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ESMA reports on accepted market practices under MAR
January 16, 2019--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today its annual report on the application of accepted market practices (AMP) in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR).
AMPs are a defence against allegations of market manipulation. In particular, dealings in financial markets which are carried out for legitimate reasons and in conformity with an established AMP will not constitute market manipulation.
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Source: ESMA
BNPP AM strengthens sales team in Germany
January 16, 2019--BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has appointed Katharina Anna Rost to its ETF and Indexed Fund Solutions team in Germany, strengthening its sales capability and supporting its growth in the DACH region, effective 7 January 2019.
Rost reports to Claus Hecher, head of Sales Development for ETFs and Indexed Fund Solutions in Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland. In this new role she will focus on promoting indexed fund solutions, including the BNP Paribas Easy range, to German investors.
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Source: investmenteurope.net
Lyxor lists Green Bond ETF in Sweden
January 16, 2019--On Tuesday 15th January, Lyxor launched our Green Bond ETF on the Nasdaq OMX Stockholm exchange.
The Lyxor Green Bond (DR) UCITS ETF (listing code LYXGREEN SS) was the world's first green bond ETF, and this is Lyxor's first Swedish listing.
We're committed to the Nordic region and to helping Swedish investors access funds with an environmental purpose.
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Source: Lyxor
Solactive Global Gold Giants Index launched as underlying for new Harvest Portfolios Group ETF
January 15, 2019--Solactive is pleased to announce the launch of the Solactive Global Gold Giants Index, which will be used as the underlying of Harvest Portfolios Group Inc.'s Harvest Global Gold Giants Index ETF (TSX: HGGG).
The Index intends to track the price movements of the 20 largest gold mining companies by company market capitalization listed on a regulated stock exchange in North America, Australia or in certain European countries.
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Source: Solactive
Flow Traders releases December 2018 ETP Market statistics
January 15, 2019--Flow Traders N.V. ("Flow Traders") (Euronext: FLOW), today releases the monthly ETP (Exchange Traded Products) market statistics for December 2018. This refers to general market observations only.
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Source: Flow Traders
New L&G ETFs on Xetra with focus on sustainability
January 15, 2019--Since Tuesday five new Exchange Traded Funds from L&G are tradable via Xetra and Bö;rse Frankfurt.
The five new equity ETFs give investors the opportunity to participate in the performance of large and medium-sized companies from a) various industrialised countries in the Pacific region excluding Japan, b) European industrialised countries excluding Great Britain, c) Japan, d) USA or e) worldwide.
Excluded are companies active in pure coal mining, in the production of controversial weapons or which have violated at least one of the fundamental principles of the UN Global Compact over a continuous period of three years. The UN Global Compact is a catalogue of internationally accepted standards on human rights, labour, the environment and corruption.
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Source: Deutsche Börse Group
British Parliament rejects Theresa May's Brexit deal, leaving withdrawal from E.U. and prime minister's political future in doubt
January 15, 2019--With just 73 days to go until Britain is scheduled to leave the European Union, lawmakers Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected-by a vote of 432 to 202-the withdrawal deal painstakingly negotiated between Prime Minister Theresa May and her European counterparts.
The landslide vote was pure humiliation for a British leader who has spent the past two years trying to sell her vision of Brexit to a skeptical public, and her failure raised serious questions about how- and if-Britain will leave the E.U. as promised on March 29.
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Source: Washington Post
Invesco joins low-cost ETFs arms race with US funds
January 14, 2019--Invesco has stepped up its efforts in Europe's increasingly competitive low-cost ETFs market with the launch of a range of US Treasury Bond ETFs with ongoing fund charges of 0.6% to 0.10%.
The funds-which cover 1-3 years, 3-7 years, 7-10 years and a broad, full maturity spectrum-will be available to trade in US dollar or GBP terms on the London Stock Exchange.
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Source: citywireselector.com
Tabula Launches European High Yield ETF
January 14, 2019--New European Credit UCITS ETF offers liquid exposure to 75 Crossover credits
Unlike traditional cash bond funds, exposed to minimal interest rate risk
Equal weighting avoids large sector biases, focusing mainly on corporates
Can be used for strategic allocations or tactical positions
European fixed income ETF provider Tabula Investment Management Limited has launched the Tabula European iTraxx Crossover Credit UCITS ETF offering passive exposure to European sub-investment grade corporate credit with limited interest rate risk compared to traditional bond indices. The ETF is the first directly replicating UCITS ETF giving beta exposure to Credit Default Swaps (CDS), in this case high yield credits, through positions in the European iTraxx Crossover index.
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Source: Tabula Investment Management Limited
Brexit spells trouble for Europe's 660tn Euros derivatives market
January 14, 2019--Reclassification of futures contracts could push up margin requirements
As investors wait for the UK's vote on the Brexit withdrawal agreement, banks and brokers have already accepted that, from March 29, Europe will be split into two distinct capital markets.
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Source: FT.com
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