
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Source: ECB
Borsa Italiana completes dramatic architechtural renovation
Renewal of a prominent piece of Milanese architectural and cultural heritage
Reaffirms Borsa Italian’s position at the heart of the Italian financial and business community
World leading architect, Dante O’Benini lead the design teams
BorsAperta event sees Borsa Italiana open its doors to the public for the first time
November 28, 2011--Today Borsa Italiana celebrates the public opening of its headquarters, Palazzo Mezzanotte in Milan. The occasion marks the end of comprehensive architectural renovation and the opening of a new space bringing together finance, design and culture
The renovation was undertaken by Dante O’Benini & Partners Architects, who have radically changed the spaces in the building, which are now characterised by function, material and technology, including a focus on highly innovative eco-sustainability. The work has enhanced the efficiency standards of one of the most prestigious buildings in the city. These new elements have been integrated into the internal structure of the building whilst preserving the historical and artistic value of Palazzo Mezzanotte.
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Source: Borsa Italiana
16 new Commerzbank ETCs and ETNs launched on Xetra
November 17, 2011--Another eight exchange traded commodities (ETCs) and eight exchange traded notes (ETNs) from the issuer Commerzbank AG have been tradable on Xetra since Thursday.
The eight new exchange traded commodities provide investors with the opportunity to participate in the performance of Brent crude oil and natural gas. The underlying indices track both positive and inverse performance, with a leverage factor of either one or two.
The eight new exchange-traded notes track both the positive and the inverse performance of the benchmark Hang Seng Index Future and Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Future, with a leverage factor of one or two in each case. The Hang Seng Index (HSI) represents the performance of the largest and most liquid blue chips listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI) comprises the most important mainland-Chinese shares traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (H-shares). It includes only those H-shares with the highest market capitalization which are also included in the Hang Seng Composite Index (HSCI).
The underlying indices are strategy indices which participate in the price movement of the reference entity and consist of a leverage component and an interest rate component.
Deutsche Börse’s ETC segment product range currently comprises 210 instruments, 83 in the ETN segment. The monthly trading volume of ETCs on Xetra averages €900 million. For ETNs the average is around €100 million.
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Source: Deutsche Börse
Bond spread between France and Germany highest since euro
November 17, 2011--The gaps in borrowing rates on German government bonds and those of France and Spain hit the highest levels on Wednesday since the creation of the euro amid acute strains over eurozone debt.
At 0900 GMT the spread on 10-year French bonds hit 200.6 basis points, or 2.006 percent, shortly before Paris was due to launch a bond sale and amid fears that France will be the next eurozone state to face a debt crisis.
France now has to pay more than twice as much as Germany to borrow for 10 years, even though both carry the top AAA credit rating which France is fighting desperately to retain.
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Source: EUbusiness
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