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Euronext goes live with new cash markets trading platform
July 10, 2018--Optiq platform goes live providing access to trading across all asset classes on Euronext's exchanges.
Pan-European exchange Euronext has launched its new cash markets trading platform for equities, structured products, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and fixed income.
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Source: thetradenews.com
Monday Morning Memo: Review of the European ETF Market, June 2018
July 16, 2018--The promoters of ETFs in Europe enjoyed net inflows for June. However, these inflows were not enough to offset the negative market impacts. As a result the assets under management in the European ETF industry decreased from €665.8 bn (as of May 3, 2018) to €660.4 bn at the end of June 2018.
The decrease of €5.4 bn for June was driven by the performance of the underlying markets (-€6.3 bn), while net sales contributed a positive €0.9 bn to the assets under management in the European ETF segment.
With regard to the overall number of products, it was not surprising that equity funds (€471.5 bn) held the majority of the assets, followed by bond funds (€156.5 bn), commodity products (€21.3 bn), "other" funds (€6.5 bn), money market funds (€3.4 bn), mixed-asset funds (€0.7 bn), and alternative UCITS products (€0.4 bn).
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Source: Detlef Glow, Thomson Reuters
Monday Morning Memo: Spotlight on the Concentration at the Promoter Level in the European ETF Industry
July 9, 2018--After the announcement on July 3, 2018, of the takeover of the Commerzbank Equities Markets and Commodities (EMC) unit by Societe Generale, some market observers are speaking about possible further consolidation in the European ETF industry.
There are also concerns that the concentration of the market is increasing further, since this takeover means that ComStage (the ETF promoter of Commerzbank) might now become integrated into Lyxor ETF (the ETF promoter of Societe Generale).
But are these fears of increasing concentration actually justified, and is the European ETF industry really in a consolidation mode?
At first look both assumptions seem to be correct, since this recent takeover means there is one fewer active promoter in the European market. But, as I have written in several market reviews, I don’t see a real consolidation. There are always new market entries into the European ETF market, and real consolidation would mean the number of ETF promoters would actually shrink over a longer period, 12 months or even longer.
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Source: Thomson Reuters
Swiss Stock Exchange Operator Plans to Launch Crypto Exchange
July 6, 2018--SIX, the firm that operates and owns the Swiss stock exchange, has announced plans to launch a fully regulated digital cryptocurrency exchange.
The firm says it plans to launch "the first market infrastructure in the world" which will "offer a fully integrated end-to-end trading" while providing a safe environment where digital assets can be issued and existing securities and non-bankable assets can be tokenized.
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Source: bitcoinmagazine.com
IMF Working paper-Trend Inflation and Inflation Compensation
July 6, 2018--Summary:
This paper incorporates market-based inflation expectations to the growing literature on trend inflation estimation, and finds that there has been a significant decline in euro area trend inflation since 2013. This finding is robust to using different measures of long-term inflation expectations in the estimation, both market-based and surveys.
That evidence: (i) supports the expansion of ECB's UMP measures since 2015; (ii) provides a metric to monitor long-term inflation expectations following their introduction, and the likelihood of a sustained return of inflation towards levels below, but close to, 2% over the medium term.
view the IMF Working paper-Trend Inflation and Inflation Compensation
Source: IMF
Two new UBS ETFs on Xetra: multifactor strategies for equities from the EMU or industrialised countries worldwide
July 5, 2018--Two exchange traded funds (ETFs) issued by UBS Global Asset Management have been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Thursday.
The two equity ETFs enable investors to participate in the performance of companies selected on the basis of the six risk factors of momentum, value, quality, return, volatility and size.
UBS ETF-MSCI EMU Select Factor Mix UCITS ETF (EUR) A-acc comprises small, mid and large cap companies from the European Monetary Union.
UBS (Irl) ETF plc-MSCI World Select Factor Mix UCITS ETF (USD) A-dis comprises companies from a total of 23 different industrialised countries.
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Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Market
WisdomTree ETFs on Xetra: investment-grade euro bonds
July 5, 2018--Four new exchange traded funds issued by WisdomTree are tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt as of Thursday.
The four new bond ETFs enable investors to participate in the performance of investment-grade fixed-income bonds denominated in euros.
The bonds included in the reference indices have a remaining maturity of at least one year and an outstanding volume of at least €300 million. In each case, investors can choose between an accumulating and a distributing unit class.
WisdomTree EUR Government Bond Enhanced Yield UCITS ETF- EUR and WisdomTree EUR Government Bond Enhanced Yield UCITS ETF-EUR Acc exclusively comprise government bonds from countries in the European Monetary Union.
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Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Market
Solactive combines ESG, low volatility, and high dividend yield in new index concept
July 5, 2018-Solactive is pleased to announce the launch of the Climate and Energy Transition Index, an index tracking the performance of companies that show the best commitment to energy transition in their sectors while exhibiting low volatility and high dividend yield characteristics.
The index is based on a methodology developed by Natixis in collaboration with Sustainalytics, a leading global provider of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) research and ratings.
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Source: Solactive AG
Germany's Economic Outlook in Six Charts
July 5, 2018--Germany's economic performance has been impressive, with growth rising to 2.5 percent in 2017. The current upswing presents a golden opportunity for bolder action to address the country's medium-term challenges and shape a brighter future, said the IMF in its latest annual assessment of the economy.
1. Germany's economic momentum is expected to persist in 2018. Business investment is expected to be dynamic. With strong job growth and unemployment falling to new post-reunification lows, rising wages should provide a boost to private consumption. Higher wage growth and stronger imports would also help bring down Germany's large current account surplus, which stood at 8¼ percent of GDP in 2017.
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Source: IMF
Brexit prompts asset managers to revamp distribution strategies
July 4, 2018--Brexit prompts asset managers to revamp distribution strategies. New products likely to be launched in Luxembourg, Ireland and UK, says State Street
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Source: FT.com