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Government introduces bank levy
January 1, 2011-The Government today introduced a permanent levy on banks’ balance sheets as it believes that banks should make a full and fair contribution in respect of the potential risks they pose on the wider economy.
Once fully in place the levy is expected to raise around £2½ billion of annual revenues. This is in line with the Budget estimates.
The levy is intended to encourage banks to move to less risky funding profiles, and the £2½ billion is a fair contribution in respect of the risks the banking system poses to the wider economy, while ensuring that the industry remains competitive.
The rate for 2011 will be 0.05 per cent, and it will rise to 0.075 per cent from 2012 onwards.
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Source: HM Treasury
At midnight Estonia will adopt the euro
December 31, 2011--The European Union hailed Estonia’s imminent adoption of the euro as a symbolic boost for a currency that has just suffered the worst crisis in its 12-year history.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said Friday that Estonia’s changeover from the kroon to the euro at midnight would boost the small Baltic nation’s economy and send a powerful message to all EU members.
“It is a strong signal of the attraction and stability that the euro brings to member states of the European Union,” Barroso said in Brussels.
At the stroke of midnight, Estonia will adopt the euro — a final step in the Baltic state’s dogged effort to become the 17th member of the eurozone and to integrate its economy with Europe. It is the first former Soviet republic to join the single currency club.
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Source: The Star
Major listings boost LSE
December 29, 2010--Funding for initial public offerings on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) soared by nearly 600% in 2010 compared with the previous year, it said on Wednesday.
The IPOs, including from India's Essar Energy and African Barrick Gold, raised a total of £10.1bn. That compared with just £1.5bn in 2009, the LSE said.
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Source: FIN24
European bond market faces another volatile year
December 29, 2010--The European bond market is heading for another turbulent year in 2011, with investors groping for direction in the face of an uncertain US recovery and a stubborn debt crisis in the eurozone.
In 2010 bonds for the first time lost some of their attraction as a safe option, with investors shunning part of the market, according to bond strategist Patrick Jacq of BNP Paribas bank.
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Source: EUbusiness
ETF Landscape: European STOXX 600 Sector ETF Net Flows for Week Ending 24-Dec-10
December 29, 2010--For the week ending 24 December 2010, there were US$325.2 Mn net outflows from STOXX Europe 600 sector ETFs. The largest sector ETF net outflows last week were in banks with US$108.8 Mn followed by basic resources with US$91.0 Mn net outflows while automobiles and parts experienced net inflows of US$49.3 Mn.
Year-to-date, STOXX Europe 600 sector ETFs have seen US$174.0 Mn net outflows. Basic resources have seen the largest net outflows with US$232.3 Mn, followed by food and beverage with US$183.0 Mn net outflows while personal and household goods have experienced the largest net inflows with US$118.6 Mn.
As of 24 December 2010, there is US$9.5 Bn AUM invested in the STOXX sector ETFs which is more than double the US$3.8 Bn open interest in the sector futures. The ETF AUM is greater than the open interest in the corresponding futures contract in all 19 sectors.
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Source: Global ETF Research & Implementation Strategy Team, BlackRock
Copper surges to record of $9,447 a tonne
December 29, 2010--Copper reached a record high above $9,400 a tonne, resuming its relentless march upwards as the London metals market reopened in bullish spirit after the Christmas break.
The metal, whose widespread use in manufacturing and construction makes it crucial to the global economy, has risen more than 50 per cent since June.
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Source: FT.com
European bond market faces another volatile year
December 28, 2010--The European bond market is heading for another turbulent year in 2011, with investors groping for direction in the face of an uncertain US recovery and a stubborn debt crisis in the eurozone.
In 2010 bonds for the first time lost some of their attraction as a safe option, with investors shunning part of the market, according to bond strategist Patrick Jacq of BNP Paribas bank.
