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ESMA amends MiFID II standards on non-equity transparency and position limits
May 2, 2016--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today two Opinions proposing amendments to its draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTSs) under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR).
ESMA proposes to revise the RTS on non-equity transparency-which includes requirements in respect of bonds, structured finance products, emission allowances and derivatives-and the RTS on the methodology for the calculation and application of position limits for commodity derivatives. The Opinions were produced in response to proposed amendments by the European Commission to these draft RTSs.
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Source: ESMA
ESMA publishes results of EU central counterparties stress test
April 29, 2016--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today the results of its first EU-wide stress test exercise regarding Central Counterparties (CCPs).
The exercise is aimed at assessing the resilience and safety of the European CCP sector as well as to identify possible vulnerabilities.
view the EU-wide CCP Stress test Report 2015
Source: ESMA
Euro area economic and financial developments by institutional
April 28, 2016--"Who-to-whom" data for securities, showing, for example, how much corporate or sovereign
debt private households own, are being published for the first time.
Euro area saving grew faster than non-financial investments. Net non-financial investment increased for corporations and households, and remained negative for the government
sector. As a result, euro area net lending to the rest of the world increased further.
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Source: ECB
Growth in Turkey is projected to slow to 3.5 percent in 2016, says the World Bank
April 28, 2016--Growth in Turkey increased to 4 percent in 2015, reflecting stronger private and public consumption, but is expected to slow down to 3.5 percent in 2016 because of a more negative contribution from net exports compared to 2015, according to the April edition of the World Bank's Turkey Regular Economic Brief[i] issued today in Ankara.
In 2015, private consumption rose, thanks to strong real wage growth and an income effect due to lower oil prices.<
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Source: World Bank
Euronext Expands ETF Activity to London
April 28, 2016--Euronext has extended its range of ETF listing and trading venues to London, enabling ETF issuers to access the UK investor base alongside its existing Eurozone trading and distribution network.
Further benefits to issuers include competitive pricing, superior European cross listing efficiency and reduced time to market. Lyxor today listed the first two ETFs on Euronext London, the Lyxor UCITS ETF FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Developed and the Lyxor UCITS ETF Euro Stoxx Banks.
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Source: Euronext
Deutsche Boerse AG posts further revenue and profit growth in Q1/2016
April 27, 2016--Consolidated net revenue rises 8 per cent-Costs remain stable (excluding non-recurring and consolidation effects)-Adjusted EBIT up 9 per cent, to around €350 million-Profit forecasts for 2016 affirmed.
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Source: Deutsche Börse:
ComStage Vermogensstrategie UCITS ETF launched on Xetra
April 27, 2016--ETF offers access to a broadly diversified portfolio of different asset classes for long-term asset generation
A new ComStage Active ETF, from Commerzbank AG's ETF brand, has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Wednesday.
The ComStage Vermögensstrategie UCITS ETF enables investors to participate in a broadly diversified ETF portfolio comprising a number of different asset classes.
Deutsche Boerse Takes Aim at Local Opposition to London Merger
April 27, 2016--German CEO sees LSE deal linking Frankfurt to tech, funding
London headquarters among reasons for negative views locally
Deutsche Büerse AG's plan to take over London Stock Exchange Group Plc has been facing objections at home, forcing the company to strike a difficult balance between shareholders and locals as it seeks to create a European industry powerhouse.
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Source: Bloomberg
International Financial Reporting Standards: European Parliament calls for more democracy, financial market stability and common interest orientation
April 27, 2016--The Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee of the European Parliament (ECON) has voted this Tuesday on the initiative report on the International Accounting Standards (IAS) evaluation and the activities of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation, European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) and Public Interest Oversight Board (PIOB).
We as Greens have been criticising for a long time financing, composition and output of these standard setters. With yesterday's landmark decision, the European Parliament has supported a lot of our criticisms.
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Source: www.sven-giegold.de
SIX Swiss Exchange-ETF Quarterly Statistics: 1st quarter 2016
This report provides detailed figures regarding the performance of SIX Swiss Exchange's ETF segment.
April 26, 2016--In the first quarter of 2016, SIX Swiss Exchange recorded an ETF trading turnover of CHF 25.3 billion, which equates to an increase of 5.6 billion relative to the previous quarter.
This was revealed today in the latest edition of ETF Quarterly Statistics. There were 256'378 ETF transactions carried out on SIX Swiss Exchange in the first quarter.
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Source: SIX Swiss Exchange
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