Borsa Italiana: ETFstat July 2017
August 17, 2017--New Listing
7 new ETFs listed on ETFplus market
Now available 1233 instruments (786 ETFs, 313 ETCs/ETNs and 134 open-end funds)
AUM
The Asset Under Management (AUM) in Italy sets a new record: €63.42 billion (€56.99bn for ETFs, €6.22bn for ETCs/ETNs and €0.216bn for open-end funds) with a growth of 25.24% compared to July 2016.
Trading
Total on-exchange value traded for ETFs, ETCs/ETNs and open-end funds was €7.8 billion (309.545 trades)
Open-end funds
Total on-exchange value traded YTD has increased to €141.76 million, vs €47.88 million YTD 2016
New RFQ functionality
Since its inception (Dec 2016), the functionality has helped our customers to trade almost €1,8 billion in ETFs.
Monthly report: Clearstream supports liberalisation of Chinese financial market
August 17, 2017--At the end of this month, the Shanghai International Financial Advisory Council will bring together top Chinese market regulators and representatives of leading international financial institutions involved in China's ongoing financial liberalisation story.
Deutsche B€rse Group will also be present with its post-trade services provider Clearstream.
Official Statistics: Forecasts for the UK economy: August 2017
August 16, 2017--Forecasts for the UK economy is a monthly comparison of independent forecasts.
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Morningstar Direct Asset Flows Commentary: Europe ETF
August 16, 2017--Bond ETFs see tepid demand in July, while equity ETFs enjoy solid inflows.
In July 2017, exchange-traded fund investors in Europe were more cautious when exposing themselves to bond market risks than in previous months but showed increased optimism for equity products.
Morningstar ETF net flow estimates indicate that bond products pulled in EUR 1.56 billion, the second-lowest one-month inflow this year. Outflows from euro high-yield ETFs and much-reduced demand for US-dollar corporate-bond and global emerging-markets bond ETFs were the clearest sign of bond ETF investors, more-risk-aware posture.
HM Treasury-Future customs arrangements: a future partnership paper
August 15, 2017--This paper discusses options for new customs arrangements between the UK and the EU in the future partnership.
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German GDP grows at fastest annual rate since 2014
August 15, 2017--Rising domestic demand helps economy expand 0.6 per cent in second quarter
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The Algo That Entices Fund Managers to Beat New EU Trading Caps
August 15, 2017--Liquidnet's new product comes months before European overhaul
MiFID II limits how much trading can take place in dark pools
Liquidnet Holdings Inc. has devised an algorithm to entice the world's largest fund managers to place big stock trades with each other, an innovation designed to avoid upcoming curbs on dark pools in Europe.
Source launches GBP share class for MSCI Europe ex-UK ETF
August 14, 2017--European ETF provider Source has introduced a pound sterling-denominated share class for the Source MSCI Europe ex-UK UCITS ETF (LON: MXUK).
MXUK provides diversified exposure to large and medium sized companies across 14 developed market economies in Europe, excluding the UK.
Boost co-founders McNeil and Bienkowski launch 'white label' ETF platform
August 14, 2017--New venture called HANetf
The duo, who became co-CEOs of WisdomTree Europe after it bought Boost in 2014, were also previously managing partners at ETF Securities.
They left WisdomTree in May 2016, as the US parent company completed the buyout of its minority stake in the European entity.
Lipper-Monday Morning Memo: ETFs, Corporate Governance, and Shareholder Rights
August 14, 2017--In the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2008 it became obvious that good corporate governance is a key factor in protecting markets and shareholders (owners) of companies from large drawdowns caused by scandal, greed,, or other factors of a bad corporate culture.
In this regard it is not surprising that corporate governance has become one of the key factors for selecting stocks for all kind of investors, especially investors who are looking for sustainable or socially responsible investments that focus on corporate governance (reflected by the G in ESG [environmental, social, governance] investing).