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ETFplus Market- ETF Statistics of March 2010
April 16, 2010-- ETF Statistics of March 2010 from the ETFplus Market are now available.
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ETFplus new listing
Aprol 16, 2010--Starting from April 19th 2010, 1 new ETF issued by PowerShares will be listed on the ETFplus market.
The new offer is composed as follow:
-1 ETF on emerging markets: POWERSHARES FTSE RAFI HONG KONG CHINA
NASDAQ OMX Nordic Sijoittajauutiset Change in the composition of OMX Iceland 6 Index
April 16, 2010-NASDAQ OMX Nordic, part of The NASDAQ OMX Group,Inc. announced today a change in the composition of the OMXIceland 6 Index, (NASDAQ OMX Iceland: OMXI6ISK), which will become effective atmarket open on April 19, 2010.
The change in the portfolio of the OMXI6 Index involves adding Icelandair Grouphf. as a new constituent, while removing Bakkavör hf. from the portfolio as aresult of the company's delisting. The OMX Iceland 6 Index is NASDAQ OMX Iceland's leading index. The indexconsists of the 6 most actively traded shares on NASDAQ OMX Iceland. The indexis suitable as underlying for structured products and as a benchmark index forfunds. The OMX Iceland 6 Index is a free float market capitalized weightedprice index.
Start of trading of the new Future on the FTSE/ATHEX-CSE Banking Index
April 16, 2010--The trading of the new future on the FTSE/ATHEX-CSE Banking index will start on Monday 19th April.
The index FTSE/ATHEX-CSE Banking started being calculated on 3rd November 2008 and consists of:
The Greek banks of the Athens Exchange securities market which are constituents of the FTSE/ATHEX 20 and FTSE/ATHEX MID 40.
The Cypriot banks of the Cyprus Stock Exchange securities market which are constituents of the FTSE/CySE 20.
The new product is based on the long term cooperation of the Athens Exchange (ATHEX) with the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) which was strengthened with success in October 2006 when the start of the operation of the Common Platform of the securities markets of the two exchanges took place.
The launching of the Future on the FTSE/ATHEX-CSE Banking index broadens the choices of the Cypriot, Greek as well as international investment community. Simultaneously market participants are given the opportunity to invest easily and directly to the banking sector or even hedge more effectively and with less cost towards Market Risk of portfolios which consist of stocks of the banking sector.
Euro-MPs propose amendments to the European Banking Authority establishment
April 16, 2010--MEPs published yesterday draft amendments to the proposal on establishing a European Banking Authority (EBA). The EBA is a part of the proposed EU institutional framework for financial supervision.
The initial legislative document was presented by the European Commission on 23 September 2009, following the experience of the financial crisis. Commission President Barroso requested a group of high level experts, chaired by Mr Jacques de Larosière, to make proposals to strengthen European supervisory arrangements, with the objective of establishing a more efficient, integrated and sustainable European system of supervision.
Based on the experts' report, the Commission proposed the establishments of a European System of Financial Supervisors (ESFS) and a European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB). The existing European supervisory committees are to be transformed into a European Banking Authority (EBA), a European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), and a European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) in order to improve the supervision system and make it more efficient.
The European Parliament published a Draft Report on 10 February 2010 and will vote on the adoption of the proposal at first reading on 4 May.
Procedure File: European Banking Authority EBA: establishment
February 2010 - Euro area external trade surplus 2.6 bn euro - 6.0 bn euro deficit for EU27
April 16, 2010--The first estimate for the euro area1 (EA16) trade balance with the rest of the world in February 2010 gave a 2.6 bn euro surplus, compared with -1.2 bn in February 2009. The January 20102 balance was -9.0 bn, compared with
-12.0 bn in January 2009. In February 2010 compared with January 2010, seasonally adjusted exports rose by 2.7% and imports by 1.5%.
The first estimate for the February 2010 extra-EU271 trade balance was a 6.0 bn euro deficit, compared with -10.7 bn in February 2009. In January 20102 the balance was -22.3 bn, compared with -27.8 bn in January 2009. In February 2010 compared with January 2010, seasonally adjusted exports rose by 3.9% and imports by 2.0%.
