New iShares ETFs on Xetra: Sustainable Emerging Markets Government Bonds and Corporate Bonds Worldwide
March 13, 2019--Since Wednesday, two further iShares ETFs are tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt.
The iShares J.P. Morgan ESG USD EM Bond UCITS ETF USD (Dist) allows investors to participate in the performance of US dollar-denominated government or quasi-government bonds of emerging markets.
The reference index includes government bonds with a high ESG rating. Issuers that have any interest in coal, tobacco or weapons and are named as violators of the United Nations Global Impact Principles for Corporate Sustainability are excluded from the index.
The iShares USD Corp Bond SRI 0-3yr UCITS ETF USD (Dist) allows investors to participate in the performance of investment grade US dollar-denominated corporate bonds with a residual maturity of three years or less and a minimum outstanding amount of US-Dollar 300 million.
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Source: Deutsche Börse Group
UBS AM launches inflation protection ETF
March 13, 2019--UBS Asset Management has launched a long duration US Treasury inflation linked ETF with embedded GBP-hedging on the London and Swiss stock exchanges.
The new fund broadens its inflation protection offering and enables pound sterling investors to position themselves in anticipation of potentially higher US inflation rates while mitigating foreign exchange risk.
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Source: citywireselector.com
Lyxor receivesTEEC certification for the Lyxor Green Bond (DR) UCITS ETF
March 13, 2019--Lyxor Asset Management has received the TEEC (energy and ecological transition for the climate) certification for the Lyxor Green Bond (DR) UCITS ETF, the world's first ETF[1] offering investors exposure to investment grade green bonds.
Launched two years ago on the basis of a Solactive index with support from the Climate Bonds Initiative, the Green Bond ETF is the first ETF to receive this label.
Introduced by the French government at the end of 2015 following the COP21, TEEC is the first national certification for private investment in the green economy.
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Source: Lyxor
Amundi to licence Solactive Flagship Equity and Fixed Income Indices
March 13, 2019--Solactive is pleased to announce that Amundi, Europe's largest asset management company with a total of € 1.425 tn in AuM, appointed Solactive as their index provider for the launch of their new ETF range, labeled "Amundi Prime ETF".
The new series contains nine Equity and Fixed Income ETFs, all utilizing Solactive indices as their underlying, and captivates with a progressive low-fee approach featuring just 0.05 percent of ongoing charges, corroborating the seismic shift in the ETF industry towards offering low-cost alternatives.
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Source: Solactive
Lyxor-Money Monitor February 2019 European ETFs flows accelerate
March 13, 2019--Net new assets in the European ETF market accelerated in February to reach €13.7bn. All categories (equities, fixed income, commodities and smart beta) enjoyed a positive month for the first time since last February. Equities attracted most of the inflows (€8.2bn) with three regions standing out: developed markets (+€2.8bn), global equities (+€3.4bn) and emerging markets (+€1.9bn).
Fixed income ETFs continued to enjoy massive inflows (+€5.4bn) driven by corporate bonds and emerging market government bonds (+€1.8bn and +€1.4bn respectively). Flows into Smart Beta strategies slowed but remained positive (+€462m) and commodities (+€200m) finally ended a month in the black after seven successive negative months
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Source: Lyxor
IMF-Greece: Economy Improves, Key Reforms Still Needed
March 12, 2019--Greece has now entered a period of economic growth that puts it among the top performers in the eurozone. It must now persevere with efforts to address crisis legacies and pursue needed reforms to ensure continued success, says the IMF in its recent assessment of the country's economy.
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Source: IMF
Business 'exasperated' after Brexit vote
March 12, 2019--Business groups are "exasperated" after the Prime Minister's EU withdrawal plan was again rejected by Parliament.
They called on MPs to shut down the possibility of a no-deal Brexit and come up with a clear EU exit plan.
The City UK, the finance industry body, said leaving without a deal "would be an own goal of historic proportions".
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Source: BBC
European Commission-Commission reviews relations with China, proposes 10 actions
March 12, 2019--Against the backdrop of China's growing economic power and political influence, the European Commission and the High Representative review European Union-China relations and the related opportunities and challenges.
Today, they are setting out 10 concrete actions for EU Heads of State or Government to discuss and endorse at the European Council of 21 March.
The European Union and China have committed to a comprehensive strategic partnership. Yet, there is a growing appreciation in Europe that the balance of challenges and opportunities China presents has shifted.
view the European Commission-Joint Communication 'EU-China-A Strategic Outlook'
Source: European Commission
ECB-Euro area securities issues statistics: January 2019
March 12, 2019--The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents was 2.1% in January 2019, compared with 1.9% in December.
For the outstanding amount of listed shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 0.7% in January 2019,compared with 0.8% in December.
Debt securities
New issuance of debt securities by euro area residents totalled EUR 749.9 billion in January 2019. Redemptions amounted to EUR 608.3 billion and net issues to EUR 141.6 billion. The annual growth rate of outstanding debt securities issued by euro area residents was 2.1% in January 2019,compared with 1.9% in December.
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Source: ECB
The European Union Budget, and Economic and Monetary Policy (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
March 12, 2019--This instrument revokes retained EU law relating to the EU budget, and revokes and partially restates EU law relating to economic and monetary policy, in order to address deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
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Source: gov.uk
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