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ESMA responds to European Commission consultation on the Digital Finance Stragtegy

June 29, 2020--Thee European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's securities markets regulator, has submitted a response to the European Commission’s (EC) consultation on a new digital finance strategy for the European Union (EU). ESMA welcomes the EC consultation noting that it builds on the 2018 FinTech Action Plan that set a number of deliverables for the ESAs, all of which were completed.

Cooperation around financial innovation at EU level is key to remove fragmentation in the digital financial services market. ESMA believes that certain specific initiatives would support this goal, such as developing Digital Financial Identities, that are usable and recognised throughout the EU, based around the existing ISO 17442 global standard of the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI). ESMA’s response also outlines several conditions needed for a well-regulated data-driven financial sector, including appropriate skills, data standardisation and data security.

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Source: ESMA


Broad German Parliament Alliance Plans to Back ECB Bond Buying

June 29, 2020--A broad coalition of ruling and opposition parties in Germany has agreed on a draft motion to back the European Central Bank's bond buying program, according to two officials familiar with the accord, likely ending a standoff that was triggered by the country’s constitutional court last month.

At a meeting of party representatives on Monday, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition partners as well as the Greens and the Liberal Democrats agreed in principle to accept explanations the ECB provided on its so-called public sector purchase program, or PSPP, the officials said.

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Source: bloomberg.com


New UBS ETFs on Xetra: Currency-hedged investments in Japanese and UK equities and sustainable investments in global corporate bonds

June 26, 2020--Three new ETFs issued by UBS Global Asset Management have been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Friday.
With the UBS ETF (LU) MSCI Japan UCITS ETF (hedged to EUR) A-acc and the UBS ETF (LU) MSCI United Kingdom UCITS ETF (hedged to EUR) A-acc, investors can invest in large and medium-sized companies from Japan and the UK. Investors are hedged against currency risks against the Euro.

The UBS ETF (LU) Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Liquid Corporates Sustainable UCITS ETF (USD) A-acc is an investment grade fixed income corporate bond issued in local currency from the US, Canada, the eurozone and the UK. To be included in the index, the bonds must have different minimum volumes and a remaining maturity of at least one year and must have been issued in the last three to five years.

Any dividends or interest accrued are reinvested in the three ETFs. The annual costs are between 0.20 and 0.30 per cent.

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Source: Deutsche Börse


Amundi claims first with EU climate benchmark-aligned mandate

June 26, 2020--A group of major French institutional investors has awarded Amundi a mandate to manage a euro-zone equity index fund that the manager said represents the first investment solution fully eligible for the pending EU "Paris-aligned" climate benchmark label.

The investor group in question comprises Caisse des Dépôts, the investment arm of the French public sector, EDF, and 10 major French insurers*.

According to Amundi, the investors had last year launched a search for asset managers "to support them in their objectives to combat global warming through the development of innovative investment soutions aligned with the goals of the Paris Accord".

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Source: ipe.com


Avelacom Sees London As Largest Global Cloud-Based Infra Centre For Crypto Market

June 26, 2020--Avelacom is leading low latency connectivity and IT infrastructure solutions provider, revealed in its latest update that it views London as the largest global cloud-based infrastructure center for cryptocurrency trading activities.

The firm claims in its report that more than 30% of its clients are currently using its AWS London center for cryptocurrency trading activities and that the boom in demand for the same began since the start of the year.

The firm also believes that at the current rate of expansion and demand for the service, it expects that more than 50% of its clients will be using its service for crypto trading activities within the next couple of months.

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Source: theindustryspread.com


ECB-Monetary developments in the euro area: May 2020

June 26, 2020--Annual growth rate of broad monetary aggregate M3 increased to 8.9% in May 2020 from 8.2% in April (revised from 8.3%)
Annual growth rate of narrower monetary aggregate M1, comprising currency in circulation and overnight deposits, increased to 12.5% in May from 11.9% in April.

Annual growth rate of adjusted loans to households stood at 3.0% in May, unchanged from previous month

Annual growth rate of adjusted loans to non-financial corporations increased to 7.3% in May from 6.6% in April

Components of the broad monetary aggregate M3
The annual growth rate of the broad monetary aggregate M3 increased to 8.9% in May 2020 from 8.2% in April, averaging 8.2% in the three months up to May. 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, increased to 12.5% in May from 11.9% in April.

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Source: ECB


Worst may be over for battered British economy-Reuters poll

June 25, 2020--Britain's economy is shrinking at its fastest pace in centuries as the devastation wrought by the coronavirus pandemic saps demand, but it's likely to bounce back to growth next quarter as more businesses reopen, a Reuters poll found.

An historic downturn pushed the Bank of England to unleash unprecedented amounts of stimulus, and while it has slowed the pace of purchases, it is likely to increase its total spending again, the June 19-24 poll predicted.

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Source: reuters.com


ECB-Meeting of 3-4 June 2020-Account of the monetary policy meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank held in Frankfurt am Main

June 25, 2020--1. Review of financial, economic and monetary developments and policy options
Financial market developments
Ms Schnabel reviewed the financial market developments since the Governing Council's monetary policy meeting on 29-30 April 2020. Three key conclusions could be drawn on the basis of recent market developments.

First, the ECB's monetary policy measures, together with the Franco-German recovery fund proposal which was subsequently broadly taken up in the package proposed by the European Commission, had reduced downside tail risks for the euro area. A drop in coronavirus (COVID-19) infection numbers and further large fiscal stimulus measures in other advanced economies had added to the improved sentiment.

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Source: ECB


Investors should start treating the British pound like an emerging markets currency, analysts say

June 25, 2020--The British pound is behaving like an emerging markets currency due to Brexit and liquidity conditions, Bank of America analysts claim.
In a note this week, Kamal Sharma and Myria Kyriacou, analysts at the bank, warned that the U.K.'s departure from the European Union would permanently change sentiment around sterling.

"Using turnover statistics from the BIS Triennial Survey alone one would conclude that the depth of the GBP market should have provided some cover against volatile market moves," they said. "This has not been the case and, in our view, Brexit is likely to permanently alter the way in which investors view the pound."

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Source: cnbc.com


21Shares launches three sterling-hedged cryptocurrency ETPs

June 24, 2020--Cryptocurrency ETP provider 21Shares, formerly known as Amun, has launched the world's first three sterling-hedged cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs).

The 21Shares Bitcoin (ABTC), the 21Shares Ethereum (AETH), the 21Shares Crypto Basket index ETP (HODL) will be hedged into sterling and listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange on 30 June.

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Source: etfstream.com


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