These data3 are released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
EU27 January 2010 detailed results
The EU27 deficit rose for energy (-21.6 bn in January 2010 compared with ‑20.7 bn in January 2009), but decreased for other manufactured goods (-6.6 bn euro compared with -9.7 bn) and for raw materials (-2.1 bn compared with -2.8 bn). The surplus fell for machinery and vehicles (+2.4 bn compared with +2.9 bn), but rose for chemicals (+6.5 bn compared with +4.2 bn).
EU27 exports to most of its major partners grew in January 2010 compared with January 2009, except for Russia (-6%) and the USA (-2%). The most notable increases were recorded for exports to China (+49%), Turkey (+35%) and India (+29%). The largest increases were recorded for imports from Russia and South Korea (both +26%) and Turkey (+14%), and the largest falls for imports from the USA (‑12%), Norway and Japan (both -9%).
Amundi IS has lists one new ETF on NYSE Euronext’s Paris market today:
April 15, 2010--NYSE Euronext is pleased to announce that Amundi IS has listed one new ETF on NYSE Euronext’s Paris market today:
AMUNDI ETF CAC 40 (D)
ETF ISIN:FR0010878033
ETF Symbol:C4D
ETF Bloomberg Ticker
C4D FP
For more info visit: www.euronext.com/etf
France, Italy demand EU consider carbon tax on imports
April 15, 2010--France and Italy urged Brussels Thursday to consider an EU carbon tax on imports, jointly pressuring the bloc after Paris was forced to abandon the initiative at national level.
Sarkozy and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi urged the European Commission to set the terms by which the EU could tax imports from non-EU countries whose industries are not subjected to the same pollution-fighting rules.
The bloc's executive arm must "specify without reservation the conditions in which such an adjustment mechanism could be set up" at EU borders, the leaders wrote to the commission's head Jose Manuel Barroso.
STOXX launches EURO STOXX 50 Dividend Points Futures Index
April 14, 2010--STOXX Limited, a global index provider and creator of the leading European equity indices, today announced the launch of the EURO STOXX 50 Dividend Points Futures Index. The new index measures the performance of a hypothetical portfolio, in which an equal amount is invested into the one to five year EUREX futures contracts listed on the EURO STOXX 50 Dividend Points (DVP). The futures contracts are fully collateralized by a daily investment into the EONIA market (Euro OverNight Index Average).
The EURO STOXX 50 Dividend Points Futures Index has been licensed to Lyxor ETF to underlie an exchange-traded fund (ETF) which will be available in the next couple of weeks.
“The EURO STOXX 50 Dividend Points Futures Index is the newest addition to STOXX’s strategy index family, and also proof of our commitment to the development of innovative index concepts,” said Hartmut Graf, chief executive officer, STOXX Ltd. “The unique methodology of this new index provides market participants with a single sophisticated tool to measure the performance of a portfolio of multiple equal weighted futures contracts listed on the pure dividend points of the EURO STOXX 50 Index. Dividends as a separate asset class are becoming directly investable for the first time through this new index.”
"With the launch of the Euro STOXX 50 Dividend Points Futures Index, STOXX has brought a major innovation to the investment world, and is now able to provide investors with a privileged access on dividends as a true asset class. This new index constitutes an additional building block to investors seeking diversification and a reduced volatility,” said Isabelle Bourcier, global head of Lyxor ETF. The EURO STOXX 50 Dividend Points Futures Index replicates an investment strategy in which -- at a futures settlement date -- an equal amount of money is invested into the one, two, three, four and five year EUREX futures contracts listed on the EURO STOXX 50 Dividend Points (DVP). The investment in these contracts is fully collateralized by an investment of the index notional into the EONIA market. The interest earned from this collateralization is re-invested into the futures portfolio on a daily basis. Until the next settlement date, the index value represents the value of this portfolio of futures contracts. At the next settlement date, the shortest futures contract is settled and the portfolio is re-invested into an equal amount of one, two, three, four and five year futures contracts – the index rolls into its next stage.
The EURO STOXX 50 Dividend Points Futures Index is part of the STOXX Strategy Index family. It is based on the EURO STOXX 50 DVP, which is the first official calculation product to provide pure dividend data of the EURO STOXX 50 Index. Further information on the STOXX Strategy Indices is available at www.stoxx.com
