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GDP per inhabitant in the Member States varied between 41% and 268% of the EU27 average
June 21, 2010--Based on first preliminary estimates for 2009, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per inhabitant expressed in Purchasing Power Standards2 (PPS) varied from 41% to 268% of the EU27 average across the Member States.
In Finland, France, Spain, Italy, Cyprus and Greece, GDP per inhabitant was within 10% of the EU27 average. Ireland, the Netherlands, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Germany and Belgium were between 15% and 35% above the average, while the highest level of GDP per inhabitant in the EU27 was recorded in Luxembourg3.
average. Hungary, Estonia, Poland and Lithuania were between 30% and 50% lower, while Latvia, Romania and Bulgaria were between 50% and 60% below the EU27 average.
These figures for GDP per inhabitant, expressed in PPS, are published by Eurostat, the statistical Office of the European Union. They cover the 27 EU Member States, the three candidate countries, three EFTA Member States and four Western Balkan countries.
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Source: Eurostat
Banks granted another year over derivatives
june 18, 2010--Banks engaged in trading some of the complex derivatives that were at the heart of the financial crisis were on Friday given almost a year of extra time to adjust to new capital charges that are expected to make it more expensive to use them.
Banks have been waiting to see how much capital they will be required to hold on their balance sheets to guard against losses on their trading book since the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, the standard-setter for banking regulation, came out with initial proposals last July
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Source: FT.com
CESR publishes the 2009 Annual Report
June 18, 2010--As reflected by CESR’s 2009 Annual Report, the regulatory follow-up of the financial crisis has greatly dominated our agenda, in particular, evidenced by CESR’s work on financial reporting in times of crises, follow-up work on Lehman’s default and on short selling.
Elements of learning from the financial crisis have also greatly influenced other work streams in CESR’s Work Programme, such as the review of MiFID, and these work streams lead to work on a significant number of advisory statements addressed to the European Commission, covering all pillars of the EU financial regulatory framework in the field of securities. In addition, new fields of regulation are now at the core of our work, for example, the implementation of the new Regulation on Credit Rating Agencies.
CESR’s 2009 Annual Report
Source: CESR
EasyETF S&P 100 Becomes EasyETF S&P 500 As Leading US Market Index Becomes Available On NYSE Euronext (Paris)
June 18, 2010--EasyETF is launching an ETF on the S&P 500 listed on NYSE Euronext in Paris. EasyETF S&P 100 will change its underlying index and become EasyETF S&P 500. The tracker is capitalising on the recent opening of the S&P 500 licence to European ETF issuers and broadening its coverage of the North American equity market.
From now on, EasyETF S&P 500 will offer the opportunity to invest in the key index of the US equity market. As with all trackers in the EasyETF range, it combines simplicity and transparency in giving investors access to the best of the US market at the lowest cost.
EasyETF S&P 500 is available in EUR and USD on the NYSE Euronext (Paris), Deutsche Boërse (Frankfurt), and Borsa Italiana (Milan). It is eligible for personal equity plans and conforms to the European UCITS III directive.
The S&P 500 index comprises equities of the 500 largest US companies, covering nearly 75% of US equities.
“For this reason, it is an ideal gateway to the US market for European investors. The S&P 500 Index is regarded as THE benchmark for the US equity market, as proven by the number of funds using it as their benchmark in the world: more than USD 3.5 trillion AUM combined!” says Danièle Tohmé-Adet, Head of ETF and Indexed Funds Development.
“We are delighted by the recent opening of the S&P 500 licence to European ETF issuers, which gives investors the opportunity to participate in the evolution of US securities throughout a well-renowned index,” adds Scott Ebner, Senior Vice President, Global Exchange Traded Products at NYSE Euronext. “The offer of ETFs listed on the NYSE Euronext in Paris facilitates access to an ever more diversified range of securities, asset classes, and strategies.”
The market maker on EasyETF S&P 500 is BNP Paribas.
