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FLOW TRADERS ASSESSES NEW CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
November 14, 2017--The Dutch Central Bank (DNB) informed Flow Traders N.V. ("Flow Traders" or "the Company") (Euronext: FLOW) yesterday evening about its decision to amend capital requirements for investment firms dealing on their own account.
Starting 31 March 2018 Flow Traders and other investment firms dealing on their own account are required to meet the requirements of the EU Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR). Flow Traders is currently assessing the impact of these CRR capital requirements.
Clearstream's monthly report-Digitization and Fintech trends set to further increase speed of innovation
November 14, 2017--New technological developments in the fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, Robotics, Blockchain and the like, as well as the rise of Fintechs have increased the speed of change in the financial industry.
This new wave of technology has the potential to support the market to overcome certain barriers to harmonization, while delivering efficiency gains and supporting risk mitigation. And this development is set to continue over the next decade: trends in digitization will accelerate, and the challenge for established providers will be to find the correct means of collaborating with new business models and innovative technologies.
Consumer warning about the risks of investing in cryptocurrency CFDs
November 14, 2017--Contracts for differences (CFDs), including financial spread bets, with cryptocurrencies as the underlying investment are increasingly being marketed to consumers.
These products are extremely high-risk, speculative products. This warning is to inform consumers about the risks of buying them.
What are cryptocurrency CFDs?
CFDs are complex financial instruments which allow you to speculate on the price of an asset. They are often offered through online platforms.
ESMA updates MiFID II Q&A on commodity derivatives
November 14, 2017--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Questions and Answers (Q&As) regarding commodity derivatives under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR).
The purpose of this document is to promote common supervisory approaches and practices in the application of MiFID II and MiFIR in relation to commodity derivatives topics. It provides responses to questions posed by the general public and market participants in relation to the practical application of data reporting requirements.
ESMA updates Q&A on MiFIR data reporting
November 14, 2017--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Questions and Answers (Q&As) regarding data reporting under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR).
The purpose of this document is to promote common supervisory approaches and practices in the application of MiFID II and MiFIR in relation to regulatory data reporting topics.
DB-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-ETF Monthly Europe-Robust Equity flows across most regions
November 13, 2017--Data in this report is as of 31st October 2017.
European ETP Monthly Highlights (Assets, Flows & Launches):
Assets & Flows: Assets rose by €22bn MoM (Total Assets €651bn), Net
inflows +€7.6bn (YTD +€82.8bn)
10 New Launches: 6 Equity, 2 Fixed Income, 1 Commodity ETF and 1
Commodity ETC.
Investment Themes for the Month
Equities (+€6bn)-Winners: Global DM +€1.4bn, Japan +€1.3bn, Europe +€1.2bn, US +€1bn and EM +€0.5bn; Smart Beta covering all regions saw +€712mn inflows.
Regional flow drivers:
Europe (+€1.2bn): Regional (Euro STOXX 50 & MSCI EMU) were the major contributors. Mid Caps, Small Caps and Financials also benefitted.
Other regions (+€4.2bn): 1) Global DM inflows (MSCI World) 2) Japan
inflows (MSCI Japan USD Hedged & TOPIX) 3) US inflows (S&P 500) 4)
EM inflows (MSCI EM and MSCI EM IMI).
Fixed Income (+€1.2bn)-Inflows into all regions except EM; Winners: US +
€569mn, Global DM +€460mn, Europe +€333mn ; Losers: EM -€316mn.
Regional
flow drivers:
Europe (+€333mn): Inflows in Corporate Bonds offset by outflows from
others sub segments.
Other regions (+€0.7bn): 1) US inflows (Sovereign & Corporate IG), 2) Global DM inflows (mostly in Corporate IG) 3) EM outflows (entirely in Sovereign bonds).
Commodities (+€321mn)-Gold inflows (+€410mn), Crude Oil outflows (-€156mn).
Turnover: MoM turnover decreased by 2%
The total turnover activity into European ETPs decreased by 2% where total
turnover observed was (€57.4bn) compared to the last month's total (€58.7bn).
IMF-Europe: Engine for Global Trade, but Should Prepare for Rainy Day
November 13, 2017--Recovery in Europe has gained speed: overall real GDP growth is projected at 2.4 percent in 2017, faster than was expected in April 2017, and up from 1.7 percent in 2016.
In the euro area, growth has not been this even across the member countries for nearly two decades. In member countries that receive EU funds to help them bring their economies up to the level of their richer peers, an uptick in the flow of funds added to faster growth. In the United Kingdom, in turn, growth slowed when households felt the squeeze of a weaker pound.
view the IMF Regional Economic Outlook: Europe Hitting Its Stride November 2017
ESMA highlights ICO risks for investors and firms
November 13, 2017--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today issued two Statements on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), one on risks of ICOs for investors and one on the rules applicable to firms involved in ICOs.
ESMA has observed a rapid growth in ICOs globally and in Europe and is concerned that investors may be unaware of the high risks that they are taking when investing in ICOs.
Smart beta allocations to rise by a quarter in 3 years: Invesco
November 13, 2017--Faced with an increasingly difficult investment environment, a growing number of investors are looking to significantly increase allocations to smart beta strategies, according to a survey conducted by Invesco PowerShares.
The exchanged-traded fund provider spoke to 435 institutional and retail investors in six European markets, and found that allocation to smart beta strategies was expected to rise to 23% (from the current 13%) over the next three years.
Monday Morning Memo: Will ESG investing become the new normal?
November 13, 2017--Even though there is a lot of talk in Europe around sustainable investments, also known as using ESG (environmental/social/governance) criteria, it seems the majority of investors still do not invest in sustainable products. In this regard one needs to question why European investors are so reluctant to use sustainable investments.
I was really surprised that the latest research shows that some investors still believe the inclusion of ESG criteria leads to lower portfolio performance. But even more surprising was the finding that professional investors also do not integrate ESG criteria or use such a specific approach in their portfolio management processes, since they feel they don’t understand the differences between the diverging approaches.
