Brexit: EU summit agrees delay until 31 October
April 11, 2019--EU leaders agreed late Wednesday evening at their special summit to give the United Kingdom an extension of Article 50 until the end of October 2019.
Their decision was taken in agreement with the UK.
"Such an extension should last only as long as necessary and, in any event, no longer than 31 October," said the Council Conclusions. "If the withdrawal agreement is ratified by both parties before this date, the withdrawal will take place on the first day of the following month."
"Largely positive" results for European ETF flows in Q1
April 11, 2019--Inflows into European ETFs were "largely positive" in the first quarter, despite a minor slowdown in March, according to figures from Amundi Asset Management.
Reaching &euro:25 billion, these new net flows were primarily driven by fixed income products, the report found.
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Investors flee UK stock funds on Brexit worries
April 11, 2019--Investors withdrew $304.5m from funds that invest in UK shares for the week ending Wednesday, extending the total for the year past $1bn and to $24.8bn since the vote three years ago, according to EPFR Global data.
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ESMA-Q&A on Prospectus Related
April 11, 2019--ESMA has published the ESMA- Q&A on Prospectus Related Topics.
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FTSE Russell-Four factors fueling Europe's ETF fixed income surge
April 11, 2019--ETF usage among institutional investors in Europe has been on the rise, and fixed income ETFs have been a key driver behind this growth. European institutions surveyed in a recent Greenwich Associates study indicated that fixed income ETFs as a percentage of their portfolios more than doubled from 2017 to 2018.1
As fixed income ETF inflows in Europe continue to pick up steam, we've identified four primary reasons behind this trend.
Reason 1: European institutions are becoming more comfortable with the ETF structure
The rapid growth of ETFs has given rise to many ETF misconceptions. One such myth is that ETF trading contributes to market volatility. However, more European investors are discovering that quite the opposite is true. In fact, a growing number of them have found ETFs to be useful tools during times of volatility, particularly in fixed income markets.
EBA updates list of diversified indices
April 11, 2019--The European Banking Authority (EBA) updated today the list of diversified indices, which was originally published in December 2013. The list is part of the implementing technical standards (ITS) drafted to calculate the capital requirements for position risk in equities according to the standardised rules. The list was updated according to the procedure and methodology laid down in the ITS and submitted to the European Commission for endorsement.
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ETFGI reports assets invested in the European ETF and ETP industry reached a new record US$859.51 billion at the end of March 2019
April 11, 2019-- ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe gathered net inflows of US$6.10 billion in March, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$31.59 billion, more than the US$27.27 Bn gathered at this point last year.
Assets invested in the European ETF/ETP industry finished the month up 1.09%, from US$850.28 billion at the end of February, to US$859.51 billion, according to ETFGI's March 2019 European ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
Highlights
April 11th marks the 19th anniversary of the listing of the first ETF in Europe
Assets invested in the European ETF/ETP industry reach $859.51 Bn in March 2019, the highest on record.
Assets invested in the European ETF/ETP industry have risen 11.95% year-to-date.
54th consecutive month of net inflows into ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe.
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Solactive registered as a Benchmark Administrator under the European Benchmarks Regulation (BMR)
April 10, 2019--Solactive is pleased to announce that it is registered as a Benchmark Administrator under the European Benchmarks Regulation (BMR). This event enables the company to provide superior indexing services throughout Europe for years to come.
Solactive successfully registered nearly 1,700 indices with the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin).
Published in the ESMA Benchmark Administrators Register on 9 April 2019, Solactive achieved registration well before the end of the transitional period of 1 January 2020. The registration underlines Solactive’s commitment to high standards in benchmark administration in order to foster the quality, reliability, and integrity of its benchmarks.
ECB-Euro area securities issues statistics: February 2019
April 10, 2019--The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents increased from 2.2% in January 2019 to 2.6% in February.
For the outstanding amount of listed shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 0.6% in February 2019, compared with 0.7% in January.
Debt securities
New issuance of debt securities by euro area residents totalled EUR 658.2 billion in February 2019. Redemptions amounted to EUR 571.6 billion and net issues to EUR 86.6 billion. The annual growth rate of outstanding debt securities issued by euro area residents increased from 2.2% in January 2019 to 2.6% in February.
New J. P. Morgan ETFs on Xetra
April 10, 2019-Three new J. P. Morgan Exchange Traded Funds have been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Wednesday.
The JPMorgan ETFs (Ireland) ICAV-USD Ultra-Short Income UCITS ETF gives investors the opportunity to participate in the performance of short-term euro-denominated investment grade debt securities.
These debt instruments may carry both fixed and variable interest rates. The Active ETF does not replicate a benchmark index but holds a dynamic portfolio of actively selected and managed assets.
The JPMorgan ETFs (Ireland) ICAV-BetaBuilders US Equity UCITS ETF offers investors an investment in the performance of US equity companies. The benchmark index includes companies with large to mid caps, primarily in the information technology, healthcare and financial services sectors. Investors can choose between a distributing and an accumulating share class.