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IMF-Brazil: Technical Note on Stress Testing the Banking Sector
June 6, 2013--This note summarizes the stress tests undertaken for the Brazilian banking system as part of the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) Update. The focus was on tail risks and medium-term structural trends.
The stress tests, which were run in a top-down (TD) manner based on granular supervisory data, were undertaken in close cooperation with the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB).
All banks were assessed against solvency, liquidity, and contagion risks. The solvency tests assessed the resilience of the system under three adverse macroeconomic scenarios as well as baseline conditions for the period from 2012 till 2016. The tests considered different definitions of capital adequacy (total capital, tier 1, core tier 1), and simulated the impact of upcoming changes in the regulatory rules (Basel III). Bank behavior conditional on stress conditions was captured by profit retention and credit growth. The liquidity tests simulated banks’ resilience against a sudden withdrawal of funding and, to some degree, maturity mismatch. Contagion risk was analyzed by simulating potential knock-on effects through interbank exposure.
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Source: IMF
SEC Proposes Money Market Fund Reforms
June 5, 2013--The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted unanimously to propose rules that would reform the way that money market funds operate in order to make them less susceptible to runs that could harm investors.
The SEC’s proposal includes two principal alternative reforms that could be adopted alone or in combination. One alternative would require a floating net asset value (NAV) for prime institutional money market funds. The other alternative would allow the use of liquidity fees and redemption gates in times of stress. The proposal also includes additional diversification and disclosure measures that would apply under either alternative.
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Source: SEC.gov
IndexIQ Announces May 2013 Performance of Its IQ Hedge Family of Investable Benchmark Hedge Fund Replication Indexes
June 5, 2013--IndexIQ, a leading developer of index-based alternative investment solutions, today announced the performance of its proprietary family of hedge fund replication and alternative beta indexes.
Designed as investable benchmarks that replicate the performance characteristics of sophisticated hedge fund strategies, the IQ Hedge™ benchmark indexes were originally introduced on March 30, 2007, and have been calculating live since that date. IQ Hedge is the first family of investable benchmark indexes covering hedge fund replication/alternative beta strategies.
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Source: IndexIQ
Federal Reserve Board approves interim final rule on treatment of uninsured U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks under section 716 of Dodd-Frank
June 5, 2013--The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday approved an interim final rule clarifying the treatment of uninsured U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks under the so-called swaps push-out provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Section 716 of Dodd-Frank generally prohibits the provision of certain types of federal assistance, such as discount window lending and deposit insurance, to swaps entities. The provisions of section 716 become effective on July 16, 2013.
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Source: FRB
Fed Grants Foreign Banks Leeway in Dodd-Frank Swap Rule
June 5, 2013--Foreign-based banks won leeway in Dodd-Frank Act requirements to separate swaps trading from their U.S. branches under a Federal Reserve policy released yesterday.
The central bank said in an interim final rule that the banks will be eligible to apply for a transition period of 24 months in rules taking effect July 16. The Institute of International Bankers, a lobbying group representing Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN) and Deutsche Bank AG (DBK) among others, urged the Fed to grant foreign banks the same phase-in process U.S. banks like JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) received earlier this year
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Source: Bloomberg
AltaVista-Sector SPDR Analyzer + Equal Sector Weight ETF (EQL)-June 2013
June 5, 2013--This month's Select Sector SPDR and Equal Sector Weight ETF Analyzer reports are ready for download.
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Source:AltaVista Research
ProShares files to launch ETFs backed by credit default swaps
June 5, 2013--ProShares has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch a number of exchange-traded funds backed by credit default swaps, as new regulations for the privately traded contracts reduce some of their risks and open the market to new types of investors.
Derivatives markets are adapting to new regulations designed to reduce the risks these contracts pose to the financial system after their opacity, high concentration among the world's largest banks and lack of collateral pledged against the trades were cited as key factors behind the 2007-2009 financial crisis.
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Source: Yahoo Finance
TMX Group Consolidated Trading Statistics-May 2013
Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TMX Select, Alpha, Montreal Exchange, NGX Montreal Exchange Achieves Two Monthly Trading Volume Records
June 4, 2013--TMX Group Limited today announced May 2013 trading statistics for its diversified group of exchanges-Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, Montreal Exchange (MX), Natural Gas Exchange (NGX), TMX Select and Alpha.
Trading volume on Toronto Stock Exchange in May 2013 increased 1% compared to April 2013 and increased about 1% year-over-year. Volume on TSX Venture Exchange decreased 9% from April 2013 and decreased 17% compared to May 2012. TMX Select trading volume experienced a decrease of 4% from the previous month, but increased 19% compared to the same month last year. Alpha trading volume for May 2013 decreased 38% compared to the previous month and was down 49% compared to the same month a year earlier.
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Source: TMX Group
Stock Exchanges Seek Curbs on Dark Pools to Fight Exodus
June 4, 2013--Three large U.S. stock exchanges are lobbying for new limits on dark pools and other competitors, arguing that too much trading has become hidden on private venues that create more cost and volatility in public markets.
Chief executive officers of NYSE Euronext (NYX) Inc., Nasdaq OMX Group Inc (NDAQ). and Bats Global Markets Inc (BATS). have met in Washington over the past two months with lawmakers and the Securities and Exchange Commission. They’ve asked for a rule that could divert more orders to exchanges rather than trading in dark pools or within a broker’s inventory.
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Source: Bloomberg Businessweek
New Barron's 400SM ETF (BFOR) On The Market
Funds Seeks Results Corresponding to Underlying Index of 400 Stocks, ALPS Announces.
June 4, 2013--The Barron's 400SM ETF (NYSE Arca: BFOR) launched today under the ALPS ETF Trust, based on the Barron's 400 IndexSM, a rules-based index intended to give investors a means of tracking the overall performance of a collection of companies with strong fundamentals based on a methodology jointly developed by Barron's and MarketGrader.com.
“All index components are selected on the basis of their fundamental strength,” said Carlos Diez, President of MarketGrader.com. “The Barron's 400 IndexSM is built from the ‘bottom-up’ using a methodology that is quite different from most traditional market benchmarks.”
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Source: ALPS
