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Bank of Ireland Securities Services celebrates supporting ETFs for a decade with the launch of the world’s first Persian Gulf listed ETF

April 22, 2010--Bank of Ireland Securities Services (BoISS) has celebrated ten years in the ETF market with the launch of the world’s first ETF listed in the Persian Gulf. Working closely with the National Bank of Abu Dhabi and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, BoISS has again demonstrated its leading position as a pioneer in ETF product development.

The NBAD OneShare Dow Jones U.A.E. 25 ETF, which officially launched on 25th March, combines the 25 most traded stocks on the ADX General Index, the DFM General Index and Nasdaq Dubai. The shares must have a daily traded value of $500,000 to be included in the ETF. The ETF has an Irish UCITS III wrapper, with Bank of Ireland as custodian.

An exchange-traded fund, or ETF, is an investment product representing a basket of securities that track an index. ETFs, which are available to individual investors only through brokers and advisers, trade like securities on an exchange.

Commenting on the launch, Fearghal Woods Director of Business Development said “As a leading service provider to ETFs, we are delighted to support the National Bank of Abu Dhabi and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange on this ground breaking and exciting initiative. We recognise the importance of developing new markets and breaking down barriers which have prevented investors’ access to new products in these regions.”

The most significant benefits that ETFs offer to investors are that they are low cost, liquid, transparent and offer portfolio diversification. Alan Durrant Chief Investment Officer at National Bank of Abu Dhabi said that “National Bank of Abu Dhabi is proud to have launched the very first equity ETF to be listed in the Gulf region. We believe that this represents a significant step forward in providing liquid, transparent ways for both local and international investors to access the opportunities that are available in our market. We are very grateful to all of our partners who helped to build this history-making product and would like to thank Bank of Ireland Securities Services for their ongoing support.”

Head of European Business Development at BoISS, Paul Heffernan, noted that “our experience in advising and supporting ETF Issuers is unrivalled in the market. We continue to enhance our service offering to deliver the most efficient and effective product solutions to market for our client base. Our proprietary ETF settlement platform, ETP Direct, was a significant catalyst which enabled us to bring products to this new ETF market. It is also a significant benefit to investors in the ETF who have the ability to hold the shares in their local settlement system irrespective of the exchange the funds are primary listed on. Through our technology and people, we will continue to position our business as a pioneer of ETF product development.”

ETP Direct is a multi-domicile ETF settlement platform for ETF issuers. The product is designed to permit ETFs to settle delivery against payment directly in multiple jurisdictions across the EU, Middle East and Asia. The platform streamlines the trading activities of ETF market makers through reducing costs, minimising risks and improving timeliness of settlement.

Source: Bank of Ireland (BoISS)


NYSE Liffe: Early Opening following UK Election For NYSE LIFFE Benchmarks Sterling Based Financial and Equity Index Futures

April 21, 2010--Following the UK General Election on May 6th, NYSE Liffe will open its benchmark Short Sterling futures, FTSE 100 futures and Short, Medium and Long Gilt futures at 7:00pm Chicago time to begin the May 7th trading day.

This will give customers the opportunity to trade these benchmark products as the results of the UK General Election This will give customers the opportunity to trade these benchmark products as the results of the UK General Election unfold.

For moe info refer to London Notice No. 3277

Source: NYSE LIFFE


Low Carbon Investors’ founder leaves

April 21, 2010--Mark Shorrock, the co-founder and former chief executive of UK cleantech asset manager, Low Carbon Investors (LCI), has left the firm.

Low Carbon Investors is the investment manager of Low Carbon Accelerator, an AIM-listed, closed-end investment company in which the Derbyshire and South Yorkshire pension funds have sizeable investment stakes. LCI said Shorrock had left the firm “to pursue other opportunities”. Shorrock is retaining a significant minority shareholding in LCI but will have no ongoing executive or management role.

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Source: Responsible Investor


WestLB Launched as New ETN Provider on Xetra

April 22, 2010--An ETN (exchange traded note) issued by WestLB has been tradable for the first time on Xetra® since Thursday. WestLB is the third issuer to join Deutsche Börse’s ETN segment. Exchange traded notes track the performance of reference indices outside of the commodities sector.
ETN name: Index Plus ETN DAX
Asset class: Equities

ISIN: DE000ETN1WL5
Management fee: none
Benchmark: DAX® Index The Index Plus ETN DAX enables investors to participate in the performance of the DAX performance index with outperformance of 0.20 percent p.a. There is no management fee.

