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BATS Y-Exchange (BYX) Will Rebate Liquidity Removers, Launches October 15
Announces $0.0003 Rebate Per Share To Remove Liquidity, No Charge To Add Displayed Liquidity
October 4, 2010-- BATS Y-Exchange (BYX), which launches October 15th, will offer a rebate of $0.0003 per share to remove liquidity from the BYX book and no charge to add displayed liquidity.
Under traditional maker-taker pricing, the liquidity remover pays a fee to trade against orders on the exchange. Under the new BYX program, however, BATS will provide a rebate to these market participants, creating a very attractive price differentiation for the new exchange.
"We are pleased to launch BYX while offering members a new price point, including the highest liquidity removal rebate among exchanges for all securities, consistent with our philosophy of simple and aggressive pricing," said Chris Isaacson, chief operating officer of BATS Exchange. "BYX will also feature BATS' sophisticated smart order routing technology to help our members navigate market complexities in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
Institutional Use Of Stock Trading Ideas Set New Records In 3Q10
October 4, 2010--Institutional use of stock trading ideas set new records in the third quarter ended September 30, 2010, according to the Trade Idea Monitor (TIM). This is as opposed to trading volumes, which generally declined.
Sell side firms sent a record 204,679 new and closed ideas to buy side clients in 3Q10, up 6% from the prior record set last quarter, and up 64% from the year ago third quarter. New ideas recommend when to open positions; closed ideas when to get out.
The TIM reported a record net 700 firms around the world with live trade idea programs as of September 30, 2010, up 8% from 2Q10 and up 28% from 3Q09. About 75% are brokers developing ideas and 25% are hedge and quant funds and traditional long-only investment managers buying ideas.
The TIM's database of closed ideas as of September 30, 2010 totaled a record 1,194,172, up 15% from June 30, 2010 and up 70% from a year ago. The "idea base" is used by money managers to assess the historical performance of brokers for fundamental trade idea investment programs, or to develop quantitative trade idea investing models.
Faltering risk appetite boosts Treasuries
October 4, 2010--Monday 21:30 BST. Risk appetite was in retreat as market gauges presented a confusion picture of for investors, and gloomy economic indicators dominated sentiment.
US and European equities are flat as traders struggle to justify pushing stocks further ahead following their recent good run and desks absorb some mixed US home sales and factory data.
Two-year Treasury yields have hit a record low, touching 0.40 per cent, as concerns about US growth leaves many investors convinced that the Federal Reserve will provide more monetary stimuli. Meanwhile the dollar, of late the market’s favourite inverse proxy for risk appetite, is bouncing firmly off recent 8-month lows.
Europe woos Asia to boost global role
October 4, 2010--Europe sought a heightened global role with Asia's emerging giants Monday at talks ranging from trade to climate change between nations representing more than half the world's population.
The two-day Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) of 46 nations, followed by separate EU summits with China and South Korea on Wednesday, opens amid renewed tension between Beijing and Tokyo over disputed islands in the East China Sea.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, indisputably star guest of the talks, could hold a face-to-face meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan to ease the dispute, diplomats said.
For the European Union, the get-together of dozens of heads of state and government in the gilded Goya-hung halls of the Belgian royal palace opens a window of opportunity to strengthen ties with the Asia region at a time of fast global change.
Insurance-linked securities-A niche market expanding
October 4, 2010--The market for insurance-linked securities (ILS) expanded strongly during the past few years. Although exact data on issuance volumes is not available – due to the private nature of many transactions – estimates suggest that the market grew tenfold during the past decade and more than doubled during the past five years.
Despite high growth rates, ILS have not yet found their way into
mainstream asset management. Compared to other securitised products
ILS represent a niche market, which to date has not justified the build-up of large buy-side resources. The main buyers of insurance-linked products are dedicated cat funds, hedge funds and money managers, followed by (re-)insurers and banks. Retail clients have so far been largely absent from the ILS market.
Insurance-linked securities have weathered the financial crisis relatively well. Due to the low correlation between insurance risk and credit or asset price risk, ILS were less affected by the crisis than other securitised products – although more than previously anticipated. Issuance declined during the crisis but has resumed pre-crisis levels in the non-life segment.
Lessons learned from the financial crisis will lead to more robust products, including the use of higher quality collateral and less complex structures. Meanwhile, systemic threats to financial markets appear to be limited, given the relatively small size of the ILS market.
Going forward, the market will receive support from various directions:
For the insurance sector, ILS provide unique coverage unavailable in the traditional marketplace. They allow purchasers of protection to diversify their counterparties and access a separate pool of capital.
Investors are presented with an uncorrelated asset class, which can be used to generate synergies in a portfolio context. ILS provide an efficient mechanism to place macro and micro views on specific insurance risks.
Just Do It—Shaping the New Financial System
October 4, 2010--Fearful financial markets, an uncertain growth outlook, fiscal anxieties, long unemployment lines….no other financial crisis since the Great Depression has led to such widespread dislocation in financial markets, with such abrupt consequences for growth, trade, and employment.
