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Concerns grow as colour drains swiftly from eurozone economy
July 31, 2018--Concerns over a sharp slowdown in the eurozone are rising with its economy growing at its weakest rate in two years, reversing a bumper 2017.
The UK is now expected to have overtaken the eurozone in the second quarter of this year, after official figures showed that the bloc's economy expanded by only 0.3 per cent between April and June compared with the previous three months. The UK is expected to have grown by 0.4 per cent when the first estimates are released in a fortnight's time.
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Source: The Times
HANetf Confirms Authorised Participants Ahead of ETF Launches
July 31, 2018--First key ETF liquidity providers confirmed
Barriers to entry to European ETF markets lowered by first European independent white-label
ETF platform
HANetf, Europe's first independent 'white-label' UCITS ETF platform,
confirms the first tranche of Authorised Participants (AP's) that will provide essential liquidity to onplatform funds. The companies are leading global market making firms with extensive knowledge and
experience providing deep and efficient ETF markets on most major European stock exchanges.
HANetf will further expand the range of APs to create one of the most extensive AP and market making
networks in the European ETF market.
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Source: Hanetf
ETFGI reports that ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe gathered net inflows of US$661 million during June 2018, the lowest net inflows since May 2015
July 31, 2018--ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe gathered net new assets of US$661 million during June 2018, marking the 45th consecutive month of net inflows.
These were the lowest net inflows since May 2015. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
Highlights
ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe gathered net new assets of $661 Mn during June 2018, marking the 45th consecutive month of net inflows.
Fixed Income products gathered the largest net inflows during June, while Equity ETFs/ETPs experienced the largest net outflows.
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Source: ETFGI
S&P Dow Jones Indices Europe Dashboard
July 31, 2018--Summary
European equities posted steady gains in July as last month's focus on trade tensions and political risk largely gave way to earnings figures, economic data, and central bank guidance. The S&P Europe 350 gained 3.22%, with nearly all countries contributing positively to returns.
This month, British Prime Minister Theresa May survived multiple cabinet resignations over her "Chequers plan" for Brexit. The S&P United Kingdom underperformed broader EU equities, gaining 1.46% in sterling; less in euros.
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Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices
IMF Country Focus Greece: Much Progress, but Action Needed to Address Crisis Legacies, Boost Inclusive Growth
July 31, 2018--Greece has successfully eliminated its extraordinarily high fiscal and current account deficits, and restored growth. It must now take action to address crisis legacies and boost inclusive growth, says the IMF in its annual health check of the country's economy.
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Source: IMF
iSTOXX Developed Markets B.R.AI.N. Index licensed to Coincapital
July 31, 2018--STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche B&oum;erse Group's index business and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, has licensed the iSTOXX Developed Markets B.R.AI.N. Index to the Canadian Coin Capital Investment Management Inc (Coincapital).
The index uses FactSet Revere data to identify sectors likely to benefit from increased prevalence of four different themes: biotechnology, robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and nanotechnology.
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Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Market
Jane Street Chooses Amsterdam for Post-Brexit ETF Trading Base
July 30, 2018--Europe's second-largest ETF trader already employs 5 in city.
Amsterdam is becoming a center for traders and trading venues
Jane Street Financial Ltd., Europe's second-biggest trader of exchange-traded funds, will serve its European Union clients from a new office in Amsterdam after Brexit.
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Source: Bloomberg
ESMA updates the Questions and Answers on ESMA's temporary product intervention measures
July 30, 2018--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Questions and Answers on ESMA's temporary product intervention measures on the marketing, distribution or sale of CFDs and binary options to retail clients based on Article 40 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 (the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation, MiFIR).
The Q&A provides clarification on the scope of the temporary product intervention measures in relation to turbo certificates and structured finance products. The purpose of this Q&A is to promote common supervisory approaches and practices in the application of ESMA's temporary product intervention measures in relation to the marketing, distribution or sale of CFDs and Binary options to retail clients. It aims at market participants.
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Source: ESMA
ESMA finds shortcomings in national supervision of efficient portfolio management by UCITS
July 30, 2018--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has found that national regulators need to improve their supervision of Undertakings for Collective Investments in Transferable Securities (UCITS) engaging in efficient portfolio management techniques (EPM).
A recent peer review by ESMA, which assessed the level of compliance of six national competent authorities (NCAs) with its Guidelines on EPM, found a number of shortcomings in certain NCAs' approaches when supervising the use of EPM by UCITS.
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Source: ESMA
Monday Morning Memo: Have European fund investors started to change their asset allocation?
July 29, 2018--Looking at the headline figures, first half 2018 could be considered a business-as-usual period for the European fund industry, since the assets under management (+€10.7 tr) increased in the first and second quarters of the year. But a closer look at the underlying trends shows that the recent geopolitical uncertainty and discussions of possible new tariffs in the U.S., which may result in a trade war, caused investors to change their asset allocations.
Assets Under Management in the European Fund Industry
The assets under management in the European fund industry increased from €10.4 tr to €10.7 tr over first half 2018. This increase was mainly driven by the performance of the underlying markets (+€178.1 bn), while net sales contributed €59.8 bn.
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Source: Detlef Glow, Thomson Reuters