Technical details regarding the funds:
EasyETF S&P 500 EUR
Legal structure: Mutual fund under Luxembourg law (UCITS III)
ISIN code: FR 0010616300
Management company: BNP Paribas Asset Management
Currency: EUR
Dividend: none, accumulation
Replication: synthetic
Annual management fees: 0.20%
Stock market: Euronext Paris
Bloomberg code: SPTR 500 N
EasyETF S&P 500 USD
Legal structure: Mutual fund under Luxembourg law (UCITS III)
ISIN code: FR 0010218843
Management company: BNP Paribas Asset Management
Currency: EUR
Dividend: none, accumulation
Replication: synthetic
Annual management fees: 0.20%
Stock market: Euronext Paris
Bloomberg code: SPTR 500 N
Source: NYSE Euronext
Banking reforms are "not without consequences"
June 18, 2010--Failure to consider the impact of banking reforms on the wider economy could hold back global recovery according to an international meeting of bankers and regulators held in London today.
The Fifth City of London - Swiss Financial Round Table discussed key topics common to both countries' financial services sectors.
The topics and conclusions drawn were:
Financial stability:
Tackling restoration of global financial stability presents considerable challenges for regulators and is a key task for all stakeholders. The primary objectives should be to minimise the risk of a bank failing; minimise the immediate and ultimate cost to the taxpayer of a bank's failure; and minimise market disruption and further contagion caused by the failure of a bank. Additional capital should not be the automatic answer to gaps in regulation. Macro-prudential supervision, greater shareholder and board engagement, and greater in-house risk control are just as important. It is crucial that regulatory bodies use the right mix of tools and react in a measured way.
Capital and liquidity:
The banking industry is facing higher capital charges designed to discourage excessive risk-taking and new liquidity requirements to make banks less dependent on short-term funding. Politicians and the public want banks to lend more, but want to limit the returns to lenders, which makes it more difficult for banks to raise the capital that the authorities want. In addition, the higher costs of capital and liquidity for the industry will result in dearer borrowing, lower returns to depositors and a rationing of credit.
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Source: British Bankers' Association
Speculators do not drive commodity prices: OECD study reinforces previous EDHEC-Risk research results
June 17, 2010--In a comprehensive research report entitled 'Speculation and Financial Fund Activity', the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has reinforced the conclusion of previous EDHEC-Risk position papers, notably "Oil Prices: the True Role of Speculation", November 2008, and "Has There Been Excessive Speculation in the US Oil Futures Markets?", November 2009, that there is no link between the increase in financial investment in commodities and the volatility of the prices of the physical commodities themselves.
At a time when numerous politicians are attempting to pin the blame on participants in the financial industry for all the current ills, this contribution is welcome. As an academic research centre, EDHEC-Risk Institute has long maintained that the questions of regulation should be based not on emotion or populism but on facts.
view the Speculation and Financial Fund Activity report-OECD
view the Oil Prices: the True Role of Speculation EDHEC report
view the Has There Been Excessive Speculation in the US Oil Futures Markets? EDHEC-Risk paper
Source: EDHEC
Should regulators judge culture?
June 17, 2010--Unacceptable culture within firms was a major contributor to the financial crisis and so regulators should play a greater role in judging how culture drives firms’ behaviour and impacts on society as a whole, according to the chief executive of the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
In a speech at the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) conference in London entitled, ‘Do regulators have a role to play in judging culture and ethics?’, Hector Sants discussed his personal view that many of the causes of the financial crisis were deeply rooted in behavioural issues.
He commented that ‘even after all the supposed lessons learned exercises, we are still seeing some decisions by management in major firms that we would judge not to be prudent’ and, as a result, greater intervention is needed from regulators to ensure decisions made by firms deliver the outcomes society expects.
Hector Sants, said:
“Historically regulators have avoided judging culture and behaviour as it has been seen as too judgemental a role to play.
“However, given the issues we continue to see over time, I believe this one-dimensional approach has to be questioned. Every other aspect of the regulatory framework is under scrutiny and we should not shy away from debating the culture question.”
