ESMA publishes latest edition of its newsletter

July 10, 2024--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor, has today published its latest edition of the Spotlight on Markets Newsletter.
Your one-stop-shop in the world of EU financial markets focused in June on ESMA's Final Report on Greenwashing, the 2023 Annual Report and other important updates in the realm of the Regulation on the Markets in Crypto-Assets or MiCA.

sustainability indicators for crypto-asset consensus mechanisms;
business continuity measures for crypto-asset service providers (CASPs);
trade transparency;
content and format of orderbooks and record-keeping by CASPs;
machine readability of white papers and the register of white papers; and

Global X Launches Two High Dividend ETFs, Tracking Solactive European and United Kingdom SuperDividend Indices

September 4, 2025--Solactive is pleased to announce its renewed collaboration with Global X with the upcoming launch of two income-focused ETFs on the London Stock Exchange. The Global X European SuperDividend UCITS ETF tracks the Solactive European SuperDividend Index as the GlobalX UK SuperDividend UCITS ETF tracks the Solactive United Kingdom SuperDividend Index, offering investors targeted access to high-dividend-yielding stocks across Europe and the UK.

The T+1 Thursday conundrum pushing instantaneous settlement on traders

September 3, 2025--Following a similar issue with the US move to T+1,the second iteration of Thursday conundrum for ETFs trades has emerged as divergent settlement systems around the globe continue to cause headaches for traders.

ETF and ETP Listings on September 1, 2025, new on Xetra and Borse Frankfurt

September 1, 2025-The Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap ESG UCITS ETF invests in small-cap companies from developed European countries that meet defined minimum environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. This is followed by a targeted selection of companies in order to reduce the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions in the portfolio.