Welcome to the LuxXPrime Newsletter!

Welcome to this year’s second edition of the LuxXPrime newsletter! As we continue to grow our LuxXPrime selection of securities, we bring you the latest statistics, insights from industry experts on where the market is heading and a glimpse of the underlying investment projects of sustainable securities available for trading on LuxXPrime.

So, as the second quarter comes to an end, let's talk about the latest news and developments on all things trading!

LuxXPrime is a window on the trading platform of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE), dedicated to retail-sized bond trading, and was launched in September 2019. What started off as a limited selection of 230+ securities has now expanded and counts more than 1,200 securities, including 180+ green, social and sustainability bonds.

To secure firm prices, competitive spreads and liquidity on LuxXPrime, LuxSE teamed up with EUWAX AG, a subsidiary of Börse Stuttgart, which acts as the Prime Liquidity Provider. In this way, LuxXPrime meets the needs of brokers, asset managers and investors who are looking for attractive prices for smaller-sized trades in fixed-income securities.

LuxSE welcomed DZ BANK, Germany’s second largest bank, as its newest trading member. Since 1992, DZ BANK has been an active issuer on LuxSE and currently lists 37 securities on the exchange. The two institutions have now expanded their cooperation to new areas.

As a trading member of LuxSE, DZ BANK will provide liquidity for the securities it has listed on LuxSE, and thereby facilitate trading. The German bank has also expressed its intention to increase its listing activity on LuxSE, especially for USD-denominated certificates.

“We are delighted to welcome DZ BANK as a new trading member at our exchange. DZ BANK’s position in the cooperative financial network in Germany makes it a strong addition to our list of trading members,” commented Julie Becker, CEO of LuxSE.

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange celebrated the registration of a new market maker on its market: KBC Securities.
 
KBC Securities, an independent brokerage firm, offers equity sales and research, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions consulting, market making, securities services, derivatives, convertible bonds, and corporate finance solutions to worldwide investors, shareholders, and companies.

As authorized Market Maker on Luxempart (LU0502900771), KBC Securities has been operational in its new role from Monday 17 May, 2021

As we approach the end of the second quarter of 2021, we checked in with Althea Spinozzi, Fixed-Income Strategist at Saxo Bank, to find out more about where the fixed-income trading market is headed and what factors influence its developments.

In this short interview, the market expert illustrates how the fixed-income market has evolved over the last year, highlights the latest trends set to impact the industry and gives us an indication of what to expect next.

321 issuers
44 countries
12 currencies

1.  XS1271836600   EUR   Deutsche Lufthansa   5,125%    12/08/2075 

2. XS1075219763   TRY   BEI   8,75%   18/09/2021   

3.  US900123BB58   USD   Turkey   7,25%   05/03/2038 

Along with our overview of top traded debt securities from some of the world's leading issuers, LuxXPrime provides real-time information on our Most Viewed and Last Traded securities. Keeping your finger on the pulse of retail-sized trading has never been easier!

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange is the world’s leading listing venue for sustainable securities. In this series, we zoom in on one of the sustainable projects that are financed by securities available for trading on LuxXPrime.

Part 5: Discover Unibail-Rodamco's green bond!

In this fifth edition, we are featuring Unibail-Radamco’s green bond whose proceeds funded the construction of a green building in La Défense, one of Paris' major business districts.

The EUR 750 million bond was issued in 2014 to finance the Majunga skyscraper, an entirely new type of high-rise that has emerged as an essential part of the city and its surrounding life thanks to its bright, vibrant, ecological design.

Majunga also represents a major environmental disruption thanks to the mechanisms put in place to reduce energy consumption inside the building. Not only was it the first new-build construction in France to receive BBC certification for low energy consumption during the design phase, but it was also the first office building in mainland Europe to obtain a BREEAM Excellent rating during the design phase.

The green bond, which drew interest from investors worldwide, marked an important step forward towards more environmentally friendly constructions.

It is important for the Luxembourg Stock Exchange to provide investors with a clear and transparent view of the trading quality and market conditions that LuxXPrime offers to bond traders. For this reason, LuxXPrime, with the help of our Prime Liquidity Provider - EUWAX AG, publishes the performance reports of its Prime Liquidity Provider (PLP) on a monthly basis. 

To view the report in full, as well as PLP Performance Reports from previous months, visit our statistics page.