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JPMorgan makes six hires for European ETF business
June 7, 2018--JPMorgan Asset Management has bolstered its new European exchange traded funds business with six appointments, building out its footprint in several key markets outside the US.
The US bank-owned asset manager, which manages around $5bn in ETF assets globally, launched its European ETF business in March last year to take advantage of continued rapid growth in the ETF market-where it lags far behind rivals like BlackRock.
London Stock Exchange's glitch: Just the latest high-profile outage to rile traders
June 7, 2018--Our technology has become so advanced that markets are never hit by glitches, right?
Not at all. The London Stock Exchange's one-hour delay to its open on Thursday is only the latest high-profile malfunction to rile up traders.
In Thursday's incident, the operator of the U.K.’s main bourse blamed a "technical software issue," which has now been resolved, for the opening auction’s delayed start at 9 a.m. London time, or 4 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time, rather than the usual 8 a.m.
Fintech start-up Revolut grabs 2 million users and plans to launch commission-free trading service
June 7, 2018--Revolut's trading platform "Wealth" will let users invest in a range of firms listed publicly in the U.K. and the U.S.
Revolut doubled its user count just months after it said it had passed the 1 million user mark in November 2017.
CEO Nikolay Storonsky said Revolut expects its main competition to come from tech giants like Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google.
New Lyxor multi-factor ETF launched on Xetra
June 7, 2018--ETF offers investors access to large and mid-cap companies around the world
A new exchange traded fund issued by Lyxor International Asset Management is tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt as of Thursday.
The equity index ETF enables investors to participate in the performance of large and mid-cap companies from industrialised countries.
The benchmark index aims to offer absolute performance with low volatility and a low correlation with the broad spectrum of the equity market. The companies in the benchmark index are selected on the basis of six factors: size, value, momentum, low volatility, profitability and investment. The benchmark index also contains a short position on a broad capitalisation-weighted index in order to minimise the total beta of the equity market. The strategy includes leverage, which amplifies the up-ward and downward movements.
Name: Lyxor Scientific Beta Developed Long/Short UCITS ETF-EUR-Acc
ESMA 1Q18 RISK DASHBOARD SEES COMPLEX PRODUCTS AND VOLATILITY AS KEY RISKS
June 6, 2018--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today the latest iteration of its Risk Dashboard,covering risks in the EU's securities markets for 1Q2018. ESMA's overall risk assessment remains unchanged from 4Q17 at high levels.
Consumer risks posed by complex products key concern
ESMA remains concerned about risks posed to investors, which have been mounting across a range of products. Therefore, ESMA has, following its earlier risk alert on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), issued a pan-EU warning to consumers regarding the risks of buying Virtual Currencies. To protect investors from undue risk-taking, ESMA also brought in a temporary prohibition of Binary Options and leverage restrictions on Contracts for Difference (CFDs) using its new product intervention powers under the Market in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR).
view the ESMA Risk Dashboard No. 2 2018
Banks feel the heat as investors exit eurozone equities
June 6, 2018--Investors pull nearly $11bn from European equity ETFs in past three months.
Investors have pulled nearly $11bn out of European equity exchange traded funds in the past three months, with financials bearing the brunt of withdrawals.
During May, more than $3.7bn worth of investment left Europe equity ETFs on a net basis, with vehicles that track German, Italian and Spanish stocks seeing significant net outflows in particular.
STOXX Research Monthly Index News May: Investors remain on edge
June 6, 2018--Investors remained on edge in May, even as an ongoing economic expansion helped the STOXX(R) Global 1800 Index post a 0.4% gain, when measured in US dollars, for the month.
The US administration again moved to limit imports, hastening concerns that a trade war is brewing -not just with China but also with other partners around the world. Some emerging markets were hit by a run on their currencies, as investors sold off markets most vulnerable to rising US interest rates. The STOXX(R) Emerging Markets 1500 Index slid 4.6% in the month.
But it was the political situation in Italy, where a government made up of euroskeptic parties was eventually formed, that wreaked real havoc as the month drew to an end-even if much of the sell-off was later undone. Investors fear a repetition of the anti-euro campaign that destabilized markets a couple of years ago. As a result, the EURO STOXX 50(R) Index led losses in May among regional indices.
National Statistics: UK official holdings of international reserves: May 2018
June 5, 2018--This monthly release shows details of movements in the UK's official holdings of international reserves, or assets. These consist of gold, foreign currency assets and International Monetary Fund assets.
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Scout24, Delivery Hero and Puma to be included in MDAX
June 5, 2018--On Tuesday, Deutsche Börse announced changes to its selection indices, which will become effective on 18 June 2018. Scout24 AG, Delivery Hero AG and Puma SE will be included in the MDAX index and will replace the shares of STADA Arzneimittel AG, Krones AG and alstria office REIT-AG.
As of 13 July 2018, STADA will change from the segment Prime Standard into General Standard and therefore no longer fulfils the criteria to remain in the indices. The inclusion of Delivery Hero AG and Puma SE is based on the fast entry rule; both companies are eligible for the index inclusion due to their market capitalisation and order book turnover.
Boerse Stuttgart generates turnover of around EUR 6 billion in May
June 4, 2018--Trading volume in all asset classes up on previous month
According to its order book statistics, Boerse Stuttgart generated turnover of around EUR 6 billion in May 2018.
Securitised derivatives accounted for the largest share of the turnover. The trading volume in this asset class was around EUR 2.7 billion. This represents an increase of 18 percent in comparison with the previous month. Leverage products generated turnover of more than EUR 1.5 billion-an upsurge of around 9 percent on the same period of the previous year. Investment products accounted for around EUR 1.2 billion of the total turnover. This represents an increase of more than 26 percent compared with the previous month.
