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IMF Working Paper-Economic Convergence in the Euro Area: Coming Together or Drifting Apart?
January 23, 2018--Summary:
We examine economic convergence among euro area countries on multiple dimensions. While there was nominal convergence of inflation and interest rates, real convergence of per capita income levels has not occurred among the original euro area members since the advent of the common currency. Income convergence stagnated in the early years of the common currency and has reversed in the wake of the global economic crisis.
New euro area members, in contrast, have seen real income convergence. Business cycles became more synchronized, but the amplitude of those cycles diverged. Financial cycles showed a similar pattern: sychronizing more over time, but with divergent amplitudes. Income convergence requires reforms boosting productivity growth in lagging countries, while cyclical and financial convergence can be enhanced by measures to improve national and euro area fiscal policies, together with steps to deepen the single market.
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Source: IMF
bitFlyer Launches in Europe and Becomes the World's First Bitcoin Exchange to Be Regulated in Japan, the US and Europe
January 22, 2018--Granted Payment Institution License to Operate in the EU
bitFlyer, the Tokyo-based operator of the world's largest1 Bitcoin exchange, today announced its launch into Europe.
Having been granted a Payment Institution (PI) license to operate in the European Union it has become the first Bitcoin exchange to be regulated in Japan, the US and Europe, making it the most compliant virtual currency exchange in the world.
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Source: bitFlyer EUROPE S.A.
Thomson Reuters-Monday Morning Memo: Mixed-Asset Funds Are Back on European Investors' Menus in December 2017
January 22, 2018--December was the twelfth consecutive month showing a positive picture for long-term mutual funds. European fund promoters enjoyed net inflows into mixed-asset funds (+€8.7 bn), followed by bond funds (+€7.6 bn), alternative UCITS funds (+€3.4 bn), equity funds (+€2.4 bn), and real estate funds (+€0.5 bn).
Meanwhile commodity funds (-€0.01 bn) and “other” funds (-€0.8 bn) faced net outflows.
These fund flows added up to overall net inflows of €21.7 bn into long-term investment funds for December. ETFs contributed €4.7 bn to these inflows.
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Source: Thomson Reuters
VanEck to Acquire Dutch ETF Issuer, Think ETF Asset Management B.V.m to Further Expand its Product Offerings in Europe
January 22, 2018--Number of VanEck-sponsored UCITS-ETFs available in Europe will rise from 6 to 20
The Netherlands joins VanEck's core European markets, which also include Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and Italy
Global asset manager VanEck is acquiring the Dutch ETF issuer, Think ETF Asset Management B.V.("Think"), who manages the sub-funds of ThinkCapital ETF's N.V. VanEck signed the share purchase agreement on Friday with the prior
owners of Think-BinckBank N.V.- Flow Traders N.V., and the senior management of Think.
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Source: VanEck
Flow Traders nominates two additional Management Board members
January 19, 2018--The Supervisory Board of Flow Traders N.V. ("Flow Traders") (Euronext: FLOW) intends to nominate Folkert Joling and Thomas Wolff as additional members of the Management Board of Flow Traders. The Dutch Central Bank granted regulatory approval. Flow Traders will propose the appointment to its shareholders at the upcoming AGM, scheduled for 26 April 2018.
Folkert Joling is nominated as Chief Trading Officer. He joined Flow Traders in 2006 as a Trader. He became Head of Trading in 2011 and joined the Management Board of Flow Traders B.V. in 2016.
Thomas Wolff is nominated as Chief Technology Officer. He joined Flow Traders in 2009, became Global Head of Technology in 2013 and joined the Management Board of Flow Traders B.V. in 2016. Before joining Flow Traders, Thomas Wolff worked for 9 years at an independent trading software vendor.
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Source: Flow Traders N.V.
New ETF Listing on Euronext-AMUNDI MSCI EUR DR
January 19, 2018--Euronext is pleased to announce that Amundi AM will list 1 new ETF on 23/01/2018:
ISIN: LU1437015735
ETF Trading Name: AMUNDI MSCI EUR DR
ETF Symbol: CEU2
Venue: Euronext Amsterdam
Underlying index: MSCI Europe
TER (%): 0,15
Euronext now offers 759 Trackers listed on the European markets.more info
Source: Euronext
New ETF Listing on Euronext-BNPP EASY HYDI ETF
January 18, 2018--Euronext is pleased to announce that BNP PARIBAS EASY will list 1 new ETF on 23/01/2018 :
ISIN: LU1615092050
ETF Trading name: BNPP EASY HYDI ETF
ETF Symbol: HYDI
Venue: Euronext Paris
Underlying index: BNP Paribas High Yield Europe Defensive TR Index
TER(%): 0.4
Euronext now offers 758 Trackers listed on the European markets.
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Source: Euronext
ESMA updates transparency calculations for MiFID II/MiFIR
January 18, 2018--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today an extended version of the MiFID II/MiFIR transitional transparency calculations (TTC) for equity and bond instruments, adding further instruments.
The TTC for these additional instruments are displayed alongside the already published TTC that were published on 22 December 2017, which remain unchanged. ESMA has added today the applicable TTC for:
equity instruments, traded for the first time on a trading venue between 13 September 2017 and 2 January 2018 (included); and
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Source: ESMA
our new UBS Global Asset Management ETFs with focus on sustainability launched on Xetra Equity and bond index ETFs offer access to companies with a high ESG rating
January 18, 2018--Four new exchange traded funds (ETFs) issued by UBS Global Asset Management have been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Thursday.
The three new equity index ETFs enable investors to participate in the performance of companies that meet strict sustainability criteria either in Japan, the US or worldwide.
The reference indices comprise exclusively companies with a particularly high rating in the areas of environmental protection, social responsibility and governance (ESG) compared to their peers. The new bond ETF gives investors access to investment grade fixed-income corporate bonds with an MSCI ESG rating of BBB or higher, denominated in US dollars.
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Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Market
SIX Swiss Exchange ETF Market Report: 4th quarter 2017
January 17, 2018--This report provides detailed figures regarding the performance of SIX Swiss Exchange's ETF segment.
Today, SIX Swiss Exchange published the ETF Market Report[pdf]. Trading turnover on the Swiss ETF market grew significantly in Q4. ETF turnover totaled CHF 30.1 billion, up 18% on the previous quarter.
The number of trades in Q4 was up as against the previous quarter from 222'731 to 256'582 (+13.19%). Activity in new ETF admissions was brisk: 53 products from six different issuers boosted SIX Swiss Exchange's ETF offering.
2017: Another record-breaking year for ETFs
The ETF segment registered a trading turnover of CHF 116.4 billion, clearly beating the previous record set in 2016 by a substantial 12.2%. The number of transactions was also up, by 6.0% to 1'019'294.
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Source: SIX Swiss Exchange
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