Europe ETF News for the Past Year
A new bond ETF from Amundi on Xetra: access to the global bond market for the highest rated sustainable corporate bonds
June 11, 2024--Since today, a new exchange-traded fund issued by Amundi Asset Management has been tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt.
The Amundi Global Corporate SRI 1-5Y Highest Rated UCITS ETF USD Hedged provides investors with access to the global bond market for high-quality corporate bonds in various issuance currencies.
The selected bonds have an investment grade rating and a remaining maturity of between 7 and 10 years.
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Source: Xetra
New equity ETF from WisdomTree on Xetra: access to climate-neutral and sustainable companies from developed countries worldwide
June 11, 2024--Since Tuesday, a new exchange-traded fund issued by WisdomTree has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt.
The WisdomTree Global Sustainable Equity UCITS ETF offers investors the opportunity to invest in a portfolio of companies from developed countries worldwide that make a positive contribution to social and environmental goals.
These include companies that generate a high proportion of their revenue from business activities that comply with the EU taxonomy or make a positive contribution to the sustainability goals of the 2030 Agenda. Companies with targets approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative to reduce CO2 emissions or first-class key figures in the area of gender or environmental and social risk management also qualify.
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Source: Xetra
ECB-Euro area bank interest rate statistics: April 2024
June 5, 2024--Composite cost-of-borrowing indicator for new loans to corporations and for new loans to households for house purchase unchanged at 5.18% and 3.80%, respectively
Composite interest rate for new deposits with agreed maturity from corporations broadly unchanged at 3.65%; interest rate for overnight deposits from corporations broadly unchanged at 0.91%
Composite interest rate for new deposits with agreed maturity from households decreased by 5 basis points to 3.11%, driven by both interest rate and weight effects; interest rate for overnight deposits from households unchanged at 0.39%
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Source: ecb.europa.eu
Final MiCA rules on conflict of interest of crypto assets providers published
May 31, 2024--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor, is publishing today the Final Report on the rules on conflicts of interests of crypto-asset service providers (CASP) under the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA).
In the report ESMA sets out draft Regulatory Technical Standards on certain requirements in relation to conflicts of interest for crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) under MiCA, with a view to clarifying elements in relation to vertical integration of CASPs and to further align with the draft European Banking Authority (EBA) rules applicable to issuers of asset-referenced tokens (ARTs).
The RTS also contain updates on:
requirements for the policies and procedures for the identification, prevention, management, and disclosure of conflicts of interest, considering the scale, the nature and the range of crypto-asset services provided, as well as
details and methodology for the content of the disclosures of conflicts of interest.
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Source: ESMA
Lloyd Capital has partnered with HANetf to launch focused equity and growth equity ETFs with over $300m AUM
May 29, 2024--Lloyd Capital has partnered with HANetf to launch Lloyd Focused Equity UCITS ETF (ticker: FEP) and Lloyd Growth Equity UCITS ETF (ticker: GEP).
The two ETFs have launched with a combined $319.67 million[1] in assets under management (AUM).
HANetf, Europe's first and only independent white-label UCITS ETF and ETC platform[2], and leading provider of digital asset ETPs, is delighted to announce it has partnered with Lloyd Capital to launch Lloyd Focused Equity UCITS ETF (ticker: FEP) and Lloyd Growth Equity UCITS ETF (ticker: GEP).
The two new ETFs follow Solactive indices that aim to replicate the equity strategy for which Lloyd Capital has become widely renowned and that have a long track record of superior investment results.
Lloyd Focused Equity UCITS ETF tracks the Solactive Lloyd Focused Equity Index, which aims to select companies with strong and sustainable earning power, trading at a price that provides a margin of safety over their intrinsic value.
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Source: hanetf.com
ECB-Monetary developments in the euro area: April 2024
May 29, 2024-Annual growth rate of broad monetary aggregate M3 increased to 1.3% in April 2024 from 0.9% in March
Annual growth rate of narrower monetary aggregate M1, comprising currency in circulation and overnight deposits, was -6.0% in April, compared with -6.6% in March
Annual growth rate of adjusted loans to households stood at 0.2% in April, unchanged from previous month
Annual growth rate of adjusted loans to non-financial corporations stood at 0.3% in April, compared with 0.4% in March
The stocks are selected using a combination of value-based exclusions and a 'best-in-class' screening process.
Components of the broad monetary aggregate M3
The annual growth rate of the broad monetary aggregate M3 increased to 1.3% in April 2024 from 0.9% in March, averaging 0.8% in the three months up to April. The components of M3 showed the following developments. The annual growth rate of the narrower aggregate M1, which comprises currency in circulation and overnight deposits, was -6.0% in April, compared with -6.6% in March.
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Source: ecb.europa.eu
Invesco launches fixed maturity bond ETFs in Europe
May 28, 2024-- Move follows unveiling of similar products by rivals including BlackRock, DWS and Amundi
The US asset manager's initial Ucits offering of this type consists of five strategies providing exposure to dollar-denominated investment grade corporate bonds.
The new Ireland-domiciled Invesco BulletShares ETFs are available with maturity dates ranging from 2026 to 2030. They have been listed in London, Milan and Zurich.
According to the New York-listed asset manager, the products target investors seeking to "take advantage of today's high yields and who may be looking to tailor their portfolio's maturity profile or their income stream".
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Source: ft.com
HANetf continues on its growth trajectory and surpasses $4 billion AUM
May 23, 2024-- HANetf's total assets under management (AUM) has surpassed $4 billion.
Since the beginning of the year, HANetf's AUM has increased by $1.29 billion, marking a 42.7% increase year-to-date (YTD).
Much of the AUM growth was driven by investor interest in defence and uranium
HANetf, Europe's first and only independent white-label UCITS ETF and ETC platform[1], and leading provider of digital asset ETPs, is delighted to announce its total assets under management (AUM) has now exceeded $4.31 billion.
At the start of 2024, HANetf's total AUM stood at $3.02 billion, and has since risen by $1.29 billion, an increase of 42.7% year-to-date (YTD).
Significant AUM growth has come from investor interest in defence and uranium.
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Source: hanetf.com
Bruegel Working paper-Instruments of economic security
May 23, 2024--The challenge of improving European economic security has grown in importance, with various relevant policy measures introduced at EU level
Geopolitical and economic developments, including Russia's invasion of Ukraine and trade disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic, have raised concerns about the European Union's exposure to hostile countries.
The challenge of improving European economic security (which we narrowly treat here as exposure to foreign trade or production shocks) has grown in importance, with various relevant policy measures introduced at EU level.
Focusing in particular on the threat posed by economic coercion, this paper begins by assessing the nature of this threat, before outlining two lessons that can be drawn from two recent instances of this coercion in action: China's actions against Lithuania and Australia respectively. First, while much of the policy debate has focused on imports, the threat to EU exporters should not be ignored. Second, while coercion may not cause any macroeconomically significant harm, this may mask severe impacts on the targeted industries, which should be considered in any policy responses.
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Source: bruegel.org
ESMA makes recommendations for more effective and attractive capital markets in the EU
May 22, 2024--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor, has today published its Position Paper on "Building more effective and attractive capital markets in the EU".
The Paper includes 20 recommendations to strengthen EU capital markets and address the needs of European citizens and businesses.
ESMA's recommendations for a well-functioning capital market focus on three dimensions: citizens, companies and the EU regulatory and supervisory framework. The actions proposed in this paper go beyond changes to financial regulation and are thus directed not only to capital market supervisors but also to EU Member States, the European Commission and EU Co-legislators as well as to the financial industry.
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Source: ESMA