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Majority of Germans oblivious to 'three-pillar' pension system
April 26, 2011-- The majority of working Germans have never even heard of the so-called 'three pillars' of retirement provision, according to a recent survey by Fidelity International.
The investment manager surveyed 1,000 employees and workers in Germany between the ages of 18 and 55 in March this year and found that 60% of respondents were ignorant of the three-pillar system.
Eurex admits Nanhua Futures Hong Kong
April 21, 2011-The international derivatives exchange Eurex announced today that it has admitted Nanhua Futures (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd. as a new trading participant based in Hong Kong. Nanhua Futures is the Hong Kong subsidiary of one of the leading futures brokers from the People's Republic of China.
David Luo, CEO of Nanhua Futures, said, “We are very honored to become a member of one of the leading derivatives exchanges in the world. Nanhua is committed to providing its clients with high-quality services, high efficiency and expertise. Being a member of Eurex will further leverage our business and our services and could help us to even better meet clients’ needs. Moreover, it could enable Nanhua to develop the internationalisation further.”
“We are very pleased to admit Nanhua Futures to our global member network”, said Michael Peters, member of the Eurex Executive Board. “Through this connection, Nanhua Futures can offer its customer base direct and reliable access to our international trading network out of Hong Kong. We are currently experiencing a growing interest from clients headquartered in China demanding direct access to our global product suite.”
One of Eurex’s core strategic objectives is the expansion of its business activities in the Asia-Pacific region. Representative offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo were opened in 2009. Currently, there are five Hong Kong-based Eurex members, of which Nanhua is the second Chinese broker that has been admitted. Altogether, there are 19 members connected from the Asia-Pacific region, and several more companies are in the admission process. The volume generated by the Asian members has increased by one-third in 2010 compared with 2009.
Turbulent week for European stocks ends in gains
April 21, 2011--European equity markets suffered another turbulent week, succumbing early on to global government debt concerns, before recovering in robust fashion following a number of upbeat earnings reports.
On Monday the FTSE Eurofirst 300 fell 1.7 per cent, hitting its lowest level in more than three weeks after Standard & Poor’s, the rating agency, revised lower its long-term outlook on US debt.
High risk warning threat to growth of exchange traded funds
April 20, 2011-Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are among the biggest investment success stories of recent years, their low charges attracting billions of pounds from investors.
Their popularity continues to grow rapidly but that could now be checked after concerns were raised over the risks they may pose to investors.
ETFs are collective funds that are traded on the stock exchange and, like trackers, seek to replicate a index or a group, such as commodities, currencies or countries. At the most basic, for example, a FTSE 100 ETF would track the FTSE 100.
BlackRock ETF Landscape: European STOXX 600 Sector ETF Net Flows for Week Ending15-Apr-2011
April 20, 2011--For the week ending 15 April 2011, there were US$93.8 Mn net outflows from STOXX Europe 600 sector ETFs. The largest sector ETF net outflows last week were in basic resources with US$144.5 Mn followed by telecommunications with US$63.2 Mn net outflows while industrial goods and services experienced net inflows of US$51.8 Mn.
Year to date, STOXX Europe 600 sector ETFs have seen US$374.7 Mn net inflows. Oil and gas has seen the largest net inflows with US$491.9 Mn, followed by banks with US$349.1 Mn net inflows while utilities experienced the largest net outflows with US$132.3 Mn.
As of 15 April 2011, there is US$10.8 Bn AUM invested in the STOXX sector ETFs which is almost double the US$6.0 Bn open interest in the sector futures. The ETF AUM is greater than the open interest in the corresponding futures contract in 16 out of 19 sectors.
AFME research finds true size of European OTC equity market is nearer 16% than 40%
April 20, 2011--The proportion of European share trading that takes place over‐the‐counter
(OTC), rather than on stock exchanges, is closer to 16% than the widely
reported estimate of 40%, according to new research published today by the
Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME).
The AFME study, ‘The Nature and Scale of OTC Equity Trading in Europe’,
reveals that 60% of all OTC equity trades reported between 2008 and 2010,
were duplicate trades already reported elsewhere. Over the period surveyed,
these duplicates represented an increasingly larger share of the reported OTC
data.
