Europe ETF News up to 1 year Ago
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
HANetf tests the new Overseas Funds Regime with active bond ETF listing
November 14, 2024--PT Asset Management and HANetf have listed the Performance Trust Total Return Bond UCITS ETF (ticker: PTAM) on London Stock Exchange (LSE).
The ETF was listed on Xetra and Borsa Italiana in October. Using the new Overseas Funds Regime (OFR), the ETF is now listed on LSE, marking HANetf's first use of the OFR.
The ETF aims to provide exposure to U.S. bonds, while employing PT Asset Management's unique Shape Management methodology to target long-term performance and consistent growth across both rising and falling rate environments.
The ETF is actively managed by the expert team at PT Asset Management.
This is the fifth active ETF launched on the HANetf platform.
HANetf, Europe's first and only independent white-label UCITS ETF and ETC platform , and leading provider of digital asset ETPs, is delighted to announce the listing of Performance Trust Total Return Bond UCITS ETF (ticker: PTAM), an active ETF managed by PT Asset Management, on London Stock Exchange (LSE). The ETF previously listed on Xetra in Germany and Milan's Borsa Italiana in October 2024. HANetf listed the PTAM ETF on LSE using the new Overseas Funds Regime (OFR).
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Source: HANetf
ESMA is collecting data on costs linked to investments in AIFs and UCITS
November 14, 2024--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor, is launching a data collection exercise together with the national competent authorities (NCAs), on costs linked to investments in AIFs and UCITS.
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
New on Xetra: Janus Henderson's Active ETF with a focus on a concentrated portfolio of European companies
November 14, 2024--Since Thursday, a new Active Exchange Traded Fund from Janus Henderson has been tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt.
With the Janus Henderson Tabula Pan European High Conviction Equity UCITS ETF, investors gain access to an actively managed portfolio of equities of European companies.
The fund can invest in companies of any size and industry, with a target size of at least twenty and no more than thirty positions.
The Investment management team selects companies that are likely to benefit from structural themes and trends in the European market. These may be changes in individual companies, e.g. changes in management or product innovations, or at a macro level that have an impact on one or more sectors.
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Source: Xetra
Northstake expands liquidity by adding leading market maker Keyrock to its ETH validator marketplace
November 14, 2024--Northstake's ETH validator marketplace offers the deepest liquidity when staking ETH, attracting asset managers seeking highly liquid, compliant, and secure staking solutions
Northstake A/S, the virtual asset service provider offering compliant staking products for institutions, has announced the addition of Keyrock as a market maker for its ETH validator marketplace.
Northstake's ETH Validator Marketplace demonstrates a new staking model, allowing asset managers to trade their ETH validators, enabling them to transform their spot ETFs to total return ETFs.
The marketplace offers an innovative solution to the significant obstacle of contingent liquidity in the digital asset space, by allowing asset managers to liquidate their ETH validator nodes in a matter of hours.
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Source: Northstake
ECB-Meeting of 16-17 October 2024
November 14, 2024-- Account of the monetary policy meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank held in Ljubljana on Wednesday and Thursday, 16-17 October 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 11-12 September 2024, policy rate expectations had shifted back and forth. Incoming data had made it challenging for market participants to price in the speed and extent of both disinflation and the monetary policy easing cycle.
The key drivers of financial market developments since the September meeting had been a sluggish euro area economy, a robust US economy and rising and volatile commodity prices.
NFCs' debt-to-GDP ratio (consolidated measure) decreased to 69.3% in second quarter of 2024 from 71.8% one year earlier
The combination of weaker euro area macroeconomic data and higher commodity prices had affected the market's view of the inflation outlook and the perceived balance of risks to inflation. Inflation fixings (swap contracts linked to monthly releases of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices excluding tobacco) had recently shifted upwards significantly, reversing part of the decline seen following the Governing Council's July meeting, when energy prices had dropped notably.
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Source: ECB
Bitwise to launch world's first Aptos Staking ETP on SIX Swiss Exchange
November 12, 2024-First of its Kind: The Bitwise Aptos Staking ETP is the world's first Aptos ETP, demonstrating Bitwise's continued leadership in providing access to new opportunities in the emerging crypto asset class.
Aptos-high performance Layer 1 Blockchain: Aptos is often described as a "production ready" blockchain due to its incredible speed and cost efficiency. Recently, large financial institutions and consumer brands have chosen to build on that blockchain.
Staking: The ETP will seek to stake the Aptos held by the product, which is expected to generate additional returns of approximately 4.7% net of fees, while providing investors with daily liquidity on the stock exchange.
Bitwise Asset Management is announcing today that a new Bitwise Aptos Staking ETP (Ticker APTB; ISIN DE000A4AJWU3) is scheduled to list on the SIX Swiss Exchange on November 19, 2024. The product will be the first Aptos Staking ETP in the world.
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Source: Bitwise Europe