The crisis exposed fundamental weaknesses in many areas of the world economy, the most obvious being dramatic deficiencies in the regulation and supervision?nationally and internationally?of financial institutions and markets.
On the bright side, the crisis has provided the impetus for a major overhaul of the financial regulatory system. So, are we making the most of this opportunity to fix the system?
Three years into this crisis, the good news is that policymakers have made important progress in some areas, and the work underway is moving in the right direction.
view new Staff Position Paper-Shaping the New Financial System
Asia takes gamble on US Treasuries
October 1, 2010--Some of the biggest US Treasury bulls reside across the eastern side of the Pacific and they have few doubts that the world’s largest economy is turning Japanese.
For many months, US Treasury traders and investors have noted a particularly strong demand for bonds coming out of Asia, which has helped foster low bond yields for much of this year.
A bigger issue for global markets is whether the pessimistic view from Asia about the US is correct; namely that the country faces a sustained period of low economic growth, accompanied by disinflation – a slowing in the rate of price inflation – or even outright deflation.
Component Changes Made to Dow Jones Asia Select Dividend 30 Index
October 1, 2010--Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced that SK Telecom Co. Ltd. (South Korea, Telecommunications, 017670.KS) and KT Corp. (South Korea, Telecommunications, 030200.KS) will be removed from the Dow Jones Asia Select Dividend 30 Index.
SK Telecom Co. Ltd. will be replaced by Highwealth Construction Corp. (Taiwan, Construction & Materials, 2542.TW) and KT Corp. will be replaced by Sincere Navigation Corp. (Taiwan, Industrial Goods & Services, 2605.TW) in the Dow Jones Asia Select Dividend 30 Index. SK Telecom Co. Ltd. and KT Corp. are being removed due to failure to meet index eligibility requirements. All changes will be effective before the open of trading on Thursday, October 7, 2010.
Further information on the Dow Jones Asia Select Dividend 30 Index can be found at http://www.djindexes.com.
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Asia Select Dividend 30 Index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
Devaluation talk prompts rush to hard assets
October 1, 2010--A leading index of commodity prices rallied close to its highest levels in two years this week, as the prospect of currency devaluations by central banks prompted a rush into hard assets.
The commodity benchmark, the Reuters-Jefferies CRB index, which tracks the price of 19 raw materials from copper and oil to orange juice and live cattle, gained 1.9 per cent over the week to hit a peak of 288.93 points on Friday – the highest level since January and just below a two-year peak.
Global Private Equity Fundraising Still Slow, but Turning Corner
$57bn raised in Q3 2010, a 16% increase on the $49bn collected in Q2
Conditions still challenging, but further improvement expected in Q4 2010 and beyond
September 30, 2010--Putting the Results in Context:
81 private equity funds worldwide reached a final close in Q3 2010 raising an aggregate $57bn, a small increase from the $49bn raised in Q2 2010. Preqin would anticipate these figures rising slightly (10% - 20%) as further information becomes available. It is clear that fundraising remains extremely challenging, and is occurring at a fraction of the rate that the industry was seeing in 2006 –
2008. However, Preqin is projecting that conditions will continue to improve in Q4 2010 and beyond.
Fundraising by Region: Funds primarily focusing on the US have raised the most capital during Q3 2010, with 37 funds
raising a total of $41.1bn. 21 primarily European focused funds raised an aggregate $8.3bn, while 23 funds focusing primarily on Asia and the Rest of World region gathered a total of $7.8bn.
Fundraising by Type: Buyout funds raised the most capital, with 11 funds raising an aggregate $20.4bn. This figure includes Blackstone Capital Partners VI, which closed on $13.5bn in mid-July. Five distressed private equity funds raised an aggregate $8.9bn. 19 private equity real estate funds closed with total commitments of $8.8bn. Three infrastructure funds closed raising $8.3bn while 20 venture funds held final closes totaling $3.7bn.
Funds in Market: After the number and aggregate fundraising target of funds in market fell consistently over the last year, Q4 2010 sees a small rise in both the number and value of funds being raised when compared to the previous quarter – possibly a sign of rising confidence among fund managers that conditions are starting to improve. There are currently 1,550 funds on the road seeking $573bn worldwide.
Time Taken to Close Funds: For funds closed in 2010 the average time taken was 19.8 months, double the average time taken in 2004 – further evidence of the challenging nature of the fundraising market.
Fundraising Momentum: The increased time taken for funds to achieve a final close is leading to more funds holding multiple interim closes in order to put capital to work while continuing to attract new investments. 44% of funds currently raising have held an interim close, with these funds seeking an aggregate $247bn. 13% of funds in market have now held two or more interim closes, meaning that they are likely to hold a final close within the next few months. This does indicate good momentum in the market and hints at possible improvement in the future
