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EU prop firm capital crunch could hit market liquidity
July 26, 2017--Traders claim they would be put out of business by bank-style capital rules.
Proprietary trading firms claim they will be put out of business if they become subject to bank-style regulatory capital rules in Europe from the start of January 2018-a prospect that is also worrying some large exchanges, where non-bank traders are important liquidity providers.
Lyxor launches pair of infrastructure ETFs
July 25, 2017--Lyxor Asset Management has launched two infrastructure ETFs, the Lyxor FTSE USA Core Infrastructure Capped UCITS ETF and the Lyxor FTSE Developed Europe Core Infrastructure Capped UCITS ETF.
Both ETFs will have a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.50% and will track indices created by FTSE Russell. The US version will look to provide a yield of 2.95%, offering investors exposure to 64 US companies,...
ETF Securities Macro & Equities Research: The UK to enter the economic doldrums
July 25, 2017--Summary
A combination of weaker loan growth, sterling weakness, squeezed corporate margins and negative real wages are
likely to push the UK into a period of very low growth in the coming year.
UK corporates have seen a substantial deterioration in interest cover, and falling earnings caused by a weakening
economy are likely to exacerbate the deteriorating economic growth outlook.
IMF Country Focus-Euro Area: There Is Recovery, But Reforms Are Needed
July 25, 2017--Euro area recovery has strengthened over the last year, bringing with it more jobs and opportunities. All euro area members are sharing in the recovery now, with the differences in growth rates across countries at their lowest level since the launch of the euro in 1999.
But even as the euro area economy gathers momentum, it still faces the hurdles of high public debt in some states, a lack of convergence in income levels among countries, and the need to reduce imbalances that built up before the crisis.
view the IMF Country Report-Euro Area Policies: 2017 Article IV Consultation
Hedge fund professionals anticipate greater use of ETFs
June 24, 2017--More than nine out of ten (92%) of senior hedge fund professionals expect to see an increased value of ETFs being used within their industry this year, according to research commissioned by European ETF provider Source.
The survey, conducted by PollRight, involved interviewing 60 senior professionals working in the global hedge fund industry between 5-29 June 2017.
Lyxor adds unique 1-3y US Dollar, & Euro ETFs to High Yield range
July 24, 2017--Lyxor's new short-dated US Dollar & Euro High Yield ETFs offer investors a defence against rising interest rates.
Lyxor's focus on 1-3 year High Yield bonds is unique on the US Dollar side, and means their ETFs have a lower duration1, and are less sensitive to interest rate changes than others.
Lyxor's new Lyxor BofAML $ Short Term High Yield Bond UCITS ETF and Lyxor BofAML € Short Term High Yield Bond UCITS ETF have a Total Expense Ratio of just 0.30%, making them the lowest cost in Europe1.
Lyxor-Two new infrastructure ETFs launched
July 24, 2017--Lyxor has launched two new infrastructure focused ETFs.
The Lyxor FTSE USA Core Infrastructure Capped UCITS ETF and the Lyxor FTSE Developed Europe Core Infrastructure Capped UCITS ETF focus on listed infrastructure companies. The funds track The FTSE Core Infrastructure Indexes-providing exposure to 64 US or 33 Developed Europe companies that derive at least 65% of their revenue from the development, ownership, operation, management and/or maintenance of transportation, energy or telecommunications infrastructure.
ULTUMUS-Global ETF Monitor
July 24, 2017--Europe
Commodities specialist ETF Securities has cross-listed two All Commodities ETFs into Germany. BCOM tracks a basket of 22 commodities-which is largely made up of metals and oil-related products...
UBS has cross-listed an interest rate hedged corporate bond ETF into Italy (CBUSIH) and London (CUIH). The ETFs track the debt of major American corporates, with an eye to liquidity...
Ossiam Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector Value ETF reaches $1bn in AUM
July 24, 2017--Ossiam has reported that the Ossiam Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector Value UCITS ETF (LON: UCAP) passed the $1 billion assets under management milestone in June.
Launched just two years ago, the ETF tracks the Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector Value Net TR Index, developed jointly by Barclays and Nobel Prize-winning economist Professor Robert Shiller.
