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Flow Traders releases October 2017 ETP market volumes
November 16, 2017--Flow Traders N.V. ("Flow Traders") (Euronext: FLOW), today releases the monthly ETP (Exchange Traded Products) market data for the month October 2017. This refers to general market data only.
In October 2017, the total Global ETP Assets under Management (AuM) grew to US$ 4,524bn from US$ 4,396bn in September (+2.9% month-on-month, source: BlackRock ETP Landscape October 2017).
That translates into a total Global ETP AuM in euro terms of €3,883bn versus €3,718bn in September 2017, with an EUR/USD FX rate of 1.1651,(rate end October 2017).
The average VIX for the month of October fell to 10.13 (versus 10.44 in September), with a low of 9.19 (versus 9.51 as a low in September) and a high of 11.30 (versus 12.23 in September) (Source: Bloomberg).
European market watchdog steps up scrutiny of closet trackers
November 16, 2017--National regulators asked to collect data on high-fee funds that track market indices
The European markets watchdog is to step up its scrutiny of so-called closet tracking amid growing condemnation of a practice widely decried as a form of mis-selling.
IMF Working Papers-Fiscal Spillovers in the Euro Area: Letting the Data Speak
November 15, 2017--Summary:
We estimate a panel VAR model that captures cross-country, dynamic interlinkages for 10 euro area countries using quarterly data for the period 1999-2016. Our analysis suggests that fiscal spillovers are significant and tend to be larger for countries with close trade and financial links as well, as for fiscal shocks originating from larger countries.
The current account appears to be the main channel of transmission, although strong trade integration among countries in the euro area and spillback effects tend to zero-out the net trade impact in some cases. A subsample analysis shows that the effects of fiscal policy have changed over time, with larger estimated domestic multipliers and spillovers between 2011 and 2014.
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ESMA updates its MiFID II Q&As on transparency
November 15, 2017--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Questions and Answers (Q&As) regarding transparency and market structure issues under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR)
The purpose of these Q&As is to promote common supervisory approaches and practices in the application of MiFID II and MiFIR. They provides responses to questions posed by the general public and market participants in relation to the practical application of transparency requirements.
view the ESMA Q&A on MiFID II and MiFIR transparency topics
ESMA updates MiFID II Q&A on market structure issues
November 15, 2017--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Questions and Answers (Q&As) regarding market structure issues under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR).
The purpose of these Q&As is to promote common supervisory approaches and practices in the application of MiFID II and MiFIR. They provides responses to questions posed by the general public and market participants in relation to the practical application of market structure issues. This update includes new answers regarding:
•Tick size regime;
view the Q&A on MiFID II and MiFIR market structures topics
Invesco PowerShares hires first Europe-based PM
November 15, 2017--Invesco PowerShares has hired its first Europe-based in-house portfolio manager, the company has announced.
The world's fourth-largest ETF provider has hired Raphael Stern as head of portfolio management EMEA.
Invesco PowerShares Hires EMEA Portfolio Manager
November 15, 2017--Invesco PowerShares, the world's fourth-largest ETF provider, has hired Raphael Stern as Head of Portfolio Management EMEA.
The hire reflects PowerShares' commitment to growing its market share in the UK and continental Europe in the wake of its recent acquisition of ETF provider Source.
ETF Securities Sells Platform to LGIM
November 15, 2017--ETF Securities Limited has agreed to sell its European Exchange Traded Fund platform, known as Canvas, to Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIM).
The ETF platform comprises an Irish-based UCITS fund and a UK-based investment manager and has $2.7* billion of AUM spread across 17 products. The Canvas team will be moving to LGIM.
Official Statistics: Forecasts for the UK economy: November 2017
November 15, 2017--A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in November 2017.
Forecasts for the UK economy is a monthly comparison of independent forecasts.
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OECD-Economic Survey of Switzerland 2017
November 14, 2017-The Swiss economy has shown considerable resilience to shocks, but economic growth remains slow, and per capita income levels still hover at levels attained before the global economic crisis.
Further reforms are needed to restore productivity growth, boost incomes and ensure that today's high living standards and levels of well-being are passed on to future generations, according to a new report from the OECD.
view the OECD Overview of the Economic Survey of Switzerland 2017
