Europe ETF News up to 1 year Ago
ESMA publishes data on markets and securities in the EEA
May 16, 2024--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor is publishing today the Statistics on Securities and Markets (ESSM) Report, with the objective of increasing access to data of public interest.
The report provides details about how securities markets in the European Economic Area (EEA30) were organised in 2022, including structural indicators on securities, markets, market participants and infrastructures.
It covers the distribution of legal entities by member states, either based on their supervisory role or their location. It also contains information on third country entities when their activities are recognised (e.g., CCPs or benchmark administrators) or when their securities are traded in EEA30 (e.g., information on issuers and securities available for trading).
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Source: ESMA
Amundi launches a comprehensive Euro Govies Fixed Maturity ETF Range
May 16, 2024--Amundi, European leading asset manager ranking among the top 10 global players[1], and European ETF leader[2], announces the launch of its new Fixed Maturity ETF range, designed to combine yield predictability[3] with easy access to Euro Government Bonds. With management fees[4] of only 0.09%, these Fixed Maturity ETFs offer investors competitivity and flexibility.
Fixed Maturity ETFs provide investors with visibility on an estimated yield to maturity on the day they invest, offering a level of predictability that is particularly sought after in today's market environment. These ETFs, which matures like a bond, enable investors to manage their portfolios effectively. .
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Source: amundi.com
ESMA Guidelines establish harmonised criteria for use of ESG and sustainability terms in fund names
May 14, 2024-Following the public statement of 14 December 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor, has today published the final report containing Guidelines on funds' names using ESG or sustainability-related terms.
The objective of the Guidelines is to ensure that investors are protected against unsubstantiated or exaggerated sustainability claims in fund names, and to provide asset managers with clear and measurable criteria to assess their ability to use ESG or sustainability-related terms in fund names.
The Guidelines establish that to be able to use these terms, a minimum threshold of 80% of investments should be used to meet environmental, social characteristics or sustainable investment objectives. The Guidelines also apply exclusion criteria for different terms used in fund names:
"Environmental", "Impact" and "sustainability"-related terms: exclusions according to the rules applicable to Paris-aligned Benchmarks (PAB); and "Transition, "Social" and "Governance"-related terms: exclusions according to the rules applicable to Climate Transition Benchmarks (CTB).
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Source: ESMA
New ETF from First Trust on Xetra: access to small & mid caps US companies with rising dividend yields
May 13, 2024--A new exchange-traded fund issued by issued by First Trust has been tradable on Xetra and and Börse Frankfurt since Monday.
The benchmark index currently consists of 99 small & mid cap companies that Nasdaq believes have increased their dividend value over the previous three- and five-year annual periods and are best positioned to continue dividend increases.
The most strongly represented sectors are financials (31 per cent), industrials (22 per cent) and consumer discretionary (21 per cent).
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Source: Xetra
ECB-Meeting of 10-11 April 2024
May 10, 2024--Account of the monetary policy meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank held in Frankfurt am Main on Wednesday and Thursday, 10-11 April 2024
1. Review of financial, economic and monetary developments and policy options-Financial market developments
Ms Schnabel noted that since the Governing Council's previous monetary policy meeting on 6-7 March 2024 financial markets had started to price in some divergence between the monetary policy paths expected in the euro area and in the United States.
This was reflected in a widening interest rate differential. In the United States, a series of solid economic data releases had signalled the US economy’s resilience to the current levels of interest rates. This had led financial markets to expect the timing of a first interest rate cut to be later and the overall extent of monetary policy easing to be less than previously anticipated.
In the euro area, by contrast, expectations regarding the path of the ECB's monetary policy had changed to a lesser extent. Owing to the Governing Council's communication and incoming euro area economic data, spillovers of US rate expectations to the short end of the euro area yield curve had remained contained. Investors saw almost no chance of a rate cut at the present meeting, but had fully priced in a rate cut for June, followed by another two rate cuts later in the year.
