Europe ETF News for the Past Year
Euro area economic and financial developments by institutional sector: fourth quarter of 2024
April 28, 2025--Euro area net saving was broadly unchanged at €838 billion in 2024, compared with four quarter period ending on third quarter of 2024
Household debt-to-income ratio decreased to 82.1% in 2024 from 85.0% one year earlier
Non-financial corporations' debt-to-GDP ratio (consolidated measure) decreased to 67.2% in 2024 from 68.7% one year earlier
Total euro area economy
Euro area net saving was broadly unchanged at €838 billion (6.9% of euro area net disposable income) in 2024 compared with the four quarter period ending on the third quarter of 2024. Euro area net non-financial investment decreased to €434 billion (3.6% of net disposable income), due to decreased investment by households and non-financial corporations which more than offset increased net investments by financial corporations and general government (see Chart 1).
Euro area net lending to the rest of the world was broadly unchanged at €431 billion reflecting the broadly unchanged net saving and the decrease in net non-financial investment being broadly matched by a decrease in net capital transfers. Net lending of non-financial corporations decreased to €173 billion (1.4% of net disposable income) from €202 billion while that of financial corporations was unchanged at €147 (1.2% of net disposable income). Net lending by households increased to €579 billion (4.8% of net disposable income) from €574 billion. Net borrowing by general government decreased, contributing less negatively to euro area net lending (-€469 billion or ‑3.9% of net disposable income, after -€489 billion).
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Source: ECB
ECB may cut rates below neutral, Rehn says
April 28, 2025--Finnish governor wants 'freedom of action'
Says banks need 'sturdy' capital buffers
The European Central Bank may cut interest rates below the neutral level that keeps the economy in balance, ECB policymaker Olli Rehn said on Monday, adding that that euro zone inflation may come in lower than expected as a result of U.S. tariffs.
The ECB cut its benchmark rate to 2.25% earlier this month, reaching the upper range of the 1.75%-2.25% range it sees as neutral, and governors are becoming more confident about a further reduction in June.
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Source: reuters.com
The critical role of ETFs in providing liquidity and facilitating price discovery amid market stress
April 28, 2025--
KEY POINTS
Net positive inflows into Core ETFs in the days following 'Liberation Day' demonstrate broad investor demand for trading solutions offering good liquidity
There was wide dispersion within the ETF industry, however, as the flight to safety saw investors allocate in favour of low-risk credit and government bond ETFs
Active ETFs with more flexibility to navigate volatility also benefitted at the expense of passive exposures
US President Donald Trump announced a wave of new tariffs on 2 April, which he branded ‘Liberation Day’, arguing they would help boost the US economy. At this stage, uncertainty around trade policy, global growth, and inflation remains very high. It is impossible to predict exactly when markets will start to stabilise, and this has triggered a huge increase in volatility across financial markets globally. This uncertainty is highlighted by the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), which recently closed at its highest level since April 2020, during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Source: axa-im.co.uk
Goldman Sachs AM launches active equity ETF range in Europe
April 28, 2025--The US giant brings its quantitative equity range to the continent's ETF market.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) is adding to its European Ucits ETF offering with the launch of a five-strong quantitative active equity range.
The first to be launched is the Goldman Sachs Alpha Enhanced US Equity Active Ucits ETF (GQUS). The fund has a total expense ratio of 0.20%.
The upcoming range, which is expected to be launched within six weeks, will include strategies offering exposure to global, European, Japanese, and emerging market equities.
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Source: citywire.com
ETF and ETP listings on 24 April 2025: new on Xetra and Boerse Frankfurt
April 25, 2025--The iShares Global Aerospace & Defence UCITS ETF invests in stocks of companies from developed markets that belong to the aerospace and defense sector. The commitment includes manufacturers of civil or military aerospace and defense equipment, related spare parts or products, defense electronics and space equipment.
