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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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Source: ESMA
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.
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Source: FTSE Russell
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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Source: ESMA
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.)
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Solactive registered as a Benchmark Administrator under the European Benchmarks Regulation (BMR)
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.
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ECB-Euro area securities issues statistics: February 2019
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New J. P. Morgan ETFs on Xetra
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.
view more New UBS ETFs on Xetra: first ETF on S&P 500 with focus on sustainable US companies
Investors can choose between a distributing and an accumulating share class. The accumulating share class uses a hedging strategy to minimize the exchange rate risk between the base currency (US dollar) of the index components and the euro and is tradable in euros. The distributing share class is tradable in US dollars.
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ECB renews vow to hold rates steady until 'at least' end of 2019 view more
ESMA updates Q&A on MiFIR data reporting
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.
Source: ETFGI
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).
Source: Solactive
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.
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.
Source: ECB
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.
Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Markets
April 10, 2019--Since Wednesday, two new Exchange Traded Funds of UBS Global Asset Management have been tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt.
The new equity ETFs allow investors to invest in the performance of companies from the S&P 500 Index that meet strict sustainability criteria for the first time.
The S&P 500 ESG Index tracks 75 percent of the market capitalisation of the S&P 500 Index and includes U.S. equity companies that have a particularly high rating compared to their competitors in the areas of environmental protection, social responsibility and corporate governance. The index is weighted by market capitalisation.
Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Markets
April 10, 2019--The European Central Bank has left interest rates on hold at record lows and reiterated its commitment to keep monetary stimulus in place until the eurozone's economic slowdown reverses course.
In its latest monetary policy announcement on Wednesday the bank's governing council kept its benchmark main refinancing rate at zero and its deposit rate at minus 0.4 per cent.
Source: FT.com
April 10, 2019--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Questions and Answers on data reporting under the Market in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR).
The Q&As provide clarifications in relation to the requirements for submission of reference data under MiFIR. In particular, the Q&As relate to reporting obligations for trading venues operating on the basis of a specified list of instruments.view more
Source: ESMA