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Monday Morning Memo: Don't Panic About Illiquid Holdings in Mutual Funds
July 1, 2019-The closure of the Woodford Income Fund has led to wide discussion about illiquid holdings in mutual funds. As a result of this discussion, asset managers have come under pressure as investors have begun to sell positions in funds in which they have identified illiquid holdings.
Even as this reaction is in some cases understandable, the high level of outflows in some funds is surprising, since some of these funds now under pressure were quite clear about these holdings. Even if they weren't, these holdings shouldn't be a surprise to professional investors or advisors, since it is one of the duties of a fund analyst to evaluate the investment style of a fund manager and the respective risk of the portfolio to conduct an appropriate recommendation.
Cash markets achieve turnover of 116.0 billion euros in June
July 1, 2019--Deutsche Börse's cash markets generated a turnover of €116.0 billion in June (previous year: €153.6 billion).
€106.3 billion were attributable to Xetra (previous year: €142.1 billion), bringing the average daily volume to €5.6 billion.
Trading volume on Börse Frankfurt was €2.3 billion (previous year: €3.4 billion) and on Tradegate Exchange €7.5 billion (previous year: €8.2 billion).
Split by asset classes, equities amounted to €102.9 billion in the entire cash market. Trading in ETFs/ETCs/ETNs generated a turnover of €11.7 billion.
New Xetra EnLight service allows cleared RFQ block trading
July 1, 2019--CCP clearing reduces settlement and counterparty risks/available for all equities, ETFs and ETPs on Xetra/leading Market Makers welcome introduction
On Xetra, Europe's leading market for ETFs and German equities, a new functionality was introduced today that allows block trading outside the order book through an RFQ (Request for Quote) workflow.
The Xetra EnLight service is available for all equities, ETFs and ETPs and enables clients to leverage the full range of Deutsche Börse Group’s service offering: from trading, clearing and settlement to post-trade reporting and market data dissemination.
Swiss government triggers countermeasures in EU bourse battle
June 27, 2019--Switzerland on Thursday triggered measures to counter the European Commission's refusal to extend recognition to Swiss stock markets, plunging the two sides deeper into a standoff over a stalled partnership treaty.
Starting July 1, the Swiss will forbid European Union trading venues from offering or facilitating trading in certain equity securities of companies with a registered office in Switzerland. ch.
Amun lists a unique crypto basket tracker on SIX Swiss Exchange
June 27, 2019--Amun AG, a Swiss fintech aiming to facilitate access to crypto-asset investments, is excited to announce the launch of the Amun Bitwise Select 10 large cap crypto ETP (exchange traded product) listed today on the SIX Swiss Exchange, and based on the Bitwise 10 Select Large Cap Crypto Index.
Hany Rashwan, Amun Co-Founder and CEO, comments: "Of all the existing crypto products currently listed globally, the Amun Bitwise Select 10 ETP is uniquely the most diversified listed crypto product."
New on Xetra: Emerging Market ETF by Franklin Templeton on the Indian Equity Market
June 26, 2019--A new Franklin Templeton Exchange Traded Fund has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Wednesday.
The Franklin FTSE India UCITS ETF offers an investment in the performance of the Indian emerging market on the basis of the FTSE India 30/18 Capped Index, which tracks the large and mid cap stocks, weighted by market capitalisation.
Based on the previously listed Franklin FTSE China, Brazil and Korea ETFs, this investment also enables a diversified index composition with a maximum share weighting of up to 30 per cent for the largest issuers and up to 18 per cent for the other issuers.
The ETF is subject to a physical replication method and is available as a reinvestment asset class.
Name: Franklin FTSE India UCITS ETF
Asset class: Equity ETF
New VanEck ETF on Xetra: Video Gaming and eSports as passive investment product for the first time in Europe
June 26, 2019--A new VanEck Vectors Exchange Traded Fund has been tradable on Xetra and the Börse Frankfurt since Wednesday.
With the VanEck Vector Video Gaming and eSports UCITS ETF, investors can participate in the performance of the global video gaming and eSports segment for the first time in Europe.
The underlying MVIS Global Video Gaming and eSports Index includes companies that generate at least 50 per cent of their revenues from the development of video games, eSports and related software and gaming hardware. This ETF investment uses the proceeds as reinvestment.
Name: VanEck Vectors Video Gaming and eSports UCITS ETF
Asset class: Equity ETF
New iShares ETF on Xetra: Investment in the Chinese Stock Market
June 25, 2019--A new iShares ETF is tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Tuesday.
The iShares MSCI China UCITS ETF offers an investment in the performance of high and mid cap companies of the Chinese stock Market.
The underlying MSCI China Index includes A, B and H shares of companies domiciled in the People's Republic of China (PRC). In addition, the index includes securities of companies located outside the PRC that derive a large part of their income from the PRC or can allocate assets to it, so-called P- and Red Chips. Shares of foreign listed Chinese companies are also included, if they are listed on at least one of the stock exchanges in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong and are denominated in renminbi, US dollar or Hong Kong dollar. Inflows to the ETF are reinvested. Name: iShares MSCI China UCITS ETF
Asset class: Equity ETF
ISIN: IE00BJ5JPG56
Redefining Europe's economic sovereignty
June 25, 2019--This Policy Contribution delves into the position of the EU in the current global order. China and the United States increasingly trying to gain geopolitical advantage using their economic might. The authors examine the specific problems that China and the US pose for European economic sovereignty, and consider how the EU and its member states can better protect European economic sovereignty.
Europeans like to believe the European Union has the collective economic size and capacity to determine its own economic destiny. But the behaviour of others global powers is increasingly calling this ability into question. China and the United States, especially, do not separate economic interests from geopolitical interests in the same way the EU does. They are increasingly using economic connections, from cyberspace to financial links, to gain geopolitical advantage or to serve geopolitical goals.
Tabula brings five ETFs to BX Swiss
June 24, 2019--Tabula Investment Management has entered the Swiss market by launching five ETFs on the BX Swiss exchange, giving investors access to products targeting credit, high yield credit and volatility risk premia.
The products include:
TECC: Diversified long exposure to European high yield credit via protection seller position on iTraxx Crossover 5yr with minimal interest rate duration
TECS: Inverse European high yield credit via protection buyer position on iTraxx Crossover 5yr with minimal interest rate duration
TCEP: Diversified long exposure to primarily investment grade European credit via protection seller position: 80% iTraxx Main 5yr / 20% iTraxx Crossover 5yr with minimal interest rate duration