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Source: EUbusiness
Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets publishes Five years of market abuse supervision
December 25, 2010--The AFM promotes fairness and transparency within financial markets. We are the independent supervisory authority for the savings, lending, investment and insurance markets. The AFM promotes the conscientious provision of financial services to consumers and supervises the honest and efficient operation of the capital markets. Our aim is to improve consumers' and the business sector's confidence in the financial markets, both in the Netherlands and abroad. In performing this task the AFM contributes to the prosperity and economic reputation of the Netherlands.
view document-Five years of market abuse supervision-a European regime in development
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China minister warns EU debt crisis could turn 'chronic'
December 24, 2010-- China's commerce minister has warned that measures being taken in Europe to fix the sovereign debt crisis were "turning an acute disease into a chronic one", state media said Friday.
The comments from Chen Deming come after China said this week it supported measures taken by the EU and the IMF to ensure financial stability across the eurozone and pledged to buy government debt.
But he said the 750-billion-euro (984-billion-dollar) rescue fund set up for EU countries struggling under mountains of debt as well as ongoing bond sales would not resolve the crisis.
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Source: EUbusiness
DB Global Equity Index & ETF Research : European Weekly ETP Review: Wrapping up for the holiday season
December 23, 2010--Weekly European ETP Market Roundup
This is our last European Weekly ETP Review issue for 2010. We will resume publication of this report in the middle of January 2011, following publication of our Q4-10 quarterly ETP Market review.
The ETF research team at Deutsche Bank wants to extend our best wishes for happy holidays to all readers. Many thanks for keeping up with us over the past year and we look forward to continuing the dialogue in 2010.
Investment Outlook: ETF market slows ahead of the holidays
Equity markets across Europe went into a quiet mode in anticipation for the holidays for the week that finished on December 17 2010. Equity indices across the continent registered mixed results. The Euro Stoxx 50 index: fell by 0.7%, the CAC 40 index rose by 0.3%, the DAX: index fell by 0.3% and the FTSE 100 index rose by 1.0%. The USD/oz price of gold fell by 0.8%.
The European ETF and ETC markets followed the general market trend and cash flow patterns reflected a slowing down ahead of year end. The European ETP industry saw net inflows of €59 million, a sharp change from the. €2.1 billion inflow in the previous week.
Flows by asset class were very subdued with equity ETFs netting inflows of €19 million (vs. €1.7 billion inflow last week), fixed income ETFs experienced outflows of €202 million (vs. €106 million inflow last week) and commodity ETPs saw inflows of €234 million (vs. €258 million i
New Product Launch Calendar: Rounding up the strongest year
Despite slow cash flows this week, ETF providers continued to support the new product launch calendar, further solidifying this year as the strongest since the creation of the industry.
Three ETP issuers launched a total of five products (4 ETFs and 1 ETC) on four exchanges (Deutsche Boerse, NYSE Euronext Paris, NYSE Euronext Lisbon and London SE).
Deutsche Bank’s db x-trackers launched their first two physical replication ETFs. The two new ETFs are thematic, one tracks the Stoxx Europe Christian index and the other tracks the Global Fund Supporters index. Both ETFs were listed on Deutsche Boerse.
Deutsche Bank’s DB ETC platform also launched a new ETC tracking the price of Uranium. The new ETC was listed on Deutsche Boerse.
The week also saw a new issuer entering the European ETF market, Espírito Santo Activos Financeiros (ESAF). The new ETF issuer is part of Portugal’s Banco Espirito Santo. The ETF tracks an Iberian equity index comprising of 30 Portuguese and Spanish Blue Chip companies and was listed on the NYSE Euronext Lisbon exchange.
Finally, Amundi also launched a thematic equity ETF tracking the Green Tech Living Planet Index. The new ETF was listed on the NYSE Euronext Paris exchange.
On-exchange turnover: Decline consistent with flat cash flows
Average rolling 22-day on-exchange ETP turnover fell by 3.8%, to €2.3 billion. The decline was primarily due a fall of the equity ETF turnover, which fell by 4%, to €1.7 billion. Fixed Income ETF turnover saw marginal gains, rising by 0.5%, reaching €234 million. Commodity ETP turnover also fell by 5.4%, to €337 million.
Assets Under Management (AUM): Growth of €57.6 billion in 2010
European ETP assets rose by 0.2% to €227.2 billion. This week’s rise was primarily funded by equity market advances as cash flows were almost flat for the week. Year to date, European ETP AUM are up by 33.9%.
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Source: DB Global Equity Index & ETF Research
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