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Lyxor-Monthly European ETF Market Trends August 2017
August 9, 2017--European ETF market flows were remained steady in July. Net New Assets (NNA) over the month totalled EUR8.7bn. Total ETF Assets under Management are up 13% vs. the end of 2016, reaching EUR583bn and including a positive market impact of 2%. Assets in emerging market and fixed income ETFs shrank significantly as investors awakened to a potentially hawkish Fed and ECB.
Equity ETFs inflows reached EUR5.5bn. As the eurozone continued to enjoy strong economic growth, European equity ETF inflows saw their second highest month of inflows year to date of EUR3.4bn, representing two thirds of overall equity inflows. US equity ETF inflows continued to recover reaching EUR774M, helped by the weakening USD and a strong earnings season, in particular in the tech sector. Flows into Asia Pacific equity ETFs slowed down to EUR301M as PM Abe and Japan's Abenomics were challenged. Global ETF inflows continued to decelerate, to EUR253M as global monetary normalisation took centre stage and unsettled markets. This also negatively impacted emerging market equity ETF flows, reduced to EUR306M, their lowest level in 6 months. Once again, these flows were almost exclusively focused on broad-based ETFs, rather than single countries. Smart Beta ETF inflows amounted to EUR253M, in line with the one year average. Flows were mainly focused on factor allocation strategies, namely multifactor ETFs and value ETFs.
ESMA updates its MiFID II guidelines on transaction reporting, order record keeping and clock synchronisation
August 8, 2017--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today an update of its Guidelines on transaction reporting, order record keeping and clock synchronisation under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II).
The updates corrects some unintended factual mistakes, typos and inconsistencies in the technical part of the Guidelines.
ESMA emphasises that none of the corrections aims to alter the substance or policy provisions of the Guidelines originally published on 10 October 2016. This revision exercise will not have an impact on the timeline for completion of the comply and explain procedure with the Guidelines.
Two new commodity index ETFs from ETF Securities launched on Xetra
August 8, 2017--Two new exchange traded funds (ETFs) issued by ETF Securities have been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Tuesday. The two commodity index ETFs offer investors the opportunity to participate in the performance of a diversified portfolio of futures contracts on commodities from different sectors.
The benchmark index of the "ETFS All Commodities GO UCITS ETF" comprises components from the energy, precious metals, industrial metals, livestock, grains and agricultural commodities sectors. The "ETFS Longer Dated All Commodities ex-Agriculture and Livestock GO UCITS ETF" excludes cattle and agriculture components.
Name: ETFS All Commodities GO UCITS ETF
Asset class: commodity index ETF
ISIN: DE000A2DQ7P3
Total expense ratio: 0.3 percent
Trillions in Stock and Derivative Trades at Risk Over New EU Rules
August 7, 2017--EU working on equivalence decisions for law's Jan. 3 start
Ashurst's Cant says rules could result in 'fortress Europe'
Trading in blue-chip stocks and trillions of dollars of derivatives could be thrown into turmoil by the European Union's MiFID II regulatory overhaul unless the bloc acts fast to give financial firms full freedom to transact in foreign markets
Monday Morning Memo: Review of the European ETF Market, H1-2017
August 6, 2017--The promoters of ETFs enjoyed high net inflows over the course of first half 2017. In combination with positive market performance the assets under management in the European ETF industry (€577.8 bn) increased for H1-2017, up from €514.5 bn at the end of December 2016.
The increase of €63.4 bn for first half 2017 was mainly driven by net new sales (+€50.2 bn), while market performance contributed €13.2 bn to the assets under management in the ETF segment.
Vanguard breaks ranks to pay for analyst research
August 6, 2017--Fund giant heaps pressure on rivals by covering research costs under Mifid II rules.
Vanguard has become the first large US asset manager to decide to stop charging investors for analyst research ahead of new European rules that will radically transform how banks, brokerages and fund managers interact.
EBA publishes indicators from 36 global systemically important institutions (G-SIIs)
August 5, 2017-- The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today indicators from 36 large institutions in the EU, as provided for in the Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) and Guidelines on disclosure rules applicable to institutions whose leverage ratio exposure measure exceeds 200 billion Euro.
WisdomTree-How to use ETPs to hedge fixed income portfolios
August 4, 2017--Fixed income has been at the heart of European investor portfolios for many years with average allocations in 2016 standing at 51%.
Even in an environment of low or negative yielding domestic government bonds, overall allocations have remained high. Now Eurozone government bond investors are overwhelmingly focused on the risks relating to the end of quantitative easing and the potential for a rise in interest rates at some point in 2018.
New Deutsche Asset Management smart beta bond index ETF launched on Xetra
August 4, 2017--ETF offers access to high quality emerging market government bonds with a
currency hedge
A new exchange traded fund (ETF) issued by Deutsche Asset Management has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Friday.
The bond index ETF enables
investors to participate in the performance of emerging market government bonds denominated in US dollars that meet particular quality criteria. The benchmark
index components are weighted according to fundamental data such as per capita
GDP or the rate of inflation. The exchange rate risk between the US dollar and the euro is minimised with this ETF.
EBA publishes a Discussion Paper on its approach to FinTech
August 4, 2017--The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a Discussion Paper on its approach to financial technology (FinTech). The EBA sets out in the Discussion Paper the results of the first EU-wide FinTech mapping exercise and its proposals for future work on FinTech.
FinTech has the potential to transform the provision of financial services. For this reason, public authorities in the EU and beyond have started to investigate the impact FinTech is having on the financial system and its regulation and supervision.
