Europe ETP News Older Than 1 year-If your looking for specific news, using the search function will narrow down the results


EPEX Spot / EEX Power Derivatives: Power Trading Results in May

June 7, 2010--In the framework of their cooperation, the European Energy Exchange AG (EEX) and the French Powernext SA integrated their Power Spot and Derivatives Markets in 2009.

In May 2010, a total volume of 151.5 TWh was traded on the joint subsidiaries EPEX Spot SE and EEX Power Derivatives.

In May, a total of 966,374 MWh was traded on the Intraday market:
Germany 893,431 MWh, same month of the previous year 382,093 MWh
France 72,943 MWh, same month of the previous year 62,278 MWh

read more

Source: European Energy Exchange AG (EEX)


Euro finance chiefs 'sign' deal for bailout fund

June 7, 2010-- Euro finance ministers fixed an unprecedented 440-billion-euro fund to dig debt-laden partners out of the mire, pressured by a dizzying fall for the single currency on Monday.

"We signed a few moments ago," said Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, after world stocks plummeted on market anxiety that non-euro Hungary was entering a Greece-style meltdown in its public finances.

Juncker, who chairs the Eurogroup of finance ministers, said "some member states," namely Belgium and Slovakia, had still to ratify but a diplomat stressed that Germany had put pen to paper on the facility worth 525 billion dollars.

read more

Source: EUbusiness


EU agrees to create new budget sanctions

June 7, 2010-- EU finance ministers agreed on Monday to design new sanctions that will allow partners to intervene before countries become too laden down by debt, EU president Herman Van Rompuy said.

In the first conclusions of a task force set up by all 27 national leaders to coordinate better economic governance across the world's biggest trading bloc, they also agreed to the principle that national budgets should be shown to European partners before they are fixed back home.

The move stems from concerns over Europe's debt crisis, which has forced eurozone governments and even EU partners, albeit to a much lesser extent, to cough up funds to bail out first Greece and now all struggling eurozone nations.

read more

Source: EUbusiness


EU greenhouse gas emissions: more than half way to the '20 % target by 2020'

June 4, 2010--The European Union's greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory report, compiled by the European Environment Agency (EEA), shows that emissions have not only continued their downward trend in 2008, but have also picked up pace. The EU-27's emissions stood 11.3 % below their 1990 levels, while EU-15 achieved a reduction of 6.9 % compared to Kyoto base-year levels.

'The GHG inventory report shows that the EU is well on track to meet its emission reduction targets with domestic policy measures only. Our policies and tools seem to be working' said Professor Jacqueline McGlade, Executive Director of the EEA. 'Although we are expecting an even sharper decline in 2009, caused mainly by the recession, we need to ensure that the downward trend in emissions continues and that Europe boosts its climate investments, with the ultimate aim of achieving a more resource-efficient economy.'

The combination of high coal and carbon prices accompanied by a drop in natural gas prices in 2008 induced heat and electricity producers to replace more polluting coal by gas and as a result, reduce their GHG emissions. The use of biomass and other renewable sources (wind and hydroelectric power) has also increased significantly in 2008. The economic recession, which started during the second half of the year, also contributed to emission reductions from several sectors including the manufacturing and construction, and road transport sectors. Road transport emissions were also affected by high oil prices, the continued decline in gasoline consumption and a reversal of the upward trend in diesel sales.

read m ore

view the Annual European Union greenhouse gas inventory 1990 – 2008 and inventory report 2010

Source: European Environment Agency (EEA),


Basic resources ETF rallies 11 per cent

June 4, 2010--Basic resource related exchange-traded funds in basic resources, steel and coal saw a sharp jump in returns of between four per cent and 11 per cent last week as equity markets rebounded, breaking several weeks of successive falls.

The report by ETF Securities shows that 2x long equity ETFs all posted strong gains last week on the snap back in global equities, led by a six per cent rise in the ETFX CAC 40 2x Long Fund.

Stronger growth, employment and housing data in the US, coupled with speculation that Chinese authorities may pare back tightening measures in the face of a more uncertain EU growth outlook helped markets look past ongoing uncertainties in debt and fiscal outlook for European economies.

read more

Source: ETF Express


Deutsche Börse: HeidelbergCement replaces Salzgitter in DAX

HeidelbergCement replaces Salzgitter in DAX Deutsche Börse reviews index composition/ Changes are effective as of 21 June 2010
June 4, 2010--On Friday, Deutsche Börse has decided on changes in its equity indices: HeidelbergCement will be included in DAX® and will replace Salzgitter. The inclusion was triggered by the so-called Fast Entry rule.

The company ranked 22nd both in terms of market capitalization and stock-exchange turnover.

Salzgitter will be included in MDAX®. In addition Kabel Deutschland and Brenntag will replace Pfleiderer and MLP in MDAX. Pfleiderer, MLP as well as Tom Tailor will be included in SDAX®. VBH, Villeroy & Boch and Dyckeroff will leave the index accordingly.

All changes will take effect on 21 June 2010.

Source: Deutsche Börse


First estimates for the first quarter of 2010-Euro area and EU27 GDP up by 0.2%

+0.6% and +0.5% respectively compared with the first quarter of 2009
June 4, 2010--GDP increased by 0.2% in both the euro area1 (EA16) and the EU271 during the first quarter of 2010, compared with the previous quarter, according to first estimates released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the fourth quarter of 2009, growth rates were +0.1% in the euro area and +0.2% in the EU27.
Compared with the first quarter of 2009, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 0.6% in the euro area and by 0.5% in the EU27, after -2.1% and -2.3% respectively for the previous quarter.