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Source: FSA.gov.uk
FSA Chairman welcomes Chancellor's plans for regulatory reform
June 16, 2010--The Chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), Lord Turner, has welcomed the changes to financial regulation outlined by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his Mansion House speech this evening, and Hector Sants’ agreement to remain as Chief Executive of the FSA, leading the transition and the creation of a new prudential authority.
Lord Turner said: "The FSA now has the clarity of direction and timescale as well as the leadership that we need to meet the challenges ahead.
"In particular I am delighted that Hector, who has done so much to transform the FSA during the past few years, has agreed to lead the transition to the new structure in 2012, and to become the first Chief Executive of the Prudential Authority and a Deputy Governor of the Bank of England."
"The crisis demonstrated the need for new regulatory approaches and more intense supervision, and the FSA has already implemented major change. But it also demonstrated the need to bridge the gap between macro-prudential policy and the supervision of individual firms. The Chancellor's proposals for prudential regulation will enable us to do that, while building on the major changes we have made over the last few years. The timescale will enable us to manage the transition in a smooth and orderly way.
"On retail customer protection, the FSA has recognised the need for a shift in our past approach, moving to the more interventionist approach which we set out in our recently published Retail Conduct Strategy. The new Consumer Protection and Markets Authority will have a strong focus on this challenge, while also maintaining strong focus on conduct issues in wholesale products.
"There are important issues still to be resolved – in particular the arrangements for our Enforcement activities and for those Markets activities which relate to exchanges, clearing infrastructure and prudential issues – and we look forward to working closely with the government in considering the relative merits of different possible arrangements for these. But the overall future shape of financial regulation is now much clearer and we are in a strong position to create a future regulatory system which builds on the FSA's achievements over the last few years of major change."
Source: FSA.gov.uk
CESR Publishes The Reponses To The Consultation On CESR's Advice In The Context Of The MiFID Review: Non-Equity Markets Transparency
June 17, 2010--CESR has published the reponses to the consultation on CESR's advice in the context of the MiFID Review: Non-equity markets transparency.
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Source: CESR
Three new Lyxor ETFs launched in the XTF segment
June 17, 2010--Three more exchange-listed index funds from the ETF offering of Lyxor International Asset Management, a subsidiary of Société Générale, have been tradable on Xetra since Thursday.
ETF name: Lyxor ETF EURO STOXX 50 Dividends
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: FR0010869529
Total expense ratio: 0.70 percent
Distribution policy: distributing
Benchmark: EURO STOXX 50 Dividend Points Futures Index
ETF name: Lyxor ETF Daily ShortDAX x2
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: FR0010869495
Total expense ratio: 0.60 percent
Distribution policy: distributing
Benchmark: ShortDAX x2
ETF name: Lyxor ETF Daily Double Short Bund
Asset class: bond index ETF
ISIN: FR0010869578
Total expense ratio: 0.20 percent
Distribution policy: distributing
Benchmark: SGI Daily Double Short Bund Index
Lyxor ETF EURO STOXX 50 Dividends gives investors the opportunity to participate for the first time in the performance of EURO STOXX 50 Dividend Points (DVP) Futures Index issued recently by STOXX. This index tracks the performance of a hypothetical portfolio in which an equal amount is invested in Eurex futures contracts. The futures contracts are traded on the dividend yields of the companies from the EURO STOXX 50 Index and have maturities of one to five years.
Lyxor ETF Daily ShortDAX x2 allows investors to participate in the inverse performance of the DAX index with a double leverage factor. The DAX index is calculated by Deutsche Börse and comprises the 30 German companies with the highest turnover and market capitalization that are listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse - FWB).
The third Lyxor ETF now launched on Xetra offers investors the chance to participate for the first time in the performance of the Lyxor ETF Daily Double Short Bund Index. This strategy index, which was developed by Société Générale, tracks the inverse performance of 10-year German government bonds with a double leverage factor.
The product offering in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment currently contains a total of 674 exchange-listed ETFs, making it the largest offering of all European stock exchanges. This selection, together with an average monthly trading volume of around €14 billion, makes Xetra Europe’s leading trading venue for ETFs.
Source: Deutsche Börse
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