New Fixed Income ETF from PIMCO on Xetra: Access to the broadly diversified portfolio of emerging markets local currency government bonds

October 7, 2024-- Since Friday, a new exchange-traded fund from PIMCO has been tradable on Xetra and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
The PIMCO Emerging Markets Advantage Local Bond Index UCITS ETF invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of emerging market sovereign bonds denominated in local currencies.

The fund invests in a selection of non-U.S. dollar denominated fixed-income securities with and without investment grade status. The weighting of the bonds is based on the gross domestic product of the countries, with a maximum weighting of 15 per cent at the time of the reallocation. The countries currently with the highest representation are Brazil, China, India and Indonesia.

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ESMA publishes latest edition of its newsletter

January 9, 2025-- 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.

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Amundi to shut its original 'multi' smart beta ETF

January 8, 2025--The fund made returns of nearly 20% last year but has failed to retain sufficient assets to be 'economically efficient'
Amundi is to close a multi-strategy smart beta exchange traded fund, the product it launched to enter the space a decade ago.

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​ESMA launches selection of the Consolidated Tape Provider for bonds

January 3, 2025-- The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor, is launching the first selection procedure for the Consolidated Tape Provider (CTP) for bonds. Entities interested to apply are encouraged to register and submit their requests to participate in the selection procedure by 7 February 2025.

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ECB-Monetary developments in the euro area: November 2024

January 2, 2025--Annual growth rate of broad monetary aggregate M3 increased to 3.8% in November 2024 from 3.4% in October
Annual growth rate of narrower monetary aggregate M1, comprising currency in circulation and overnight deposits, increased to 1.5% in November from 0.2% in October
Annual growth rate of adjusted loans to households stood at 0.9% in November, compared with 0.8% in October

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