Europe ETF News up to 1 year Ago
WisdomTree Merger-UK Equity Income in to UK Quality Dividend Growth-De-listing notice
October 24, 2024--The Directors of the ICAV wish to announce that they have applied to the London Stock Exchange to delist the shares of WisdomTree UK Equity Income UCITS ETF (ISIN: IE00BYPGTJ26), being a Sub-Fund of the ICAV.
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IMF Regional Economic Outlook for Europe: A Recovery Short of Europe's Full Potential
October 24, 2024--Europe's economy is recovering, benefiting from a strong crises' response. Yet, the recovery is falling short of its full potential. Uncertainty about persistent core inflation, policy directions, and geopolitical conflicts, is dampening the near-term outlook. In the longer term, perennially weak productivity growth-a result of limited scale and business dynamism-amid new headwinds from fragmentation and climate change are holding back growth potential.
Steady macro policies are needed to navigate an uncertain environment. This requires transitioning to a neutral monetary policy stance and reducing fiscal deficits without jeopardizing the recovery. Policymakers also need to tackle barriers to higher potential growth. A larger and more integrated single market for goods, services, and capital will incentivize investment, innovation, and generate scale benefits. Deepening European integration will also strengthen economic resilience by insulating businesses and labor markets from global fragmentation pressures. These are formidable policy challenges, but now is the time to bring Europe to its full potential.
Citigroup unveils plan to power active ETF surge in Europe
October 24, 2024--The US bank plans to capitalise on its wide range of in-house services with white-label platform
Citigroup is launching a European exchange traded fund platform to help third-party managers enter the rapidly growing sector.
The move by the third-largest US bank to create a "white label" platform threatens to shake-up a sector dominated by smaller specialist players, even after Goldman Sachs became the first big-name entrant to the platform sector when it launched its ETF Accelerator last year.
New on Xetra: Franklin Templeton equity ETFs offer access to emerging markets
October 23, 2024--Since Wednesday, two new exchange-traded funds issued by Franklin Templeton have been tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt.
The Franklin FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF tracks the performance of the FTSE Emerging Markets Index and provides investors access to companies based in emerging markets.
The index currently includes more than 2,200 companies from various industries in 23 countries. China (31 per cent), India (23 per cent) and Taiwan (19 per cent) are among the most strongly represented countries.
The Franklin FTSE Emerging ex China UCITS ETF allows investors to invest in large and medium-sized companies from emerging markets excluding China. The fund tracks the performance of the FTSE Emerging ex China Index. The index is composed of around 1,000 companies, with India and Taiwan being the largest constituents with 33 per cent and 27 per cent respectively.
New on Xetra: Active ETFs from Fidelity offer access to high-yield euro and US dollar corporate bonds with a rating below investment grade
October 23, 2024--Since Wednesday, three new Active Exchange Traded Funds issued by Fidelity have been tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt.
The Fidelity Sustainable EUR High Yield Bond Paris-Aligned Multifactor UCITS ETF and the Fidelity Sustainable USD High Yield Bond Paris-Aligned Multifactor UCITS ETF Income Shares, also in the Euro Hedged Share Class, pursue an active investment strategy.
The ETFs provide access to a portfolio consisting primarily of high yield corporate bonds denominated in Euro and US Dollars and issued by sub-investment grade issuers.
The funds strive to align with the long-term objectives of the Paris Climate Agreement on global warming. The Investment management uses a combination of quantitative, fundamental and sustainability criteria to select securities.
ETFGI reports a record 1,426 new products listed during the first 9 months of 2024 in the global ETFs industry
October 24, 2024--ETFGI, a prominent independent research and consultancy firm specializing in providing subscription research and annual events on trends in the global ETFs industry, ETFGI reports a record 1,426 new products listed during the first 9 months of 2024 in the global ETFs industry.
This represents a net increase of 1,014 products after accounting for 412 closures in the first 9 months of the year. This surpasses the previous record of 1,311 new ETFs listed at this point in 2021.
Assets invested in the global ETFs industry reached a record of US$14.46 Tn at the end of September 2024. The global ETFs industry gathered US$164.74 billion in net inflows in September, bringing year to date net inflows to a record US$1.24 trillion. At the end of September, the Global ETFs industry had 12,843 products, with 25,590 listings, assets of US$14.46 Tn, from 786 providers listed on 81 exchanges in 63 countries, according to ETFGI's September 2024 global ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report (a paid subscription service).
In the first 9 months of 2024, the ETF market has experienced a dynamic surge, with significant asset accumulation by newly launched ETFs. The Top 3 ETFs highlights the dominance of cryptocurrency ETFs, with iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT US) holding US$23.23 billion in assets, followed by Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC US) with US$14.03 billion and Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC US) with US$11.44 billion.
GraniteShares-Delisting ETPs-Euronext Paris
October 21, 2024--GraniteShares Financial Plc (the "Issuer") NOTICE OF DELISTING
Pension fund and insurance company use of ETFs surges in Europe
October 18, 2024--Institutional iShares assets under management have been growing at a compound annual growth rate of nearly 30% in the region, according to BlackRock
Institutional adoption of exchange traded funds by asset owners such as pension funds and insurance companies has accelerated in Europe since 2020, according to BlackRock's analysis of its own iShares ETF ownership.
There has been a compound annual growth rate of 29 per cent since 2020 in the value of iShares held by the largest European institutions, said Kirst Kuipers, head of institutional iShares sales Emea and head of official institutions sales Europe.
L&G expands fixed income ETF range with the launch of ex-banks corporate bond UCITS ETF
October 17, 2024--First of its kind ETF focuses on quality, stability, diversification and income.
Legal & General's Asset Management division has today announced the expansion of its ETF range with the launch of the L&G Corporate Bond ex-Banks Higher Ratings 0-2Y UCITS ETF. The ETF will provide investors with exposure to highly rated Euro- and USD- denominated corporate bonds with a short duration and exclude bank issuers.
Anchor investor in this ETF is German asset manager Gerd Kommer Invest (GKI).
This launch will add to L&G Asset Management's broad set of capabilities in the index fixed income space, with the ETF complementing its successful existing range, including the L&G India INR Government Bond UCITS ETF and the L&G ESG EM Corporate Bond UCITS ETF amongst other strategies.
The banking sector accounts for a large share of total issuance within today's global corporate bond market. Such concentration can limit the diversification effects of many corporate bond indices on the market.
Deutsche Boerse welcomes Leonteq as new ETN issuer on Xetra
October 17, 2024--The first ETN provides access to the European Short-Term Rate.
Since Thursday, an exchange-traded note (ETN) from Leonteq has been tradable on Xetra and örse Frankfurt for the first time.
The Leonteq EUR Overnight Return Index ETP is a bond that tracks the performance of the Leonteq EUR Overnight Return Index and, above it, the European Short-Term Overnight Rate (ESTRON). This measures the interest rate for overnight loans in euros.
The Leonteq EUR Overnight Return Index rises by 1/360 of the ESTRON reference interest rate per calendar day. The product is fully secured by a fiduciary structure.