Variation in components of GDP
During the first quarter of 2010, household2 final consumption expenditure fell by 0.1% in the euro area and by 0.2% in the EU27 (after +0.2% in both zones in the previous quarter). Investments decreased by 1.1% in the euro area and by 1.2% in the EU27 (after -1.3% and -1.6% respectively). Exports increased by 2.5% in the euro area and by 2.3% in the EU27 (after +1.7% and +1.9%). Imports increased by 4.0% in the euro area and by 3.4% in the EU27 (after +1.2% and +1.6%).

US and Japanese GDP
In the United States GDP increased by 0.8% during the first quarter of 2010, after +1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2009. In Japan GDP increased by 1.2% in the first quarter of 2010, after +1.0% in the previous quarter.

Compared with the first quarter of 2009, GDP increased by 2.5% in the United States (after +0.1% in the previous quarter) and by 4.2% in Japan (after -1.4%).

view more

Source: Eurostat


NASDAQ OMX Nordic: Semi-Annual Review Of OMX Copenhagen 20 Index

June 3, 2010--The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announced today the result of the semi-annual review of the OMX Copenhagen 20 Index (NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen: OMXC20), which will become effective with the market open on Monday, June 21, 2010.

As a result of the re-ranking NASDAQ OMX will add Coloplast to the OMXC20 Index and remove Genmab.

The OMXC20 Index is the NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen's tradable index. It was introduced July 3, 1989 as an underlying instrument for futures and options. The OMXC20 Index has a base value of 100 and is weighted in terms of free floated market value. read more

Source: Mondovisione


CESR Publishes Responses Received To The Consultation On CESR’s Guidelines On Risk Measurement And The Calculation Of Global Exposure And Counterparty Risk For UCITS

June 3, 2010--CESR has published Responses Received To The Consultation On CESR’s Guidelines On Risk Measurement And The Calculation Of Global Exposure And Counterparty Risk For UCITS.

view responses

Source: CESR


Hedge funds now regularly trading in European sector ETFs

June 3, 2010--Source says the use of sector exchange-traded funds by hedge funds now represents a meaningful slice of overall sector investing in Europe.

The London based ETF provider says total turnover on its European sector ETFs reached EUR5.9bn in April, according to Cascade, Clearstream’s German settlement system.

This represented 76 per cent of Cascade’s reported European sector activity, dwarfing the turnover on competing products.

read more

Source: ETF Express


If you are looking for a particuliar article and can not find it, please feel free to contact us for assistace.

Americas


September 12, 2025 FIS Trust files with the SEC-FIS Bright Portfolios Focused Equity ETF and FIS Christian Stock Fund
September 12, 2025 Rayliant Funds Trust files with the SEC-Rayliant-ChinaAMC Transformative China Tech ETF
September 12, 2025 Bitwise Funds Trust files with the SEC-Bitwise CRCL Option Income Strategy ETF
September 12, 2025 EA Series Trust files with the SEC-Alpha Architect US Equity 2 ETF
September 12, 2025 Carillon Series Trust files with the SEC-4 RJ ETFs

read more news


Asia ETF News


September 08, 2025 Samsung Securities Launches Two ETNs Tracking Solactive China Mobility Top 5 Hedged to KRW Index and AI Tech Top 5 Hedged to KRW Index in First Collaboration with Solactive
September 03, 2025 SGX Securities Welcomes The Listing Of SPDR J.P. Morgan Saudi Arabia Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF
September 03, 2025 BTIG Begins Offering Access To Tokyo Stock Exchange's CONNEQTOR Platform
September 03, 2025 Exclusive: US trading firm Jane Street files appeal against India markets regulator
September 02, 2025 Hana Asset Management Launches 1Q Xiaomi Value-Chain Active ETF Tracking the Solactive-KEDI Xiaomi Focus China Tech Index

read more news


Global ETP News


September 04, 2025 Infographic-G20 Inflation Tracker: July
September 04, 2025 How Stablecoins and Other Financial Innovations May Reshape the Global Economy
September 04, 2025 Finance Changed, Risks Didn't
September 03, 2025 Ondo Brings Over 100 Tokenized U.S. Stocks and ETFs Onchain, Starting on Ethereum
August 27, 2025 FBS Analysis Highlights How Political Shifts Are Redefining the Next Altcoin Rally

read more news


Middle East ETP News


September 02, 2025 Indxx US Infrastructure Index Licensed by KSM Mutual Funds Ltd. for an Index Tracking Fund
September 01, 2025 Lunate Launches Boreas Solactive Quantum Computing UCITS ETF, the First Thematic ETF to List on ADX, Tracking the Solactive Developed Quantum Computing Index
August 20, 2025 Mideast Stocks: Gulf bourses trade lower ahead of key Fed speech

read more news


Africa ETF News


August 24, 2025 Africa: Nigeria Leads Africa in Stablecoin Adoption With $22bn in Transactions

read more news


ESG and Of Interest News


August 28, 2025 Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds
August 06, 2025 Why investing in Southern Africa's critical minerals is key for the global energy transition

read more news


White Papers


September 08, 2025 Economic development, carbon emissions and climate policies

view more white papers