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Eurozone inflation stable in August at 2.5%: EU
August 31, 2011-- Inflation in the 17-nation eurozone steadied at 2.5 percent in August, remaining above the European Central Bank's threshold of 2.0 percent for the ninth month running, EU figures showed on Wednesday.
The annual rate of price rises had dropped to 2.5 percent in July compared to 2.7 percent in June, according to the European Union's Eurostat data agency. Inflation hit a 30-month peak of 2.8 percent in April.
ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet forecast on Monday that inflation in the eurozone would remain above the ECB benchmark of just under 2.0 percent in the coming months, and he warned that growth would be modest.
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Source: EUbusiness
STOXX Changes Composition Of Blue-Chip Indices
Regular Annual Review To Be Effective On September 19, 2011
August 31, 2011--STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced the results of the regular annual review of the STOXX Blue-Chip Indices, among them the STOXX Europe 50, EURO STOXX 50, STOXX Nordic 30 and STOXX EU Enlarged 15 indices; as well as the results of the second semi-annual review of the STOXX Eastern Europe 50 Index.
All changes will be effective with the open of European markets on September 19, 2011.
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Source: STOXX
Northern Trust-Monthly Market Review:
August 31, 2011--This month's highlights include:
Regulators warn moves to safeguard against systemic risk of OTC derivatives market could be undermined
European asset managers plan big changes to their distribution strategies according to survey
Assets in ETFs globally set to more than double by 2015 according to new report
Hedge Fund Standards Board proposes changes to its standards
M&A activity in asset management set to increase in next few months say experts
Total assets in ETFs (funds and products) globally will grow from US$1,500bn at the end of 2010 to between US$3,100bn and US$4,700bn by 2015 according to a new report from
McKinsey & Co. looking at “the second act” of ETFs. This growth, said McKinsey, will have far-reaching implications for every asset manager, regardless of whether or not they
compete currently in the ETF market. The ETF industry is transitioning into a new phase of maturity, one where targeted, differentiated products and distribution capabilities will
determine the winners and losers. The old method of claiming first-mover advantage will be replaced by a more targeted strategy, using relationships with advisors and distributors
to come up with active or specialised passive products and pricing structures. FT.com 16
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Source: Northen Trust
Recession fears weigh on euro after weak data
August 30, 2011--The euro lost ground on Tuesday as data stoked fears that the eurozone economy might be headed for recession.
The European Commission's economic sentiment index for the 17-country region fell to 98.3 in August from a revised 103.0 in July. That was below forecast and the largest one-month fall since just after the collapse of Lehman Brothers in the autumn of 2008.
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Source: CNBC
EU price forecasts to ease volatility worries
August 30, 2011--The European Commission is to move to curb speculation on commodity markets, such as grain this autumn, in an effort to reduce market volatility.
Raluca Rusu, from DG Agriculture in the European Commission, will outline what controls could be put in place at the upcoming Teagasc tillage crops forum in the Keadeen Hotel, Newbridge, on Wednesday, September 7
European Agricultural Commissioner Dacian Ciolos has announced that the EU Commission will start publishing regular updates on short-term market forecasts for cereals, oilseeds, milk, milk products and meat this autumn.
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Source: Independent.ie
Balanced budget 'golden rule' rare in Europe
August 30, 2011--All European Union member states must keep their budget deficits to a strict limit but most have failed the test and so Germany, Europe's paymaster, has laid down the gauntlet by adopting a "golden rule" on keeping the books balanced.
Under a constitutional requirement, the German government must ensure that there is no budget deficit -- the shortfall between revenues and spending -- from 2016 and France and Italy say they intend to adopt a similar rule.
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Source: EUbusiness
Eurozone economic confidence falls for sixth month
August 30, 2011--- Consumer and business confidence in the eurozone economy fell for the sixth consecutive month in August, an EU survey showed on Tuesday amid rising fears of an economic slowdown.
The decline resulted from a "broad-based deterioration in sentiment across the sectors," particularly in services, retail trade and among consumers, the European Commission said. Only the construction sector saw an improvement.
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Source: EUbusiness
EBA is worried about some European banks: report
August 30, 2011--The European Banking Authority is worried that some European banks do not have enough capital, a situation highlighted by the International Monetary Fund as well, the Financial Times Deutschland said Tuesday.
EBA head Andrea Enria has written to the Ecofin council in Brussels to ask that the European Financial Stability Facility, set up to lend to troubled eurozone countries, give money directly to troubled banks to accelerate their recapitalisation, the newspaper said.
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Source: EUbusiness
Ten new UBS ETFs launched on Xetra
First ETFs listed on MSCI regional indices with focus on sustainability
August 29, 2011--Ten exchange-traded index funds issued by UBS ETF SICAV are tradable in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment as of today. All ten are based on the MSCI index family. These equity indices are weighted according to free-float market capitalisation.
The ten new ETFs are based on five reference indices – two ETFs on each index. These exchange-traded index funds differ according to share class, with share class I ETFs primarily aimed at institutional investors and wealthy private customers.
In selecting the respective ETF, investors focus on the Global (UBS-ETF MSCI World Socially Responsible A/I), North American (UBS-ETF MSCI North America Socially Responsible A/I), Europe and the Middle East (UBS-ETF MSCI Europe & Middle East Socially Responsible A/I) or Pacific Region (UBS-ETF MSCI Pacific Socially Responsible A/I). A particular feature of these ETFs is that they take sustainability into account. Company selection considers economic and social aspects as well as corporate governance, in addition to the traditional aspects of liquidity and security.
The two ETFs on the MSCI Turkey Index (UBS-ETF MSCI Turkey A/I) give investors the opportunity to participate in the performance of Turkish equities which meet the MSCI criteria in terms of size, liquidity and free-float market capitalisation.
The product offering in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment currently comprises a total of 848 exchange-listed index funds, while average monthly trading volume stands at €14 billion.
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Source: Deutsche Börse
AMF publishes 2010 report on credit rating agencies
August 29, 2011--The AMF's seventh annual report on credit rating agencies (CRAs) covers international regulatory
developments, the European registration procedure and credit ratings.
International regulatory developments
The European Regulation on CRAs came into force on 7 December 20091, introducing a procedure for
registering agencies established in the European Union (EU)2.
The procedure has been supplemented by
a new Regulation3, which transfers jurisdiction for registration from national authorities to the European
Securities and Markets Authority as from 1 July4.
In parallel, the European Commission launched a consultation at end-2010 on new legislative initiatives to
regulate CRAs' activities and the use of credit ratings. Although it does not prefigure the issues that may
give rise to concrete proposals in the latter half of 2011, the consultation covers the following topics:
overreliance on CRA ratings
sovereign debt ratings
competition in the ratings industry
civil liability
conflicts of interest and the "issuer-pays" remuneration model.
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Source: AMF
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