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Five New ComStage Equity Index ETFs Launched on Xetra

May 17, 2010--Five new listed bond index funds issued by ComStage have been tradable in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment since Monday.
ETF name: ComStage ETF CAC 40
Asset class: equity index ETF

ISIN: LU0419740799
Total expense ratio: 0.20 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: CAC 40 Total Return Index

ETF name: ComStage ETF CAC 40 Short TR
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: LU0419740955
Total expense ratio: 0.35 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: CAC 40 Short Total Return Index

ETF name: ComStage ETF CAC 40 Leverage
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: LU0419741094
Total expense ratio: 0.30 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: CAC 40 Leverage Total Return Index

Three of the five new ComStage ETFs on Xetra track the CAC 40 Index, CAC 40 Short Index and CAC 40 Leverage Index. Investors can thus participate in the performance of the 40 leading French companies with single or double leverage. They can also participate in inverse performance with the ComStage ETF CAC 40 Short.

ETF name: ComStage ETF S&P 500
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: LU0488316133
Total expense ratio: 0.18 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: S&P 500 Total Return Index

The ComStage ETF S&P 500 ETF tracks the S&P 500 Index, which is weighted according to free float market capitalization and in turn tracks the performance of the 500 largest US stock corporations in terms of market capitalization. The S&P 500 is a total return net index, i.e. all dividends and distributions after any tax deductions are taken into account in the calculation of the index.

ETF name: ComStage ETF NYSE Arca Gold Bugs
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: LU0488317701
Total expense ratio: 0.65 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: NYSE Arca Gold Bugs Index

The ComStage ETF NYSE Arca Gold BUGS allows investors to participate in the performance of companies from the gold mining sector. The index tracks short-term movements in the price of gold by accepting companies into the index which hedge their gold production for no longer than 18 months.

The product offering in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment currently contains a total of 666 exchange-listed index funds, making it the largest offering of all European stock exchanges. This selection, together with an average monthly trading volume of around €13 billion, makes Xetra Europe’s leading trading venue for ETFs.

Source: Deutsche Börse


EU To Draft New Rules, Sanctions For Derivatives

May 17, 2010--The European Union will draft new rules to tighten oversight of derivatives markets and set new fines for manipulating trades in complex financial instruments that some blame for worsening the financial crisis.

EU Financial Services Commissioner Michel Barnier said Monday that regulators had to know more about derivatives and the investors behind them. He would demand all products and trading to be registered with trade depositories that regulators could access.

"These people don't like coming out in the light so we are going to flood them with light," he said.

The $600 trillion sector is largely unregulated at present, with many trades taking place privately between investors. Derivatives are financial contracts that do not require a trader to own the underlying security or financial asset. They include swaps, options and more complex instruments.

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Source: Associated Press


db x-trackers listet ETFs auf Immobilien, Substanz-Aktien, sowie Aktienmärkte in Mexiko, Kanada und USA

May 17, 2010--db x-trackers hat seine Produktpalette ausgebaut und sechs weitere ETFs auf verschiedene regionale Aktienmärkte sowie auf europäische Immobilienaktien an der Deutschen Börse gelistet.

Mit zwei der neuen db x-trackers ETFs bekommen Anleger die Möglichkeit, die Wertentwicklung von börsennotierten REITS (Real Estate Investment Trusts) sowie Immobiliengesellschaften der europäischen Industrieländer beziehungsweise aus der Eurozone abzubilden. Die FTSE EPRA/NAREIT-Indizes sind nach der Marktkapitalisierung gewichtete Indizes, die die Wertentwicklung europäischer börsennotierter Equity-REITs und Immobiliengesellschaften abbilden und eine diversifizierte Abdeckung der Immobilienmärkte bieten.

Eine Innovation stellt der db x-trackers MSCI Mexico TRN Index ETF dar. Erstmals können Anleger in Europa die Wertentwicklung von mexikanischen Unternehmen mit hoher und mittlerer Marktkapitalisierung abbilden. Mexiko ist die zweitgrößte Volkswirtschaft Lateinamerikas nach Brasilien und zeichnet sich durch dynamisches Wachstum aus. Die Analysten von Deutsche Bank Research erwarten für 2010 ein Wirtschaftswachstum von 3,5 Prozent. Mit dem db x-trackers MSCI Canada TRN Index ETF bekommen Anleger die Möglichkeit, die Wertentwicklung von kanadischen Unternehmen mit hoher und mittlerer Marktkapitalisierung abzubilden.

Der db x-trackers MSCI Europe Value TRN Index ETF bildet die Wertentwicklung von europäischen Unternehmen mit hoher und mittlerer Marktkapitalisierung ab, die als „Substanztitel“ eingestuft werden. Ein Substanztitel ist die Aktie eines Unternehmens, das angesichts seines Aktienkurses im Vergleich zu seinem Unternehmenswert und Ertragswachstum am Markt auf Basis der drei folgenden Kennzahlen unterbewertet ist: Kurs/Buchwert-Verhältnis, Verhältnis Gewinnschätzung auf 12-Monats-Sicht zum Aktienkurs sowie das Verhältnis von Aktienkurs und Dividendenrendite.

