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CESR-How to report transactions on OTC derivative instruments
October 8, 2010--I. Introduction
A. Transaction reporting in Europe
Competent authorities (“CAs”) throughout the European Economic Area are committed to detecting market abuse and maintaining the integrity of their markets. The receipt and examination of transaction reports are essential elements in enabling CAs to detect market abuse and the Market in Financial Instrument Directive (MiFID) gives CAs the power and obligation to collect transaction reports on instruments admitted to trading on regulated markets.
However, many CAs have noted that there are a range of OTC (over the counter) financial instruments that mirror instruments admitted to trading on regulated markets that can equally be used for the purposes of market abuse. Some CAs extended the collection of transaction reports to include OTC instruments whose value is derived from instruments admitted to trading on a regulated market to enhance their ability to detect suspicious activity and maintain the integrity of their markets. Many other competent authorities are currently investigating this option as well.
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Source: CESR
CESR Feedback Statement On The Consultation On Guidance To Report Transactions On OTC Derivative Instruments Subsequent CESR Decisions
(Ref: CESR/10-512)
October 8, 2010--Executive Summary The consultation was well received by respondents and most of them welcomed the opportunity to respond to the questions and to provide CESR Members with their knowledge and view on the subject. For each of the 25 questions in the consultation, this feedback statement presents a summary of the responses received and the subsequent decision taken by CESR.
A summary of the other issues raised by respondents is also included in the last section of this document.
1. Introduction
1.1. Transaction reporting in Europe
Competent authorities (“CAs”) throughout the European Economic Area are committed to detecting market abuse and maintaining the integrity of their markets. The receipt and examination of transaction reports are essential elements in enabling CAs to detect market abuse and the Market in Financial Instrument Directive (MiFID) gives CAs the power and obligation to collect transaction reports on instruments admitted to trading on regulated markets.
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Source: CESR
ELIX – The new European Electricity Index launched by EPEX Spot and EEX
October 7, 2010-- EPEX Spot and the European Energy Exchange (EEX) will launch a new European Electricity Index. Referred to as ELIX, the new index will be based on the actual market orders in the EPEX Spot auction for the market areas France, Germany/Austria and Switzerland
ELIX will be calculated in an auction based on the aggregated bid/offer curves of the existing market areas and the rules of EPEX Spot. ELIX is equal to the uncongested price, which means a price under the hypothesis of unlimited cross-border capacity be-tween these market areas. Similar to the existing day ahead market results it will be calculated for every hour of the delivery day. In addition, the average value for base (ELIX Day Base) and peak hours (ELIX Day Peak) will be calculated and published.
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Source: European Commission
Signs of French shift on EU hedge funds
October 6, 2010--A deal on pan-European rules for hedge funds and private equity funds moved closer after France dropped its outright opposition to a key element of the European Union’s proposals.
But the French concession was made subject to strict conditions, ensuring that there will be more lengthy negotiations ahead.
“This is progress but not yet a breakthrough,” said one diplomat.
Until Wednesday, Paris had been adamantly opposed to draft legislation that would give non-EU fund managers pan-EU marketing rights, or a so-called passport, provided certain conditions were met.
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Source: FT.com
ETF Landscape: STOXX Europe 600 Sector ETF Net Flows, week ending 01-Oct-10
October 6, 2010--Last week saw US$551.0 Mn net inflows to STOXX Europe 600 sector ETFs. The largest sector ETF net inflows last week were in Banks with US$205.7 Mn and Basic Resources with US$202.5 Mn while Food & Beverage experienced net outflows of US$82.9 Mn.
Year-to-date, STOXX Europe 600 sector ETFs have seen US$278.9 Mn net inflows. Media sector ETFs have seen the largest net inflows with US$159.5 Mn, followed by Banks with
US$154.2 Mn while Food & Beverage has experienced the largest net outflows of US$175.4 Mn YTD.
The US$9.6 Bn AUM invested in the ETFs is greater than the US$3.9 Bn open interest in the sector futures. The ETF AUM is greater than the open interest in the corresponding futures contract in 18 out of 19 sectors.
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Source: Global ETF Research & Implementation Strategy Team, BlackRock
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