ESMA explores risk exposures to real estate in EU securities markets and investment funds

January 10, 2024--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor, is publishing its first analysis of the exposures the EU securities and markets and asset management sector have to real estate.
The analysis suggests that:
Debt levels in the real estate sector are elevated with wider risk implications from non-bank financial market players.

Interlinkages with the banking system are important and arise through entity exposures and activities. Through these, sector shocks may get transmitted across the EU financial system.

Going forward, interest rate risk can be expected to continue to shape real estate market exposures. Credit risk indicators for real estate companies have started to show signs of deterioration and liquidity mismatches remain a key vulnerability for real estate investment funds.

ASB Capital and Xtrackers by DWS launch XASB Sukuk ETF on LSE

November 5, 2025-Listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), the newly launched ETF will democratize access to Sukuk for global investors
Bell ringing ceremony on the LSE and official launch on 4 November 2025
Global ETF assets reached USD 15 trillion by the end of 2024, reflecting a 30% increase from the previous year driven by a record USD 1.7 trillion of net inflows.

Ex-Pimco executive plans Europe's first catastrophe-bond ETF

October 29, 2025--King Ridge Capital Advisors is already managing the world's first-ever cat-bond ETF for Brookmont Capital Management.
Europe may soon get its first exchange-traded fund based on catastrophe bonds.
An application to register the ETF was filed in Ireland, according to Rick Pagnani, co-founder and CEO of King Ridge Capital Advisors.

CoinShares Launches TON ETP with Zero Management Fees and 2% Staking Yield

October 28, 2025-Europe's leading digital asset manager delivers institutional access to TON, the blockchain powering Telegram's 900+ million users.