Mit dem db x-trackers S&P 500 ETF wird der S&P 500 Total Return Net Index abgebildet, bei dem alle Dividenden und Ausschüttungen nach Abzug gegebenenfalls anfallender Steuern in der Indexberechnung berücksichtigt werden. Die Pauschalgebühr beträgt lediglich 0,2 Prozent p.a.. Der S&P 500 ist ein nach Streubesitz-Marktkapitalisierung gewichteter Index, der die Wertentwicklung der 500 größten US-amerikanischen Aktiengesellschaften abbildet

Überblick über den neuen db x-trackers ETF

db x-trackers: FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Dev. Europe Real Estate ETF
Währung:Euro (EUR)
Pauschalgebühr: 0,40 % (p.a.) ISIN:LU0489337690

db x-trackers: FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Eurozone Real Estate ETF
Währung:Euro (EUR)
Pauschalgebühr: 0,35 % (p.a.) ISIN:LU0489336965

db x-trackers: MSCI Mexico TRN Index ETF
Währung:US-Dollar
Pauschalgebühr: 0,65 % (p.a.) ISIN: LU0476289466

db x-trackers: MSCI Canada TRN Index ETF
Währung:US-Dollar
Pauschalgebühr: 0,35 % (p.a.) ISIN:LU0476289540

db x-trackers: MSCI Europe Value TRN Index ETF
Währung: Euro (EUR)
Pauschalgebühr: 0,40 % (p.a.) ISIN: LU0486851024

db x-trackers: S&P 500 ETF
Währung: US-Dollar
Pauschalgebühr: 0,20 % (p.a.) ISIN: LU0490618542

Source: db x-trackers


Euro plunge undermines bail-out gains

May 14, 2010--Stronger-than-expected US industrial production numbers and retail sales figures failed to lift the mood of global investors on Friday as worries about eurozone sovereign debt intensified, sending the euro to a new 18-month low against the dollar.

The VIX index of market volatility jumped 17 per cent, shares were sold off sharply around the globe, and crude oil dropped to three-month lows.

Source: FT.com


DB Equity Research -European Weekly ETP Market Review: The Three MuskDAXiers

May 14, 2010-Highlights
Uncertainty fueled by Euro-zone sovereign solvency concerns, US stock market trading system errors, regulatory investigations and elections in the UK and Germany ensured that the week just passed went down in history, one that saw some of the largest intra-day market drops since records began. Yet, the exchange-traded products market saw total inflows of €9.1 billion, the largest weekly flows so far this year, continuing a very strong inflow pattern that has characterized 2010.
Market Watch: Massive daily equity market drops and increased volatility

The week just passed was marked by a sell-off that marred riskier assets in both Europe and the US markets, leading to a very large rise in equity market volatility levels. The European VSTOXX index, based on Euro Stoxx 50 real time options prices and reflecting market expectations of near-term volatility,rose an astounding 72% for the week that ended May 7 2010. Equities and fixed income fell across the board, while the price of gold and the US dollar rose (against the Euro – 4.9% - and the British pound - 4.1%).The Euro Stoxx 50 index dropped 11.2% by the end of the week, while the German DAX fell 8.9%. Gold (USD) price continued to rise, finishing the week up 2.6%, following gains for the prior two weeks of 2.4% and 1.5% respectively. The iBoxx Euro Sovereign 3-5 years was down 1.2%.

ETP Weekly Flows: Saved by the Three MuskDAXiers
.. Overall European market inflows for the week reached €9.1 billion, primarily led by €8.5 billion of equity inflows. Fixed income and commodities saw more muted inflows of €344 million and €319 million respectively. Currency and alternative ETPs experienced inflows of just €30 million. .. The inflows of the equity ETP market were driven by three funds, which together accounted for €9.7 billion of inflows. All of those three ETFs have one common characteristic: they all relate to the German equity market DAX Index. The iShares DAX (DE), iShares DivDAX (DE) and the ETFlab DAX saw inflows of €6.0 billion, €2.5 billion and €1.3 billion respectively. The vast majority of these inflows occurred on May 6th, when the DAX finished the day down 0.84%. The DAX rose 8.8% between May 6th and May 13th... While certainly very nicely timed, it is unlikely that these inflows represent macro plays. As the German domiciled DAX ETFs get 100% dividends, the sheer size of these flows together with the fact that the German dividend season is approaching, leads us to think that these flows have originated from banks and are unlikely to represent sticky money over the long term... Adjusting for the massive inflows into these three funds (totaling €9.7 billion), the rest of the European equity ETP market saw outflows of €1.3 billion, a trend that is certainly consistent with the sell-off observed across equity markets in both Europe and the US over the week... Fixed income ETPs experienced overall inflows of €344 million, largely carried by inflows into sovereign ETFs (€292 million) and money market ETFs (€76 million). ETFs tracking CDS indices (primarily iTraxx) saw outflows of €49 million... Precious metals inflows continued this week, totaling €294 million, contributing to the commodity ETPs sector amassing total inflows of €319 million. ETPs targeting broad commodity indices saw inflows, albeit weaker, of €17.0 million while energy saw overall outflows of €4 billion. Overall, flows for commodity ETPs were largely muted, with the exception of precious metals, most of which came from the gold sector (€270.9 million). Gold continues its strong performance run this year, up 13.0% YTD, following an increase of 24.4% in 2009. Both fixed income and commodity inflows (sovereign, money market, gold) together with the net adjusted (excluding the three DAX funds) equity outflows point to a retreat into safer assets over the week. While sovereign concerns played a big role in generating market uncertainty, sovereign fixed income ETFs saw inflows which seem like an oxymoron, given the Euro-zone solvency concerns. We believe that this is largely due to the fact that due to its current credit rating, Greece has dropped off from the benchmark indices that these ETFs track.

