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ETFGI reports ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe gathered net inflows of US$2.15 Bn during April 2018
May 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 US$2.15 Bn in net inflows during April 2018, less than half of the net new assets gathered during the same month in 2017.
Year-to-date net inflows for 2018 reached US$29.55 Bn at the end of April which is less than the US$40.59 Bn in net inflows at this point last year. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
Highlights
Net new assets gathered by ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe were $2.15 Bn, which is less than half of the net new assets gathered in April 2017
April 2018 marked the 43rd consecutive month of net inflows into ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe
Due to market moves assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe increased by 0.54%, or $4.45 Bn, during April, to $830.21 Bn
Arkera appoints Townsend Lansing to scale offering
May 31, 2018--Arkera, a new AI-powered platform that helps self-directed investors make investment decisions by connecting news content to investment products, has hired Townsend Lansing as chief commercial officer.
Lansing, who has spent a decade in the growing exchange traded fund (ETF) sector, will oversee the deployment of Arkera's ETF platform for brokers and retail investors in Europe and North America.
New WisdomTree bond index ETFs launched on Xetra
May 30, 2018-Two exchange traded funds issued by WisdomTree are tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt as of Wednesday.
The WisdomTree AT1 CoCo Bond UCITS ETF-USD enables investors to participate in the performance of CoCo bonds (bonds that obligatorily convert to equity when triggered) issued by European financial institutions and are denominated in euros, US dollars or pounds sterling.
CoCo bonds are a form of hybrid debt security that are intended to either convert into equity or have their principal partially or completely written off, or written off by the issuer with the option of revaluation under certain circumstances. CoCos, like subordinated bonds, serve to absorb the issuer's capital losses before other higher-ranking liabilities. WisdomTree CBOE S&P 500 PutWrite UCITS ETF-USD Acc enables investors to invest in a collateralised put write option strategy. This strategy initially comprises the sale of S&P 500 put options traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE).
New Ossiam active ETF on sustainable US companies launched on Xetra
May 30, 2018--A new active exchange traded fund issued by Ossiam is tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt as of Wednesday.
The active ETF enables investors to participate in the performance of US stock corporations with a high ESG rating.
Index components must be included in the Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector Value Net TR Index and are selected by means of an active investment strategy based on environmental, social and governance factors as well as the company's carbon footprint.
Name: Ossiam ESG Low Carbon Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector UCITS ETF
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: IE00BF92LV92
Amundi adds to ESG push with corporate bond ETF launch
May 30, 2018--Amundi has launched a socially responsible US corporate bond ETF, in line with a growing market-wide trend towards passive ESG products.
The Amundi Index US Corp SRI-Ucits ETF DR invests in US dollar denominated investment grade corporate bonds, while applying an environmental, social and governance filter.
The ESG criteria exclude issuers involved in alcohol, tobacco, military weapons, gambling, adult entertainment, GMO and nuclear power.
New iShares ETF on Indian stock corporations launched on Xetra
May 30, 2018--A new exchange traded fund issued by iShares is tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt as of Wednesday.
The ETF enables investors to participate in the performance of high and mid-cap Indian stock corporations. The MSCI Emerging Markets India Net TR (USD) Index comprises equities from Indian companies that meet certain MSCI size, liquidity and free-float criteria.
The reference index currently comprises 79 companies and thus covers around 85 percent of the Indian equity universe.
Name: iShares MSCI lndia UCITS ETF
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: IE00BZCQB185
Ongoing charges p.a.: 0.65 percent
Distribution policy: distributing
ESMA updates its EMIR Q&As
May 31, 2018--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Questions and Answers (Q&As) regarding the implementation of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).
The Q&A provides clarification reporting to trade repositories.
The purpose of these Q&As is to promote common supervisory approaches and practices in the application of EMIR. They provide responses to questions posed by the general public and market participants in relation to the practical application of level 1 and level 2 provisions relating to transparency and market structures issues.
ESMA updates its MiFID II / MiFIR Q&As on transparency and market structures topics
May 29, 2018--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Questions and Answers regarding transparency and market structures issues under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR).
The Q&A provides clarification on the following topics:
the requirements to publish information on post-trade data 15 minutes after publication free of charge;
the publication of transactions and how to populate the field 'publication date and time';
pre-trade transparency requirements for voice trading systems;
Solactive Global Benchmark Series kicks off with the Global Developed Markets Large & Mid Cap Equity Index Family
May 29, 2018--Solactive has decided to take its benchmark offering to the next level by introducing its proprietary Global Benchmark Series (GBS). The Solactive Global Benchmark Series is one of the largest projects undertaken by the German index provider.
Once completed, the GBS will include around 2,000 equity indices, covering developed and emerging markets based on the Solactive Country Classification Framework.
The Solactive Developed Markets Large & Mid Cap benchmark indices aim to track the performance of 23 developed countries covering the top 85% in terms of free float market capitalization. The construction of the GBS follows a consistent bottom-up approach.
Invesco launches floating rate note ETFs on LSE, Xetra
May 29, 2018--Invesco is launching two floating rate note ETFs on Xetra, denominated in euros, and one more on the LSE, denominated in dollars, as it sees increasing investor demand for products that can help with concerns around rising interest rates.
The ETFs come after data suggests some 20% of flows to European fixed income ETFs went to FRN ETFs in 2017, and some 55% in the first quarter of 2018.
