Europe ETF News for the Past Year
Goldman Sachs targets leading role in active ETFs in Europe
February 14, 2025-Competition heats up as other fund groups are poised to expand product ranges
Goldman Sachs Asset Management is aiming to become a "leading provider" of active exchange traded funds in Europe as fund groups including JPMorgan, Schroders and Jupiter prepare to expand across the market.
Hilary Lopez, head of third-party wealth of Emea at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, said there was "significant interest and demand" from wealth managers and private banks for active ETFs in Europe.
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Source: ft.com
New on Xetra: two equity ETFs from Xtrackers with access to the Scandinavian equity market and developed countries worldwide excluding the US
February 14, 2025-Since Friday, two new exchange-traded funds issued by Xtrackers have been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt.
With the Xtrackers MSCI Nordic UCITS ETF, investors gain access to the Scandinavian stock market. The fund invests in large and medium-sized companies based in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, each representing around 85 per cent of the market capitalisation of each country.
The sectors with the highest weighting are the financial sector, healthcare and industry with a total of 70 per cent.
The Xtrackers MSCI World ex USA UCITS ETF tracks the performance of the MSCI World ex USA Index and invests in large and medium-sized companies from 22 developed countries excluding the USA. The reference index currently includes 805 companies. Japan, the United Kingdom, Canada, France and Switzerland are the most strongly represented.
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Source: Xetra
New on Xetra: crypto ETN from 21Shares with access to the cryptocurrency Solana including staking premium
February 13, 2025-A new crypto ETN issued by 21Shares has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Thursday.
The 21Shares Solana Core Staking ETP offers investors simple and cost-effective access to the performance of the cryptocurrency Solana in combination with a staking premium, that is reinvested in the ETP to enhance performance.
Staking allows crypto holders to receive rewards. This is done by locking their coins in wallets that are used to validate network transactions on the blockchain. Investors can use this method not only to participate in the performance of the cryptocurrency, but also to benefit from the respective staking returns. The product is physically backed by the cryptocurrency.
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Source: Xetra
Geopolitical and macroeconomic developments driving market uncertainty
February 13, 2025--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor, today publishes its first risk monitoring report of 2025, setting out the key risk drivers currently facing EU financial markets. ESMA finds that overall risks in EU securities markets are high, and market participants should be wary of potential market corrections.
Structural developments
Market-based finance: The financing of European corporates lost momentum in 2024. The market environment remains challenging, and equity issuance stayed weak overall. Corporate bond issuance fell slightly in 2H24 but remained close to historically high levels. Given the upcoming corporate bond maturity wall from 2025 to 2028, with 47% of debt maturing in this period, debt sustainability remains a risk.
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Source: esma.europa.eu
Jupiter announces its first active ETF for global government bonds
February 12, 2025-Jupiter Asset Management today announces the launch of the Jupiter Global Government Bond Active UCITS ETF, the Group's first Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), in partnership with white-label ETF specialist, HANetf.
Jupiter has been exploring new methods of delivery for its products and how a wider range of clients can access its broad investment expertise.
With more flexible execution, a high degree of transparency and competitive pricing, active ETFs provide an alternative and democratic access point for clients.
Consistent with Jupiter's truly active high-conviction investment management approach, actively-managed ETFs also offer investors the potential for higher returns than traditional passive products.
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Source: jupiteram.com
EU to switch to single-day settlement of stock and bond trades in 2027
February 12, 2025-Move aligns bloc with similar shift in UK and Switzerland as commission seeks to revitalise capital markets
The EU will cut the time it takes to settle stock, bond and fund trades from two days to one from October 2027, the European Commission confirmed on Wednesday, in a move designed to boost liquidity in the bloc's capital markets.
"A shorter settlement cycle would enhance the attractiveness of EU markets," the commission wrote. It comes as the EU is seeking to re-energise its markets by encouraging more domestic and international investment and boosting liquidity.
Single-day securities settlement will begin on October 11 2027-the date that Esma, the EU's financial market regulator, had previously recommended, aligning the switch with those in the UK and Switzerland in order to minimise costs for banks and fund managers.
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Source: ft.com
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Expands Fixed Income ETF Range with Two Active High Yield Bond ETFs
February 5, 2025--Goldman Sachs Asset Management announced the launch of two actively managed exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") in EMEA:
Goldman Sachs USD High Yield Bond Active UCITS ETF (Ticker: GSHY)
Goldman Sachs EUR High Yield Bond Active UCITS ETF (Ticker: EUHY)
The funds will seek to achieve a long-term return by investing in fixed income securities rated below investment grade (high yield bonds). Top-down asset allocation is combined with bottom-up security selection by Goldman Sachs' Fixed Income and Liquidity Solutions team, which brings together more than 370 financial professionals with deep expertise across regions, sectors and markets, managing over $1.75 trillion in assets globally1.
The strategies aim to outperform their benchmarks over the long-term by selecting securities and obtaining exposures by analysing quantitative and technical factors to evaluate investment opportunities.
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Source: Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Abrdn and JPMorgan move to bolster European active ETF suites
February 5, 2025--Move will bring total of active fixed income ETFs offered by JPMAM in Europe to 13
JPMorgan Asset Management has added two products to its range of active exchange traded funds, while Abrdn has registered two products as it prepares to bolster its nascent offering.
The US asset manager has listed the JPM Euro Aggregate Bond Active Ucits ETF and JPM EUR Government Bond Active Ucits ETF on exchanges in the UK, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.
The aggregate bond ETF seeks to outperform the Bloomberg Euro Aggregate Total Return EUR Unhedged index.
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Source: ft.com
Goldman Sachs Asset Management enters Active ETF Market in EMEA
January 29, 2025-Goldman Sachs Asset Management announced the launch of two actively managed exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") in EMEA:
Goldman Sachs USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond Active UCITS ETF (Ticker: GIGU)
Goldman Sachs EUR Investment Grade Corporate Bond Active UCITS ETF (Ticker: GIGE)
The strategies have the potential to achieve a long-term return by actively investing primarily in investment grade fixed income securities of corporate issuers.
Active ETFs combine the benefits of actively managed strategies with the transparency, flexibility and potential cost benefits of an ETF wrapper. An active management approach can help investors capture market inefficiencies, navigate turbulence and mitigate company-specific risks through active credit selection.
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Source: Goldman Sachs Asset Management
The EBA and ESMA analyse recent developments in crypto-assets
January 16, 2025--The European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today published a Joint Report on recent developments in crypto-assets, analysing decentralised finance (DeFi) and crypto lending, borrowing and staking. This publication is the EBA and ESMA's contribution to the European Commission’s report to the European Parliament and Council under Article 142 of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR).
EBA and ESMA find that DeFi remains a niche phenomenon, with value locked in DeFi protocols representing 4% of all crypto-asset market value at the global level. The report also sets out that EU adoption of DeFi, while above the global average, is lower than other developed economies (e.g. the US, South Korea).
The EBA and ESMA observe that the number of DeFi hacks and the value of stolen crypto-assets has generally evolved in correlation with the DeFi market size. Since flows on decentralised exchanges represent 10% of spot crypto trading volumes globally, DeFi protocols present significant risks of money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF).
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Source: esma.europa.eu
