New ETF from First Trust on Xetra: access to small & mid caps US companies with rising dividend yields

May 13, 2024--A new exchange-traded fund issued by issued by First Trust has been tradable on Xetra and and Börse Frankfurt since Monday.
The benchmark index currently consists of 99 small & mid cap companies that Nasdaq believes have increased their dividend value over the previous three- and five-year annual periods and are best positioned to continue dividend increases.

The most strongly represented sectors are financials (31 per cent), industrials (22 per cent) and consumer discretionary (21 per cent).

ESMA finalises technical standards on derivatives transparency and the OTC derivatives tape

December 15, 2025-The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor, published today the Final Report covering mandates under the MiFIR Review on derivatives trade transparency, package orders and the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives consolidated tape input and output data.

France Eases Retail Crypto Rules as Europe Unlocks Access for Millions

December 9, 2025-AMF doctrine shift follows UK and Nordic moves;
CoinShares leads the European market with a 32% AUM share
CoinShares International Limited ("CoinShares" or "the Group") (Nasdaq Stockholm: CS; USOTCQX: CNSRF) - a leading global asset manager specialising in digital assets, which has announced a merger with Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp (Nasdaq: VCIC), welcomes France's AMF decision to open retail access to regulated crypto ETNs.