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LSE February 2018 ETP Monthly Report
March 19, 2018--Listings
19 new ETFs were listed on LSE in February, making a total of 26 new ETFs listings in 2018.
There are now 994 ETFs (available as 1,480 lines through multi-currency offerings) and 412 other ETPs (available as 504 lines) on our London market.
Pleased to welcome ITI Funds, an ETF brand owned by Da Vinci Capital, as a new ETF issuer on LSE who brought 2 Russian ETFs:
ITI Funds RTS Equity UCITS ETF tracks the RTS Index based on the 50 most liquid Russian equity securities of largest Russian issuers admitted to trading on the Moscow Exchange.
ITI Funds Russia-focused USD Eurobond UCITS ETF provides exposure to 25 Eurobonds of Russian issuers chosen for market size, liquidity, credit rating and seniority of debt and bond characteristics.
JP Morgan launched 3 fixed income ETFs, marking JP Morgan's first fixed income ETFs in Europe:
JP Morgan USD Ultra Short Income UCITS ETF is an actively managed ETF primarily investing in investment grade, USD denominated and short term debt securities.
JP Morgan EUR Government Bond 1-3 Year UCITS ETF provides an exposure to the performance of EUR denominated bonds that have been issued by governments of Eurozone countries with a maturity of between one and three years.
JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Sovereign Bond UCITS ETF offers an exposure to the performance of bonds issued by the governments or quasi-government entities of emerging markets countries globally which are denominated in USD.
SSGA SPDR introduced USD and GBP hedged share classes for the recently launched SPDR Barclays Global Aggregate UCITS ETF tracking the performance of the global investment grade, fixed-rate bond markets.
Xtrackers listed the Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF, which tracks the Bloomberg Barclays US High Yield Very Liquid Index.
iShares added 11 new share classes to their smart beta ETF offerings (see full list of products in the attached stats flash).
view the LSE February 2018 ETP Monthly Report Deutsche Borse plans FX expansion through launch of new clearing house view more SSGA promotes Tobin to sole head of ETF business view more
New Expat AM ETFs on Eastern and Southern European markets launched on Xetra The reference index of the Expat Czech PX UCITS ETF comprises listed Czech companies that meet certain liquidity requirements and have a market capitalisation of at least Kč www500 million, while the Expat Romania BET-BK UCITS ETF offers investment in the 25 largest and most liquid listed Romanian companies in terms of market capitalisation. view more Monday Morning Memo: Review of the European ETF Market, February 2018 With regard to the overall number of products, it was not surprising that equity funds (£463.7 bn) held the majority of the assets, followed by bond funds (£154.2 bn), commodity products (£19.4 bn), "other" funds (£6.7 bn), money market funds (£3.3 bn), mixed-asset funds (£0.7 bn), and alternative UCITS products (£0.4 bn). view more
Security Settles on Ethereum in Blockchain Post-Trade First view more German Exchange Glitch Hits Futures Volumes, Delays Big IPO view more Neue ETFs von Expat AM auf ost- und sudeuropaische Markte auf Xetra gestartet mehr ESAs weigh benefits and risks of Big Data view more New Lyxor ETF with focus on sustainability launched on Xetra view moreThe Lyxor MSCI EM ESG Trend Leaders UCITS ETF enables investors to participate in the performance of companies from emerging markets that meet strict sustainability criteria. The reference index comprises large and mid-cap companies with a particularly high rating in the areas of environmental protection, social responsibility and governance (ESG) compared to their peers.
Name: Lyxor MSCI EM ESG Trend Leaders UCITS ETF
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Orderbook value traded for ETPs in 2018 YTD was £21.6 billion (591k trades), up by 43% compared to same period in 2017.
Source: London Stock Exchange Group (LSE)
March 19, 2018--Deutsche Börse annual report outlined plans to launch new clearing house for foreign exchange.
Deutsche Börse has announced plans to establish a foreign exchange clearing house ahead of a possible expansion of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) requirements to include other asset classes such as foreign exchange (FX).
