Europe ETF News for the Past Year
Finansinspektionen: Stability In The Financial System (2024:2): Improved Outlook, But Risk Of Set-Backs
November 20, 2024--The outlook for financial stability has improved somewhat in the past six months. Sweden continues to experience a mild economic downturn, but interest rate cuts are contributing to improved optimism about the future. At the same time, the uncertain global economic and geopolitical situation is leading to heightened risks, in part in the form of cyber attacks. These are the conclusions of FI's second stability report for the year.
Sweden is experiencing a mild economic downturn, and unemployment is relatively high. The Riksbank's interest rate cuts are contributing to increased optimism about the future, primarily among households. The banks have high resilience, and credit growth in the financial system is dampened.
Household finances continue to be under pressure, and interest expenses are high. Many households are restrictive in their consumption.
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Source: fi.se
Bitwise Aptos Staking ETP starts trading on SIX Swiss Exchange today
November 19, 2024--The Bitwise Aptos Staking ETP is the first Aptos ETP to list on SIX exchange and will seek to stake the Aptos held in the product, generating additional returns that are accumulated in the ETP.
Aptos is a "production ready" high-performance blockchain, with high speed and cost efficiency. Large financial institutions and consumer brands are opting for this Layer 1 Blockchain.
Bitwise's acquisition of ETC Group in August, and the recent acquisition of institutional staking provider Attestant, has brought its combined client assets to over $10 billion.
Bitwise Asset Management's Aptos Staking ETP (Ticker: APTB; ISIN: DE000A4AJWU3) will start trading on the SIX Swiss Exchange today1. The listing gives investors access to a high-performance blockchain that has rapidly grown to over 8 million monthly users, underscoring Bitwise's continued leadership in the growing crypto asset class.
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Source: Bitwise Europe
New on Xetra: Equity ETF from Amundi offers climate-friendly exposure to companies from Europe with currency hedging
November 19, 2024--Since Tuesday, a new exchange-traded fund issued by Amundi Asset Management has been tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt.
The Amundi Index MSCI Europe ESG Broad CTB UCITS ETF EUR Hedged Acc provides investors with exposure to large-and mid-capsin developed European markets.
Companies with high environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards are overweighted, while companies whose products have a negative social or environmental impact are excluded. In addition, the fund meets the minimum requirements of the EU Climate Transition Benchmark (EU CTB) on climate change with the aim of reducing CO2 emissions by at least 20 per cent compared to the main index.
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Source: Xetra
Transition risk losses alone unlikely to threaten EU financial stability, "Fit-For-55" climate stress test shows
November 19, 2024--The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA, and ESMA-the ESAs) together with the European Central Bank (ECB), today released the results of the one-off "Fit-For-55" climate scenario analysis.
Under the scenarios examined, transition risks alone are unlikely to threaten financial stability. However, when transition risks are combined with macroeconomic shocks, they can increase losses for financial institutions and may lead to disruptions.
This calls for a coordinated policy approach to financing the green transition and the need for financial institutions to integrate climate risks into their risk management in a comprehensive and timely manner.
Objectives
The European Commission invited the ESAs and the ECB to assess the impact on the EU banking, investment fund, occupational pension fund and insurance sectors of three transition scenarios incorporating the implementation of the Fit-for-55 package, as well as the potential for contagion and amplification effects across the financial system.
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Source: ESMA
21Shares Adds Staking to the 21Shares Ethereum Core ETP (ETHC)
November 19, 2024--21Shares AG ("21Shares"), one of the world's largest issuers of crypto exchange traded products (ETPs), today announced that the firm has added staking to the 21Sharese Ethereum Core ETP (ETHC) and will be re-naming the product as follows, effective today:
Ticker:ETHC
ISIN:CH1209763130
Current Product Name:21Shares Ethereum Core ETP
New Product Name:21Shares Ethereum Core Staking ETP
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Source: 21Shares
ESMA proposes to move to T+1 by October 2027
November 18, 2024--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor, has published its Final Report providing the assessment of the shortening of the settlement cycle in the European Union (EU).
The report highlights that the increased efficiency and resilience of post-trade processes that should be prompted by a move to T+1 would facilitate achieving the objective of further promoting settlement efficiency in the EU, contributing to market integration and to the Savings and Investment Union objectives.
ESMA recommends that the migration to T+1 occurs simultaneously across all relevant instruments and that it is achieved in Q4 2027. Considering the different elements assessed by ESMA, in particular the difficulties linked to the go-live of such a big project in November and December, and the challenges linked to the first Monday of October (just after the end of a quarter), ESMA recommends 11 October 2027 as the optimal date for the transition to T+1 in the EU. ESMA also suggests following a coordinated approach with other jurisdictions in Europe
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Source: ESMA
New on Xetra: iShares ETF offers concentrated investment in the 20 largest companies in the S&P 500 index for the first time
November 15, 2024--A new exchange-traded fund from iShares has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Friday.
The iShares S&P 500 Top 20 UCITS ETF tracks the performance of the S&P 500 Top 20 Select 35/20 Capped index. The fund invests directly in the 20 largest US companies in the S&P 500 index by market capitalisation.
The 35/20 cap is designed to achieve a minimum level of diversification.
Companies from the IT sector currently account for around 48 per cent, followed by consumer and communications with 16 per cent and 14 per cent respectively. The remaining 22 per cent is made up of the financial, healthcare and energy sectors..
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Source: Xetra
New on Xetra: Leonteq expands its range of ETNs to include overnight interest rates in Switzerland and the United States
November 15, 2024--Since Friday, four new exchange-traded notes (ETNs) from Leonteq have been tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt.
Leonteq's four new ETNs give investors access to overnight lending rates for overnight loans in Switzerland and the United States.
The Leonteq CHF Overnight Return Index ETP represents the performance of the reference interest rate for overnight loan transactions in Switzerland, the Swiss Average Rate Overnight Interest Rate (SARON).
The Leonteq USD Overnight Return Index ETP tracks the performance of the United States Secured Overnight Financing Rate (US-SOFR).
Both ETNs are also available in a currency-hedged version against the euro.
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Source: Xetra
New on Xetra: IncomeShare's ETP range of Leverage Shares provides access to US equities combined with covered call option strategies
November 15, 2024--Since Friday, 13 new exchange-traded notes issued by leverage shares have been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt.
With the new IncomeShares ETP product range, Leverage Shares offers access to option-based ETPs for the first time, which track the performance of individual US companies, US blue-chip indices and the price of gold.
As part of this investment strategy, the underlying securities are bought directly and call options are sold "out of the money" at the same time. The premiums from the sale of the options are distributed to investors on a monthly basis.
The strategies aim to maximise the income from the premiums received, while at the same time participating in part of the observed price increases of the securities. The first eleven option-based ETPs track the performance of U.S. companies Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Coinbase, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla, the U.S. blue-chip indices Nasdaq-100 and S&P 500, and the price of gold.
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Source: Xetra
ESMA is collecting data on costs linked to investments in AIFs and UCITS
November 14, 2024--ESMA with the NCAs has designed a two-stage data collection involving both manufacturers and distributors of investment funds.
Information requested from manufacturers will provide an indication on the different costs charged for the management of the investment funds.
Information requested from distributors (i.e., investment firms, independent financial advisors, neo-brokers) will inform on the fees paid directly by investors to distributors.
This initiative contributes to shedding light on pricing practices in a key part of the EU financial markets, information that has until now not been accessible to retail investors and supervisory authorities.
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Source: ESMA