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Algos all go?
May 2, 2018--Most academic studies find that algorithmic trading improves the quality of financial markets in normal times by boosting market liquidity (so larger trades can be executed more quickly at lower cost) and enhancing price efficiency (so market prices better reflect all value-relevant information).
But what about in times of market stress? In a recent paper looking at the removal of the Swiss franc cap, we find that algorithmic trading provided less liquidity than usual, at worse prices, and that its contribution to efficient pricing dropped to near zero. Market quality benefits from a diversity of participants pursuing different trading strategies, but it seems this was undermined in this episode by commonalities in the way algorithms responded.
Increase in sector investing and sector ETFs amongst UK wealth managers
May 2, 2018--Over half (53 percent) of the 50 UK wealth managers survey revealed they use sector exchange-traded fund (ETF) investment strategies, according to SPDR ETF.
According to the research, one in five said they are using them more today than they were 12 months ago, while 44 percent are expecting sector ETFs to be used more over the next 12 months.
When choosing a sector ETF, 40 percent of the wealth managers said liquidity is the most important selection criterion.
Introducing the EDHEC-Princeton Retirement Goal-Based Investing Index Series-an answer to the retirement problem
May 2, 2018--Introducing the EDHEC-Princeton Retirement Goal-Based Investing Index Series-an answer to the retirement problem
With the growing need to supplement public and private retirement benefits with voluntary contributions, individuals are becoming increasingly responsible for their own retirement savings and investment decisions.
This global trend poses substantial challenges to individuals, who typically lack the expertise required to make such complex financial decisions. Unfortunately, current investment products such as target date funds that are often used as default options in retirement accounts, hardly provide a solution to investors' and households' replacement income needs in retirement.
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Societe Generale to launch new range of Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) for UK Investors
May 2, 2018--Societe Generale, one of the leading European financial services groups, has listed 74 ETPs on the London Stock Exchange, so UK sophisticated retail and professional investors can leverage their exposures to equities, commodities and currencies.
The launch is one of the largest seen in the leveraged ETP sector, in the UK. It includes products covering four of the world's most prominent indexes-S&P 500, FTSE 100, DAX, and Euro Stoxx 50. The launch also includes coverage of hard commodities (oil, silver, gold, copper and natural gas) and currencies (GBP/USD, EUR/USD and JPY/USD).
Monday Morning Memo: Are European fund investors in "risk-on" mode?
April 30, 2018--Looking at the headline figures, first quarter 2018 could be considered a business-as-usual quarter for the European fund industry, since the assets under management (+€10.5 tr) hit a new all-time high at the end of March. After a year of record inflows the European fund industry enjoyed further net inflows of €81.5 bn over the course of first quarter 2018.
Assets Under Management in the European Fund Industry
The assets under management in the European fund industry increased from €10.4 tr to €10.5 tr over first quarter 2018. This increase was mainly driven by net new sales (+€81.5 bn), while the market performance contributed €21.3 bn net.
Since ETFs have become an important part of the European fund industry, it is essential to review that market segment separately to get a better picture of the underlying trends in the market.
S&P Dow Jones Indices-Europe Dashboard
April 30, 2018--Summary
A strong start to the earnings season and easing geopolitical tensions competed with concerns of a trade war to hold the market's attention in April. Fundamentals won the day; the S&P Europe 350 gained 4.76%, pushing the European equity benchmark into the black for 2018.
Energy led the way among equity sectors this month, outperforming in Europe by a whopping 8% in total return.
Mifid II regime shines light on trading relations
April 29, 2018--From Monday, asset managers must show the top five brokers they have used for trading over a calendar year, for each class of financial instrument. They must also show they are getting the best prices on their share, bond and derivative deals.
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UK and Germany offer widest choice in ETFs and trackers
April 29, 2018--Low-cost tracker funds that follow an index are attracting growing interest from investors who have become disenchanted with the inconsistent performance and high fees of active managers that try to pick winning stocks.
The use of index trackers and exchange traded funds among retail investors in Europe lags well behind the US where ETFs are far more widely used by financial advisers.
New SPDR-ETF on UK stock corporations launched on Xetra
April 27, 2018--ETF tracks around 98 percent of market capitalisation on UK market
A new exchange traded fund issued by State Street Global Advisors is tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt as of Friday.
The SPDR FTSE UK All Share UCITS ETF (Dist) gives investors comprehensive access to the UK stock market.
The FTSE All-Share Index comprises all stock corporations that meet the size and liquidity criteria and are listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).It therefore covers the investment universes of the FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and FTSE Small Cap Index, and around 98 percent of the market capitalisation of the UK market. The index components are weighted according to their market capitalisation.
Name: SPDR FTSE UK All Share UCITS ETF (Dist)
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: IE00BD5FCF91
Ongoing charges p.a.: 0.20 percent
Euro area economic and financial developments by institutional sector: fourth quarter of 2017
April 27, 2018--Euro area saving (net, as a percentage of disposable income) was higher in the fourth quarter of
2017 than in the same quarter of the previous year. Total euro area non-financial investment
(net) increased owing to higher investment by households and non-financial corporations
(NFCs).
Euro area net lending to the rest of the world decreased compared with the year before.
The household debt to GDP ratio was lower compared with the previous year and decreased to 58.1%.
The debt-to-GDP ratio of non-financial corporations decreased compared with the year before and stood at 131.6%. Gross non-financial investment of NFCs increased at a lower annual rate (3.4% after 4.1% in the previous quarter).