DAX is the most important German equity index, and as the fourth largest underlying for derivatives in the world is a key equity index in the global financial markets. The DAX index is calculated by Deutsche Börse and tracks the performance of the 30 largest German companies in terms of order book turnover and market capitalization.

Deutsche Börse’s ETN segment product range currently comprises 13 instruments. In addition to the new ETN on the equities asset class, investors can also invest in ten ETNs on the currencies asset class and two on the volatility asset class.

Source: Deutsche Börse


Lyxor AM has listed 3 new ETF on NYSE Euronext’s Paris market today

April 20, 2010--NYSE Euronext is pleased to announce that Lyxor AM has listed 3 new ETF on NYSE Euronext’s Paris market today:
ETF name:LYXOR ETF DAILY SHORTDAX x2
ETF ISIN:FR0010869495
ETF Symbol:DSD

ETF Bloomberg Ticker: DSD FP

ETF name:Lyxor ETF Daily Double Short Bund
ETF ISIN:FR0010869578
ETF Symbol:DSB
ETF Bloomberg Ticker:DSB FP

ETF name:Lyxor ETF Euro Stoxx 50 Dividends
ETF ISIN:FR0010869529
Bloomberg Ticker:DIV
ETF Bloomberg Ticker:DIV FP

Source: NYSE Euronext


German investor confidence rises

April 20, 2010--German investor confidence rose strongly this month as healthy industrial orders and exports buoyed sentiment, a closely watched survey showed Tuesday.

The ZEW institute’s index, which measures investors’ outlook for the next six months, rose to 53 points in April from 44.5 in March. That was well above economists’ forecasts of a slight increase to 45.1 and far above the indicator’s historical average of 27.3. “The financial market experts’ positive expectations seem to have been decisively reinforced by the recent increase in exports and stable incoming orders,”

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Source: Todays Zaman


New ETC Provider Standard Commodities Limited Launched on Xetra

April 20, 2010--Since Tuesday, an ETC issued by the provider Standard Commodities Limited, the ETC platform of the Royal Bank of Scotland, has been tradable for the first time on Xetra®. Standard Commodities Limited is the sixth issuer to be included in the ETC segment of Deutsche Börse.

ETC name: RBS physical Gold ETC
Asset class: commodities
ISIN: DE000A1EDJ96
Management fee: 0.29 percent
Benchmark: Gold PM Fixing

The RBS physical Gold ETC offers investors the opportunity to participate in the performance of the London Gold Market AM fix price in US dollars. The ETC is traded in euros. The RBS physical Gold ETC is an exchange-traded bond backed by physically deposited gold.

Deutsche Börse’s ETC segment product range currently comprises 161 instruments. The monthly trading volume of ETCs on Xetra averages around €440 million.

Source: Deutsche Börse


LSE changes tariffs to attract traders

April 20, 2010--The London Stock Exchange tweaked its tariff structure on Tuesday night to attract high-frequency traders, just months after abandoning a scheme aimed at them.

The move is a sign that the exchange recognises it must attract trading from such market participants as it battles to halt the erosion of its market share to rival platforms such as Chi-X Europe and BAT Europe.

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Source: FT.com


EU chamber says China business climate worsening

April 20, 2010--Growing nationalism and lobbying by local firms is making China more protectionist and hostile towards foreign firms, European businesses claimed on Tuesday.

Market-opening reforms had unmistakably slowed as Beijing gains more economic clout, Joerg Wuttke, president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China said, warning it could spark a backlash in Europe.

"The pie is getting bigger and the door is getting narrower," Wuttke told reporters at a press briefing, adding, "we are losing out on opportunities."

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Source: EUbusiness


German bank chief says Greece may need EUR 80 billion euros: report

April 20, 2010--German central bank governor Axel Weber has said Greece may need up to 80 billion euros (108 billion dollars) in financial aid to avoid default, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

Weber made the remarks to a small group of German lawmakers at a closed-door meeting, the report quoted a person familiar with the matter as saying.

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Source: EUbusiness


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