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Launch of the Swedish derivatives map 2011 – The Swedish categorization standard for structured products.

May 25, 2011--The instruments are divided into categories by risk and function in four main categories: Leverage product, Participation products, Yield enhancement products and Capital protected products. There are several instrument types included in each category and each type is described through a graphical pay out profile, main characteristics and market expectations.

”The map is a very important tool for a dynamic and growing Swedish investment products market. The work for transparency will benefit both end clients as well as market participants. We are glad that more and more market participants supports this.” says Tommy Fransson, head of NDX, Nordic Growth Market.

The Swedish categorization standard follows the guide lines produced by the European Structured Investment Products Association – Eusipa.

“Transparency is one of the cornerstones to further develop a market. The common work for a harmonized European categorization standard is to the benefit for the whole market".” says Reinhard Bellet, President Eusipa.

The Swedish Exchange Traded Investment Products Association – SETIPA, support the Swedish categorization standard.

“The map is an important part of our work to increase transparency and understanding for exchange traded investment products. SETIPA is a part of the European harmonization work for categorization through the categorization committee of Eusipa.” says Conny Myhrberg, President SETIPA.

You find the Swedish derivatives map on www.ndx.se/education and www.setipa.se.

Source: Nordic Growth Market


NYSE Euronext announces new ETF - Lyxor ETF CAC MID 60

May 25, 2011--NYSE Euronext is pleased to announce that Lyxor has listed 1 new ETF on NYSE Euronext's Paris market today:
Name:Lyxor ETF CAC MID 60
Trading name:LYXOR CACM 60
ISIN: FR0011041334

Symbol:CACM
Reuters RIC:CACM.PA
BBG Ticker:CACM FP
Underlying index: CAC Mid 60
TER:0,50%

NYSE Euronext has now 653 listings of 562 ETFs based on more than 360 indices.

Source: NYSE Euronext


Pension funds win reprieve from European derivatives regulation

May 25, 2011--Pension funds have won a reprieve from the derivatives regulation passing through Brussels, at least for a period of three years, with further extension possible.

This follows acceptance of a relevant amendment that cleared through the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (Econ) yesterday.

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Source: IP&E


All German banks have passed EU stress tests: report

May 25, 2011--All 13 German banks submitted to European stress tests have passed, the weekly Die Zeit said in its edition to appear on Thursday, citing financial sources.

Hypo Real Estate, which failed tests last year, is in better shape since it transferred toxic assets to an external entity known as a "bad bank," with government help.

Two state-owned regional banks that came close to failing last time, Nord/LB and Helaba, have taken measures to ensure their capital meets criteria set out by the European Banking Authority.

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Source: EUbusiness


Strong demand for EU bail-out bond sale

May 24, 2011--The European Union enjoyed strong demand for its third bond to raise money for the rescues of Portugal and Ireland, in a sign of investors’ confidence that the eurozone can survive the debt crisis.

Despite rising concern over contagion, and the single currency coming under pressure this week, banks, pension funds, insurers and other investors from Europe and Asia, including some big sovereign wealth funds, bought the debt.

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Source: FT.com


EFAMA replies to FSB: The UCITS framework provides high levels of risk mitigation and investor protection for ETFs

May 24, 2011--EFAMA’s reply to the Financial Stability Board’s Note on potential financial stability issues arising from recent trends in Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) stresses that a large majority of European ETFs are UCITS, and the UCITS Directive provides a robust regulatory framework for investment funds, with strong risk mitigation provisions.

The UCITS Directive is one of the world’s most respected and widely recognized regulatory regimes for investment funds, and it largely addresses the concerns expressed by the FSB. Asset segregation, risk management, conflict of interest rules, investment limits, collateral rules for OTC derivatives and disclosure requirements are key elements of the UCITS regime, and will be even further strengthened by the UCITS IV Directive from 1 July 2011.

EFAMA fully supports initiatives to increase the understanding of ETFs, but the areas of concern in the Note are not unique to ETFs, and regulators should look at other products as well, especially when focusing on systemic risks.

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view the EFAMA Reply to the Financial Stability Board’s Note on Potential financial stability issues arising from recent trends in Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)

Source: EFAMA


Eurex to launch new access point in Hong Kong

May 24, 2011--Eurex announced today that it will launch its new access point in Hong Kong in June. This will be the second Eurex access point in Asia. Access points offer Eurex member firms direct, high-speed and cost-effective network access to Eurex’s highly liquid trading platform. Currently, Eurex has five members based in Hong Kong – the newest member is Nanhua Futures (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd., which joined as a trading participant in April 2011.