The discrepancy is due to the failure of MiFID reporting rules to differentiate between genuine and technical trade reporting. AFME believes that more granular and standardised reporting requirements would address this issue and provide much needed clarity on European market liquidity.
view the report-Market Analysis-The Nature and Scale of OTC Equity Trading in Europe
Markit to provide OTC trade reporting for SIX Swiss Exchange
April 19, 2011--SIX Swiss Exchange and Markit announced they have signed an agreement which recognises Markit as the first Approved Trade Data Monitor (TDM) for SIX Swiss Exchange. The Agreement enables foreign participants of SIX Swiss Exchange, known as "Remote Members", to report their off-exchange (OTC) trades in Swiss securities admitted for trading on a Swiss stock exchange via Markit BOAT, from 18 April 2011. This service provides flexibility for SIX Swiss Exchange’s Remote Members to fulfill their reporting obligations in Swiss securities either via the Exchange or via Markit.
Remote members of SIX Swiss Exchange previously had to report their OTC trades in Swiss securities admitted for trading on a Swiss stock exchange to the reporting office of SIX Swiss Exchange. This new development will provide flexibility of reporting venue and enable SIX Swiss Exchange's Remote Members to choose the platform for their trade reporting needs.
Source and Nomura launch a new ETF: the Nomura Voltage Mid-Term ETF
April 19, 2011--Source, a specialist provider of exchange traded products and Nomura, the global investment bank, have today announced the launch of the new Nomura Voltage Mid-Term Source ETF, tracking the Nomura Voltage Strategy Mid-Term 30-day USD TR index (‘Voltage’).
This is the first volatility-linked ETF to be offered in Europe that takes a tactical approach to volatility allowing investors to capture volatility spikes whilst decreasing the costs associated with a constant long volatility position.
The new product complements the S&P 500 VIX Futures Source ETF, which launched last year as the first European ETF offering exposure to volatility.
Volatility is often seen as an attractive asset from a hedging perspective for equity investors due to its behaviour in distressed markets, when it often spikes dramatically. Voltage aims to capture spikes in volatility, while mitigating the cost of holding a systematically long volatility position. It provides volatility-adjusted exposure to the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index, a highly liquid and transparent volatility benchmark, allocating between this index and 3 month US Treasury Bills.
EU10 Output Returned to Pre-Crisis Levels
April 19, 2011--Two and a half years after the global financial crisis broke, the economic activity in the EU10(1) rebounded in parallel with the EU15(2), according to the World Bank’s new EU10 Regular Economic Report launched today in Bucharest. Growth strengthened in the second half of 2010, supported by restocking, a double-digit expansion of industry, and a rebound in consumption, states the report.
The pace of the recovery in the EU10 is set to accelerate in 2011 and 2012, but it also differs across the EU10 countries. The return to pre-crisis levels was helped by aligned business cycles and close trade and production linkages with the EU15. The economic sentiment in the EU10 exceeded its long-term average in December 2010 for the first time in 26 months. In 2011 and 2012 firms are expected to raise investment with higher capacity utilization and strong global demand for capital goods and durables, and households to step up consumption with improving confidence about future prospects.
The performance of Slovakia and Poland is set to remain solid thanks to low pre-crisis imbalances, deep integration into European production networks, EU funds, and, in the case of Poland, solid consumption. Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia are likely to build on the export-led upswing as domestic demand continues to recover. Romania and Bulgaria, where the crisis hit later than elsewhere, are set to see the biggest improvements in growth in 2011, aside from Latvia and Lithuania. Growth in Slovenia, the Czech Republic, and Hungary is set to increase at a more measured pace, in part because these countries have already converged more to EU income levels.
view reporgt-EU10 Regular Economic Report-Main Report
Recovery and Beyond
Lyxor responds to the FSB’s call for more transparency in ETFs
April 18, 2011--Following the Financial Stability Board’s proposal last week for greater disclosure and regulation of ETFs, senior figures at Lyxor ETFs have disagreed with certain points of the board’s note
ETFs provide exposure to different markets in transparent manner
Lyxor dispels FSB’s claim that ETFs are increasingly complex
Focus on OTC swaps in ETFs is “unfair” reflection of market size
Lyxor ETFs, part of Lyxor Asset Management, has hit back at the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) proposal for more transparency in exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