New Listings and De-listings
New listings activity was very subdued over the week that finished on May 7.There were no new product launches, while there were a handful of crosslistings.

Turnover
European average daily ETP turnover reached an all-time high of €477, rising by an incredible 23.1% and totaled €2.5 billion over the five working day week.Turnover in the single European country (38.9%) and European regional (28.7%) ETPs had the most significant increase within equity ETPs. Strategy ETPs (Leveraged, Short and Leveraged Long) as a sub group also experienced increased turnover activity.Outside equity, we should note increases in daily average turnover of fixed income sovereign and precious metals of 61.7% and 62.0% respectively, driven by reallocations that took place in the latter part of the week.

Assets Under Management (AUM)
Despite extremely negative performance across major European equity markets, ETP AUM rose by a moderate 1.4%, totaling €192 billion at the end of the week. Equity ETPs had the lion’s share with €123 billion and 64% of market share, followed by Fixed Income funds with €39 billion and 21% of market share. Strong equity inflows helped avert AUM experiencing a negative week. European ETP AUM are up 12.7%.to request report

Source: Christos Costandinides-Deutsche Bank - Equity Research


Bank of Ireland to raise €1.6bn

May 14, 2010--Bank of Ireland last night announced a deeply discounted rights issue to raise €1.6bn (£1.4bn), in a move aimed at boosting its capital buffers to absorb losses on its property loan book.

The three-for-two rights issue, priced at 55 cents a share, represents a 64 per cent discount to yesterday's closing price of €1.53.



Source: FT.com


UK suffers hedge fund blow

May 13, 2010--European Union countries led by France and Germany plan to push through controversial new hedge fund regulations next week after turning down British pleas to defer a vote in Brussels.

The refusal by Paris and Berlin to delay a decision on the new rules, which are opposed by the UK, has set up a bruising early confrontation with David Cameron’s new government>

British diplomats tried on Wednesday to persuade Paris and Berlin that Mr Cameron’s coalition needed more time to prepare for Tuesday’s meeting of EU finance ministers.

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Source: FT.com


Bail-out worries weigh on the euro

May 13, 2010--The euro slid back to a fresh 14-month low against the dollar as the tremors from Monday’s €750bn eurozone bail-out package continue to reverberate.

The single currency in the final minutes of the session touched $1.2516, below last week’s nadir before the bail-out package was implemented, and well off Monday’s high of $1.31 just after the rescue was announced.

“Global investors prefer to allocate funds towards areas with more favourable growth prospects. In addition, the EU crisis package will ensure that the [European Central Bank] will keep a loose monetary policy for longer,” says UBS.

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Source: FT.com


Europe 2020: A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth

May 13, 2010--Over the last two years, we have faced the world's worst economic crisis since the 1930s. This crisis has reversed much of the progress achieved in Europe since 2000. We are now facing high levels of unemployment, sluggish structural growth and excessive levels of debt. The economic situation is improving, but the recovery is still fragile. At the same time, the world is moving fast and long-term challenges – globalisation, pressure on resources, climate change, ageing – are intensifying.

Europe can succeed if it acts collectively, as a Union. The Europe 2020 strategy put forward by the Commission sets out a vision of Europe's social market economy for the 21st century. It shows how the EU can come out stronger from the crisis and how it can be turned into a smart, sustainable and inclusive economy delivering high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion. To deliver rapid and lasting results, stronger economic governance will be required.

view the Europe 2020: A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth report

Source: European Commission


BlackRock ETF Landscape: European STOXX 600 Sector ETF Net Flows, week ending 07-May-10

May 12, 2010--Highlights
Last week saw US$401.1 Mn net outflows from STOXX 600 sector ETFs. The largest sector ETF inflows last week were in Industrial Goods & Services with US$68.5 Mn and Oil & Gas with US$43.0 Mn while Banks experienced net outflows of US$421.0 Mn.

Year-to-date, Media has had the largest net inflows with US$359.8 Mn net new assets, followed by Oil & Gas with US$97.0 Mn YTD. Banks sector ETFs have had the largest net outflows with US$303.3 Mn YTD. In total, STOXX 600 sector ETFs have seen US$340.6 Mn net outflows YTD.

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Source: Global ETF Research & Implementation Strategy Team, BlackRock


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