Active ETFs with more flexibility to navigate volatility also benefitted at the expense of passive exposures
US President Donald Trump announced a wave of new tariffs on 2 April, which he branded ‘Liberation Day’, arguing they would help boost the US economy. At this stage, uncertainty around trade policy, global growth, and inflation remains very high. It is impossible to predict exactly when markets will start to stabilise, and this has triggered a huge increase in volatility across financial markets globally. This uncertainty is highlighted by the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), which recently closed at its highest level since April 2020, during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Name:iShares Global Aerospace & Defence UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
Product family: iShares Asset class:Equity ETF
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Source: Xetra
ESMA assesses the risks posed by the use of leverage in the fund sector
April 24, 2025-The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor, today publishes its annual risk assessment of leveraged alternative investment funds (AIFs) and its first analysis on risks in UCITS using the absolute Value-at-Risk (VaR) approach.
Both articles represent ESMA's work to identify highly leveraged funds in the EU investment sector and assess their potential systemic relevance.
While most EU investment funds make limited use of leverage, a subset of AIFs are substantially leveraged, and a group UCITS using the absolute VaR approach has very high levels of gross leverage.
Risk assessment of leveraged AIFs shows that hedge funds display the highest levels of leverage, even though they represent a small part of the EU fund industry.
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Source: ESMA
Europe and Central Asia: Accelerate Growth through Entrepreneurship, Technology Adoption, and Innovation
April 23, 2025—Economic growth in the developing economies of the Europe and Central Asia region is likely to slow, says the World Bank's Economic Update for the region, released today. Regional growth is now expected at 2.5% in 2025-26 owing to weaker external demand and a slowdown in Russia.
In 2024, growth across the region stabilized at 3.6% buoyed by private consumption and supported by robust real wage increases, higher remittances, and stepped-up consumer borrowing, all of which offset weaker external demand due to low growth in the European Union.
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Source: World Bank
ETF and ETP listings on 23 April 2025: new on Xetra and Boerse Frankfurt
April 23, 2025-The Robeco 3D EM Equity UCITS ETF is actively managed and invests in equities of companies from emerging markets. The goal is to achieve above-average returns through quantitative optimisation in the form of a 3D strategy based on risk, return, and sustainability.
The WisdomTree AT1 CoCo Bond UCITS ETF invests in Additional Tier 1 (AT1) CoCo bonds denominated in euros, US dollars and pounds sterling, issued by financial institutions in developed European countries. These are long-term, subordinated bonds, usually with a fixed coupon, that automatically convert from debt to equity when predefined events (conversion criteria) occur.
The WisdomTree Brent Crude Oil 3x Daily Leveraged ETC tracks three times the daily performance of the Solactive Brent Crude Oil Commodity Futures SL Index.
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Source: Xetra
First Trust expands Ucits 'buffer' range with US equity ETF
April 23, 2023--First Trust has further expanded its 'buffer' range of Ucits-compliant ETFs, with a new strategy designed to capture the upside of the US equity market while mitigating some of the volatility.
The First Trust Vest US Equity Buffer Ucits ETF-April, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, is the latest addition to First Trust's Target Outcome ETFs range and comes shortly after the First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer Ucits ETF was announced last month.
First Trust's Target Outcome Investments range, which has around $21bn (€18bn) in combined assets, sets defined periods after which the fund's cap and buffer are reset. The First Trust Vest US Equity Buffer Ucits ETF, known as FAPR, will run to April 2026.
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Source: citywire.com
WisdomTree partners with Marex to offer structured products linked to ETFs
April 23, 2025--Marex Group today announces its collaboration with WisdomTree, an ETF (exchange- traded fund) and ETP (exchange- traded product) issuer, to provide institutional investors tailored exposure to WisdomTree's ETPs, in particular in the cryptocurrency space via Marex-issued structured products.
Linking Marex's structured products with WisdomTree's ETPs broadens the risk and return profile of investors and their options for access to cryptocurrencies. In addition to a direct allocation to its ETPs, WisdomTree can now also introduce specific solutions to further suit the risk and return objectives and constraints of investors through Marex-issued structured notes. These structured notes may reduce the downside risk for investors, enhance the upside exposure, or generate yield.
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Source: marex.com