Michael Peters, member of the Eurex Executive Board, commented: “We are pleased to offer our customers a high-performance connection to our exchange in this fast-growing region. The launch of our new access point in Hong Kong underpins our strategy of expanding in one of the most important Asian market.”

One of Eurex’s core strategic objectives is the expansion of its business activities in the Asia-Pacific region. Eurex has been operating an access point in Singapore since 2006. Representative offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo were opened in 2009. Altogether, there are 19 members connected from the Asia-Pacific region, and several companies are in the admission process. The volume generated by members located in Asia has increased by 50 percent in the first quarter of 2011 compared to 2010.

With the launch of this new access point, Deutsche Börse and Eurex operate 14 access points in major international financial centers around the world: Amsterdam, Chicago, Frankfurt, Gibraltar, Helsinki, Hong Kong, London, Madrid, Milan, New York, Paris, Singapore, Vienna and Zurich.

Source: Eurex


Basel III: a roadmap to better banking regulation and supervision

Remarks by Nout Wellink Chairman, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision President, De Nederlandsche Bank
May 24, 2011--Introduction
First of all, I would like to thank Josef Tošovský, Chairman Ignatiev and the Central Bank of the Russian Federation for hosting this high-level meeting. Since becoming Basel Committee chairman in 2006, I have participated in as many as 10 of these events in all parts of the world.

We have discussed topics such as Basel II and Basel III; the Core Principles; “back to basics” and the future of supervision; and, of course, the financial crisis and the Committee’s response. I have always been impressed by the quality of discussions and exchange of information that take place among the senior officials that participate in these meetings. These are the cornerstones of supervisory cooperation and coordination.

Since 2006, it has been a long five years – a challenging five years – and, for both good and bad reasons, a memorable five years. On the regulatory side, much has been achieved. These policy responses to the crisis must now be implemented fully, consistently and globally. This is going to require much more work. Much of this work now shifts to the supervisory side and, as I will discuss this morning, I think we are moving in the right direction.

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Source: BIS


Three new SPDR ETFs launched on Xetra

May 24, 2011--Another three exchange-listed index funds issued by SPDR (State Street Global Advisors) have been tradable on Xetra since Tuesday.
ETF name: SPDR Barclays Capital Euro Aggregate Bond ETF
Asset class: bond index ETF
ISIN: IE00B41RYL63
Total expense ratio: 0.20 percent
Distribution policy: distributing

Benchmark: Barclays Capital Euro Aggregate Bond Index

ETF name: SPDR Barclays Capital Euro Corporate Bond ETF
Asset class: bond index ETF
ISIN: IE00B3T9LM79
Total expense ratio: 0.20 percent
Distribution policy: distributing
Benchmark: Barclays Capital Euro Corporate Bond Index

ETF name: SPDR Barclays Capital Euro Government Bond ETF
Asset class: bond index ETF
ISIN: IE00B3S5XW04
Total expense ratio: 0.15 percent Benchmark: Barclays Capital Euro Treasury Bond Index

The three new SPDR bond-index ETFs from the SPDR Barclays Capital Euro Bond Index Series are based exclusively on bonds denominated in euros.

The SPDR Barclays Capital Euro Aggregate Bond ETF enables investors to participate in the performance of the Barclays Capital Euro Aggregate Bond Index. The index invests in corporate bonds, treasury bonds and government bonds. The SPDR Barclays Capital Euro Corporate Bond ETF includes corporate bonds issued by companies in the industrial, utilities and financial sectors.

For both ETFs, the criterion for including bonds in the index is their denomination in euros and not the country in which the issuer is based. In addition, only investment-grade bonds with a fixed coupon are selected.

The SPDR Barclays Capital Euro Government Bond ETF invests in government bonds from the following euro-zone countries: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. The bonds are weighted according to market capitalisation, so the index accurately tracks the performance of the euro-denominated government-bond market.

The product offering in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment currently comprises a total of 806 exchange-listed index funds, making it the largest offering of all European stock exchanges.

Source: Deutsche Börse


STOXX Changes Composition Of Benchmark Indices

Results Of The Second Regular Quarterly Review To Be Effective On June 20, 2011
May 24, 2011--STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced the new composition of the STOXX Global 1800 Index, STOXX Europe Total Market Index, STOXX Europe 600 Index, STOXX Americas 600 Index,

STOXX Asia/Pacific 600 Index, STOXX EU Enlarged Total Market Index, STOXX Eastern Europe Total Market Index, STOXX Eastern Europe 300 Index and their sub- and sector indices, as well as that of the STOXX Europe Football Index and STOXX Europe Private Equity 20 Index.

Effective as of the open of European markets on June 20, 2011, the following stocks will be added to and deleted from the STOXX Europe 600 Index and its respective size and sector indices:

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Source: STOXX


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