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Source: ECB.org
New ETNs from WisdomTree on Xetra: access to Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 E-mini futures as well as Euro STOXX 50 with 5x leverage
May 8, 2024--Since Wednesday, six new exchange-traded notes issued by WisdomTree have been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt.
The WisdomTree Qs100 5x ETN offers a leveraged investment in the nearest quarter E-mini-Nasdaq 100 futures contract. Investors can choose to participate in the five-times leveraged rising or falling price development of the daily performance of the underlying US Technology Rolling Futures Index.
The WisdomTree S&P 500 5x ETN tracks the daily performance of the S&P 500 Futures Index (0930-1600 ET) with five times leverage. It consists of a quarterly e-mini futures contract on the S&P 500, that trades between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. EST. Investors can choose between rising and falling price movements. With the WisdomTree EURO STOXX 50 5x ETN, investors can participate in the daily performance of the EURO STOXX 50 Index with a leverage of five and choose between rising and falling price performance.
The six WisdomTree ETNs are debt securities that track the performance of a benchmark index and are fully collateralised.
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Source: Xetra
ESMA publishes latest edition of its newsletter
May 8, 2024--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.
Your one-stop-shop in the world of EU financial markets focused in April on the DORA preparations for the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) and the industry: the arrangements for the next implementation stage, the consultation on for joint examination teams, and the first recruitments to set up the oversight team.
In addition, ESMA published an article that aims to improve the understanding of crypto-asset trading and the extent to which it resembles or differs from traditional financial markets. An article showing the correlation between social media interactions and stock excess returns at the very short term has also been shared.
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Source: ESMA
Paris report 2: Europe's economic security
May 8, 2024--COVID-19 and the subsequent supply chain congestion, the wake-up call over the dependency of Europe on Russia for energy, and geopolitical shifts and the increasingly adversarial tone of the US-China relationship have underscored the need for a comprehensive reassessment of the EU's economic security strategy.
The second Paris Report examines where Europe is vulnerable and where and how it should de-risk. While the new global geoeconomic map may necessitate an EU pivot towards economic security, this must not become an excuse for protectionism, and it must preserve international cooperation. This requires innovative policy instruments, joint preparedness, contingency planning, and stronger governance mechanisms at both the EU and the international level.
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Source: bruegel.org
BNY Mellon Insights-How Active ETFs Are Changing the European Market
May 8, 2024--Distribution, fees, transparency and market structure are key challenges in the rapidly growing active exchange-traded funds (ETF) market in Europe, according to a panel hosted by BNY. Experts from across the ETF spectrum-including representation from market makers, issuers and fund governance professionals- met in May to discuss the changing landscape of active investment choices.
While all agree the presence of active ETFs represents a clear opportunity in European markets, there are nuances that will require the industry to adjust.
Growth trends
Although the market share of active ETFs versus their established passive products is currently low-around 2%1- it is accelerating fast, according to the panel. Citing the visible trends from the United States, where active ETFs have jumped to more than 8% market share2 (1,200+ products), members of the panel pointed out that as of May 7, 2024, almost a third of all U.S. ETF flows went to active structures. That pattern has the potential to be repeated in Europe in the coming years.
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Source: bnymellon.com
ESMA asks for input on assets eligible for UCITS
May 7, 2024--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor, today publishes a Call for Evidence on the review of the Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) Eligible Assets Directive (EAD). The objective of this call is to gather information from stakeholders to assess possible risk and benefits of UCITS gaining exposure to various asset classes.
Investors and consumer groups interested in retail investment products, management companies of UCITS, self-managed UCITS investment companies, depositaries of UCITS and trade associations are invited to provide their feedback on market practices and interpretation or practical application issues with respect to the eligibility criteria and other provisions set out in the UCITS EAD.
ESMA is additionally interested in gathering insights on some key notions and definitions used in the UCITS EAD and their transversal consistency with other pieces of legislation in the EU Single Rulebook.
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Source: ESMA