Source: thetradenews.com
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March 19, 2018--State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has promoted Rory Tobin to sole head of its global SPDR ETF business, as former co-head Nick Good is appointed to the newly-created role of chief growth and strategy-officer.
Tobin will continue to report to president and CEO of SSGA Cyrus Taraporevala and will be solely responsible for managing the firm's $725bn ETF arm.
Source: investmentweek.co.uk
March 19, 2018--ETFs offer first-time access to the largest and most liquid stock corporations from the Czech Republic and Romania
Four new exchange traded funds issued by Expat Asset Management EAD have been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Friday.
The Expat Czech PX UCITS ETF and the Expat Romania BET-BK UCITS ETF enable investors targeted participation for the first time in the performance of large and liquid stock corporations from the Czech Republic and Romania.
Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Market
March 19, 2018--The promoters of ETFs in Europe enjoyed net inflows for February. The assets under management in the European ETF industry (£648.3 bn) increased for February, up from £647.2 bn at the end of January 2018.
The increase of £1.1 bn for February was driven by net sales (+£10.5 bn), while the performance of the underlying markets contributed a negative £9.4 bn to the assets under management in the ETF segment.
Source: Detlef Glow, Head of EMEA Research-Thomson Reuters Lipper
March 18, 2018--In a first-of-a-kind transaction happening Friday, all it takes to switch from the old world of centralized clearing houses to the frontier of decentralized blockchains is the press of a button.
A company called Chartered Opus is issuing two separate structured notes. Both notes were created using ResonanceX, an investing platform founded by Guillaume Chatain, a former managing director at JPMorgan Chase. The first note will be settled the old-fashioned way, on Clearstream, the European clearing house.
Source: coindesk.com
March 16, 2018--$100-billion-a-day Bund market delayed by more than an hour
Xetra stocks also impacted ahead of Siemens Healthineers debut
Equity and derivatives trading was delayed on the day of a landmark stock debut in Germany due to a technical glitch, Deutsche Boerse AG said.
Trading on the Eurex derivatives platform began at 9:20 a.m. in Frankfurt, an hour and 20 minutes later than normal, disrupting options and futures including Europe's most-traded financial derivative, 10-year German government bond futures.
Source: Bloomberg
16. Mrz 2018--ETFs bieten erstmals Zugang zu den größten und liquidesten Aktienunternehmen aus Tschechien und Rumänien
Seit Freitag sind vier neue Exchange Traded Funds des Emittenten Expat Asset Management EAD über Xetra und Börse Frankfurt handelbar.
Mit dem Expat Czech PX UCITS ETF sowie dem Expat Romania BET-BK UCITS ETF erhalten Anleger erstmals die Möglichkeit, gezielt an der Wertentwicklung großer und liquider Aktienunternehmen aus Tschechien und Rumänien zu partizipieren. Im Referenzindex des Expat Czech PX UCITS ETF sind tschechische Aktienunternehmen enthalten, die bestimmte Liquiditätsanforderungen erfüllen und zudem eine Marktkapitalisierung von mindestens 500 Mio. Tschechischen Kronen aufweisen. Der Expat Romania BET-BK UCITS ETF hingegen beinhaltet ein Investment in die 25 nach Marktkapitalisierung gemessen größten sowie liquidesten rumänischen Aktienunternehmen.
Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Market
March 15, 2018--The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published today its final report on Big Data analysing its impact on consumers and financial firms.
Overall, the ESAs have found that while the development of Big Data poses some potential risks to financial services consumers, the benefits of this innovation currently outweigh these. Many of the risks identified by the ESAs are mitigated by existing legislation.
Source: ESMA
March 15, 2018--New Lyxor ETF with focus on sustainability launched on Xetra
Equity index ETF provides access to high ESG-rated companies from emerging markets
A new exchange traded fund issued by Lyxor International Asset Management has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Thursday.
Asset class: equity index ETF
Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Market
