National Statistics: UK official holdings of international reserves: February 2019
March 5, 2019--This release details movements in the international reserves of gold and assets held by the UK government.
view
Source: HM Treasury
BOE-Key elements of the 2019 stress test
March 5, 2019--The Bank of England's 2019 annual cyclical scenario (ACS) will test the resilience of the UK banking system to deep simultaneous recessions in the UK and global economies, a financial market stress, and an independent stress of misconduct costs
view the Bank of England March 2019 Stress testing the UK banking system: key elements of the 2019 annual cyclical scenario report
Source: Bank of England
ETF group targets CDS with new short crossover credit fund
March 4, 2019--Fixed income ETF provider Tabula Investment Management has launched a new passive fund as a way to short European sub-investment grade corporate credit, in a bid to make CDS indices more accessible.
The newly-launched Tabula European iTraxx Crossover Credit Short Ucits ETF (TECS) is a directly replicating ETF, which allows investors to buy protection on high yield credits through credit default swap positions in the European iTraxx Crossover index.
view more
Source: citywireselector.com
European Commission-Report on the implementation of the Circular Economy Action Plan
March 4, 2019--The European Commission has released a Comprehensive report on the implementation of the Circular Economy Action Plan.
view the European Commission Report on the implementation of the Circular Economy Action Plan
Source: European Commission
Monday Morning Memo: New Fee Models May Become a Competitive Edge for Fund Promoters
March 4, 2019--The European asset management industry had a rather rough start in 2019. In regard to this, it is not surprising there is a lot of discussion around current sales trends. From my perspective, these discussions may lead in the wrong direction since sales trends are often driven by the respective market environment and, therefore, are not under the control of the fund promoters.
That said, there are topics which can make a difference between the single fund promoters and, therefore, drive sales. One of these topics is the discussion about fees and expenses. Some asset managers complain about increasing regulatory burdens and the resultant increasing costs which lead to lower profits, as not all costs can be passed on to investors. Some large and well-established asset managers have reviewed their current pricing models and, as a result, are willing to test new ones. In more detail, this means these fund promoters are about to roll out funds with a very low base fee and a performance fee, which will remunerate the value added by the asset manager if the respective funds beat their benchmark; i.e. the fund promoter will only generate a significant income if the funds deliver a value-added compared to passive products for the investor.
view more
Source: Refinitiv
IMF Working Papers-How Effective is Macroprudential Policy? Evidence from Lending Restriction Measures in EU Countries
March 1, 2019--Summary:
This paper assesses the effectiveness of lending restriction measures, such as loan-to-value and debt-service-to-income ratios, in affecting developments in house prices and credit. We use data on 99 lending standard restrictions implemented in 28 EU countries over 1990–2018.
The results suggest that lending restriction measures are generally effective in curbing house prices and credit. However, the impact is delayed and reaches its peak only after three years. In addition, the impact is asymmetric, with tightening measures having weaker association with target variables compared to loosening measures. The association is stronger in countries outside of euro area and for legally-binding measures and measures involving sanctions. The results have practical implications for macroprudential authorities.
Boerse Stuttgart records February turnover of EUR 5,2 billion
March 1, 2019--Equities show significant increase in trading volume compared with January figures
Based on the order book statistics, Boerse Stuttgart generated turnover of around EUR 5.2 billion in February 2019. Securitised derivatives made up the largest share of the turnover.
The trading volume in this asset class was more than EUR 2.2 billion. Leverage products generated around EUR 1.2 billion. Investment products contributed EUR 1 billion to the total turnover.
view more
Source: Boerse Stuttgart
ETF growth surges on the back of European volatility, social conscience
March 1, 2019--Research from Greenwich associates finds ETF allocations grew by 50% in Europe last year, with further growth expected in 2019.
Allocations in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by institutional firms grew by 50% in Europe last year, according to research from Greenwich Associates.
A survey of 127 institutional investors found that ETFs now account for 15% of total assets among that group, despite increased market volatility throughout Europe over the last year.
view more
Source: thetradenews.com
Cash markets achieve turnover of 116.0 billion euros in February
March 1, 2019--Deutsche Börse's cash markets generated a turnover of €116.0 billion in February (previous year: €158.5 billion). €104.0 billion were attributable to Xetra (previous year: €143.4 billion), bringing the average daily volume to €5.2 billion.
Trading volume on Börse Frankfurt was €2.8 billion (previous year: €4.3 billion) and on Tradegate Exchange €9.2 billion (previous year: €10.8 billion). Split by asset classes, equities amounted to €104.3 billion in the entire cash market. Trading in ETFs/ETCs/ETNs generated a turnover of €10.1 billion. Turnover in bonds was €0.4 billion, in certificates €1.0 billion and in funds €0.1 billion. The DAX share with the highest turnover on Xetra in February was Wirecard AG with €6.8 billion.
view more
Source: Deutsche Börse Group
State Street goes big with new global equity ETF
March 1, 2019--State Street Global Advisors is targeting 'major' global equity opportunities with the launch of a broad ETF aimed at unlocking returns from across $40 trillion-worth of investable assets.
SSGA has launched a SPDR MSCI World Ucits ETF which is available on the Xetra exchange. It will launch on the London Stock Exchange, Borsa Italiana and Euronext on 4 March and on SIX Swiss Exchange in due course.
view more
Source: citywireselector.com
If you are looking for a particuliar article and can not find it, please feel free to contact us for assistace.