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ESMA UPDATES ITS Q&AS ON MIFID II AND MIFIR COMMODITY DERIVATIVES TOPICS
March 27, 2019--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Questions and Answers (Q&As) on MiFID II and MiFIR commodity derivatives topics. These Q&As provide clarification on issues related to the MiFID II/MiFIR regime for commodity derivatives, including on position limits, position reporting and ancillary activity.
A new answer and an update are provided on the following topic:
Ancillary activity: ESMA clarifies the scope of the ancillary activity test and updates a previous Q&A on the deadline for the notification to make use of the ancillary activity exemption.
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Source: ESMA
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2019 Article IV Consultation with Sweden
March 27, 2019--On March 25, 2019, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with Sweden.
Solid domestic demand supported Sweden's growth averaging 2.4 percent in 2016-18 together with a halving of the current account surplus to 2 percent of GDP in 2018.
Strong job creation reduced unemployment to a post‑crisis low of 6.2 percent, but wage rises remained subdued at 2.6 percent in 2018. Headline inflation at around the 2 percent target rate in 2017-18 partly reflected rising energy prices, but core CPIF inflation remained below target at an average rate of 1.5 percent in 2018, broadly unchanged from 2016. The Riksbank deferred its first interest rate increase until late 2018, raising the repo rate by 25 basis points to -0.25 percent, and the Swedish krona depreciated 4.3 percent in effective terms in 2018.
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Source: IMF
Boerse Stuttgart, Axel Springer and finanzen.net develop a joint offering for the digital financial world
March 27, 2019--Information and trading on one platform //Joint venture company planned
Boerse Stuttgart Group and Axel Springer SE with its finanzen.net portal will be working together in future.
The partners want to use blockchain technology to provide investors with direct and easy access to digital assets such as crypto currencies, thereby setting a benchmark for this new market underway.
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Source: Boerse Stuttgart
MPs reject all alternative Brexit options
March 27, 2019--None of eight indicative votes gains majority, with customs union option coming closest
A first attempt by MPs to find a consensus route forward for Brexit has ended in deadlock and confusion after the Commons rejected every option put forward, albeit with a near-even split on the idea of joining a customs union.
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Source: theguardian.com
Mifid II? Use-cases for Mifid II data prove elusive
March 27, 2019--Banks running market share analysis from trade reports, but data quality hampering other projects
If Jerome Sabah had his way, any time a client changed their trading patterns, he would get a tap on the shoulder, so he could call them and find out what they need. Data, he says, could give him that tap.
"Let's say an investor trades something on a regular basis and I define a series of something relevant -trading times, amounts or instruments," says Sabah, global head of rates, credit and forex sales for financial institutions at Societe Generale. "Any time that series diverges by 50%, I'd....
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Source: risk.net
WisdomTree launches Europe's first floating rate US treasury ETF
March 26, 2019--WisdomTree has launched a floating rates treasury bond ETF, which will seek to expand its developed world fixed income fund range.
The USD Floating Rate Treasury Bond Ucits ETF (USFR), which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, marks the first time European investors have been able to access the market through an ETF.
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Source: citywireselector.com
ESMA responds to EC consultation on update of reporting guidelines to reflect climate-related disclosures
March 26, 2019--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) welcomes the European Commission's proposal to update the non-binding Guidelines on non-financial reporting with the introduction of a specific supplement addressing climate-related disclosures.
ESMA takes the opportunity to make some recommendations on how the Guidelines can be further developed to promote higher quality disclosures.
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Source: ESMA
Italy Still Is Europe's Debt King, But France Gets Closer
March 26, 2019--Italy remained the holder of Europe's biggest public-debt burden in 2018 even after France's rose to almost match it.
France's debt reached 2.3153 trillion euros ($2.62 trillion), just 1.4 billion euros below its southern neighbor's.
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Source: bloomberg
New theme ETFs from Lyxor on Xetra: Gender Equality ETF and MSCI China
March 26, 2019--Two new Exchange Traded Funds from Lyxor International Asset Management have been available for trading on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Wednesday.
The Lyxor Global Gender Equality (DR) UCITS ETF offers investors access to leading companies that demonstrate a very high level of gender equality.
The reference index comprises 150 companies worldwide, which are especially well rated according to the 19 defined criteria of Equileap, an independent research organisation for gender equality.
Companies that are involved in weapons, gambling and tobacco or are on the list of the Norwegian Ethics Council are excluded.
With the Lyxor MSCI China UCITS ETF – Acc, investors receive a diversified investment in the performance of Chinese equity companies. The reference index comprises companies with high and medium market capitalisation and covers 85 per cent of the stock market of the People's Republic of China with over 450 components.
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Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Market
Tokeny Announces European Launch of investorID
March 25, 2019--European Launch
Tokeny has just announced the European launch of their anticipated identification services. Increased adoption of, and acceptance towards, digital securities is being witnessed across Europe.
This means that services such as investorID are imperative to maintain adherence to enforced regulations.
Compliant Access
The digital security sector does not reside in relative anonymity to the extent that cryptocurrencies do. The entire lifecycle of digital securities is tracked right from their creation, to their distribution, and trading.
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Source: securities.io
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