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Lyxor adds accumulating share classes for European Stoxx ETFs
September 20, 2017--Lyxor has added three new euro-denominated, accumulating share classes for ETFs listed on Deutsche Börse's Xetra and Frankfurt exchanges.
The ETFs offer exposure to various market-capitalisation segments of the eurozone and European equity markets.
Asset managers forced by UK to disclose pension transaction costs
September 20, 2017--Firms managing money on behalf of millions of UK workplace pension savers are to be forced to disclose hidden charges which erode retirement returns, under new measures unveiled by the country's financial regulator.
Up until now, asset managers have not been required to hand over information about transaction and administration fees which are levied on those investing for their retirement in workplace pension schemes.
Official Statistics: Forecasts for the UK economy: September 2017
September 20, 2017--Forecasts for the UK economy is a monthly comparison of independent forecasts.
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State of the Union 2017-Cybersecurity: Commission scales up EU's response to cyber-attacks
September 19, 2017--On 13 September, in his annual State of the Union Address, President Jean-Claude Juncker stated: "In the past three years, we have made progress in keeping Europeans safe online. But Europe is still not well equipped when it comes to cyber-attacks. This is why, today, the Commission is proposing new tools, including a European Cybersecurity Agency, to help defend us against such attacks."
Europeans place great trust in digital technologies. They open up new opportunities for citizens to connect, facilitate the dissemination of information and form the backbone of Europe's economy. However, they have also brought about new risks as non-state and state actors increasingly try to steal data, commit fraud or even destabilise governments.
Three new Lyxor equity index ETFs on European companies launched on Xetra
September 19, 2017--Three new exchange traded funds (ETFs) issued by Lyxor have been tradable on
Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Tuesday.
The Lyxor EURO STOXX 50 (DR) UCITS ETF and Lyxor EURO STOXX 300 (DR) UCITS ETF
enable investors to participate in the performance of the largest 50/300 stock
corporations in the euro zone. The equities are selected based on market
capitalisation, liquidity and sector relevance. The Lyxor STOXX Europe 600 (DR)UCITS ETF enables investors to participate in the performance of the 600 most liquid European high, mid and low-cap stock corporations.
Drei neue Aktienindex-ETFs auf europäische Unternehmen von Lyxor auf Xetra gestartet
September 19, 2017--ETFs bieten Zugang zu den größten Unternehmen der Eurozone sowie denliquidesten Unternehmen Europas
Seit Dienstag sind drei neue Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) des Emittenten Lyxor öber Xetra und Börse Frankfurt handelbar.
Mit dem Lyxor EURO STOXX 50 (DR) UCITS ETF sowie dem Lyxor EURO STOXX 300
(DR) UCITS ETF können Anleger an der Wertentwicklung der 50 beziehungsweise 300
größten Aktienunternehmen der Eurozone partizipieren. Die Aktien werden
anhand ihrer Marktkapitalisierung, ihrer Liquidität sowie der Relevanz des
jeweiligen Sektors ausgewählt.
Solactive appoints new chief risk officer
September 19, 2017--German index provider Solactive has appointed Christian Vollmuth as chief risk officer.
Vollmuth, who previously worked as managing director at the German Derivatives Association, will be responsible for legal, compliance and regulatory affairs. He will join Steffen Scheuble, CEO, and Christian Grabbe COO as member of the management board.
Clearstream monthly report: Fund inflows recover as political instability eases
September 19, 2017--The funds industry is back on track, after quite some time of reduced inflows into UCITS and alternative investment funds (AIFs). Following the Brexit vote and the U.S. presidential election, financial markets witnessed marked volatility, resulting in reduced investment inflows.
Flows have however picked up again against a backdrop of easing political instability, signs of economic recovery and new regulatory requirements leading to a growing need for transparency and efficiency in investment funds processing. Centralised solutions, such as Clearstream's Vestima platform, support market participants' efforts to comply with new rules on risk mitigation and ease cross-border distribution of ETFs.
Hedge funds run by women outperforming those run by men, shows new data
September 18, 2017--An index measuring the performance of hedge funds run by women dramatically outperformed a gauge for a broader range of funds during the first half of the year, data has revealed.
The HFRX Women index, which pulls together data for female hedge fund managers, returned 9.95 per cent during the first seven months of this year, according to data compiled by the Financial Times.
Lipper Monday Morning Memo: Review of the European ETF Market, August 2017
September 18, 2017--The promoters of ETFs enjoyed net inflows for August. The assets under management in the European ETF industry (€582.6 bn) increased for August, up from €581.1 bn at the end of July. The increase of €1.4 bn for August was driven by net new sales (+€3.1 bn), while the performance of the underlying markets and currencies contributed a negative €1.7 bn to the assets under management in the ETF segment.
With regard to the overall number of products, it was not surprising that equity funds (€404.9 bn) held the majority of the assets, followed by bond funds (€147.7 bn), commodity products (€17.9 bn), "other" funds (€7.2 bn), money market funds (€4.0 bn), mixed-asset funds (€0.6 bn), and alternative UCITS products (€0.3 bn).
