ESMA publishes first MiFID II position management controls for commodity derivatives
January 9, 2018--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today a first badge of position management controls under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II).
MFID II requires Member States to ensure that an investment firm or a market operator operating a trading venue which trades commodity derivatives apply position management controls.
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Source: ESMA
UBS AM launches gender equality Ucits ETF
January 8, 2018--UBS has bolstered its ETF offering with the launch of a gender equality-focused fund, the company has announced.
The Swiss group said the UBS (Irl) ETF plc -Global Gender Equality Ucits ETF is part of its growing suite of impact investment opportunities for its clients.
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Source: citywire.ch
HANetf makes two senior hires in Capital Markets & Marketing as demand for the firm's white label services grow
January 8, 2018--Jason Griffin has been appointed Director, Capital Markets and Business
Development
Simon Mott has been appointed Director of Marketing
Adding 20 years of combined ETF experience
HANetf is delighted to announce two senior hires, further expanding the expertise and capabilities of Europe's first independent white label ETF platform.
view more Solactive and Equileap launch new gender equality index view more UBS Asset Management launches two sustainability ETFs on LSE The UBS ETF (IE) MSCI ACWI Socially Responsible ETF replicates the MSCI ACWI SRI 5% Issuer Capped Index which includes large and mid-cap stocks across 23 Developed and 24 Emerging Markets countries.
2017 record year for ETFs on Swiss exchange view more Boerse Stuttgart generates 2017 turnover of around EUR 80.6 billion view more
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Source: HANetf
January 11, 2018--Solactive and Equileap release new gender equality index used as the underlying index for UBS's newly-launched ETF GENDER.
Solactive is excited to announce that the Equileap Global Gender Equality 100 Leaders Index has been added to the family of Solactive Equileap Gender Equality Indices. This new index mirrors the performance of 100 companies leading the field in terms of gender equality according to Equileap's gender lens methodology.
Source: Solactive AG
January 5, 2017--UBS Asset Management says it has expanded its sustainable ETF offering on the London Stock Exchange with two new ETF listings.
The new ETFs will increase access to ESG-screened stocks across developed and emerging markets, says the firm.
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Source: FT.com
January 4, 2018--Six Swiss Exchange has released key figures for 2017, which saw new records in ETFs trading turnover and listings, beating these set in 2016.
Some CHF116.4bn (€99bn) were traded in ETFs available on the Swiss market at the end of 2017, up 12.2% year-on-year (CHF103.8bn for 2016). The number of transactions on the ETF segment also increased by 6% to 1,019,294 trades.
Source: SIX Swiss Exchange
January 3, 2018--Record turnover in equities trading//Boerse Stuttgart maintains position as top German exchange for securitised derivatives and corporate bonds
Based on the order book statistics, turnover from all trading activities at Boerse Stuttgart amounted to around EUR 80.6 billion in 2017. As such the turnover across every asset class at Germany's leading floor-trading exchange was slightly above the previous year's level.
Source: Boerse Stuttgart