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STOXX Changes Composition Of Blue-Chip Indices
August 31, 2017--STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group's index business, and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, today announced the results of the regular annual review of the STOXX Blue-Chip Indices, among them the STOXX Europe 50, EURO STOXX 50 and STOXX Nordic 30 indices; as well as the results of the second semi-annual review of the STOXX Eastern Europe 50 Index.
All changes will be effective with the open of European markets on Sep. 18, 2017.view more
Source: STOXX
How to use ETPs to manage equity risk
August 30, 2017--Equity markets, as represented by MSCI Europe and the Euro STOXX 50, have generally followed positive trends reaching multi-year highs in the middle of May this year.
At the same time investors have been faced with a benign environment in terms of volatility. This has been the case for both realised volatility that has remained at low levels, and Euro STOXX 50 Implied Volatility that has only recently drifted higher on the back of rising geopolitical tensions. The European macro-economic backdrop for equities has remained positive with a renewed focus on stronger underlying growth, and limited political risk compared to the first part of 2017.
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Source: Nizam Hamid, ETF Strategist, WisdomTree Europe
UK tells Brussels negotiators their Brexit bill sums do not add up
August 30, 2017--Tensions rise as EU says Britain failing to show its hand and UK argues some claims for money have no legal basis.
The UK has told EU negotiators their sums on the Brexit bill do not add up, as talks on Britain’s separation from the bloc hit deadlock.
Tensions boiled over in Brussels as the EU accused Britain of failing to reveal its hand on the financial settlement. UK officials hit back at the EU, saying some claims for money had no legal basis.
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Source: theguardian.com
Bats Europe Approved as an APA Under MiFID II
August 30, 2017--Bats' Trade Data Monitor (TDM), Europe's largest trading reporting facility, has received FCA approval to transition to an Approved Publication Arrangement (APA) under MiFID II
Bats Europe, a CBOE Holdings, Inc. company and the region's largest equities exchange operator, today announced it received approval from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on 24 August 2017 to operate its trade reporting facility as an Approved Publication Arrangement (APA) under MiFID II, with effect from 3 January 2018.
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Source: Bats Europe
France growth pace holds at 0.5%, second GDP estimate shows
August 29, 2017--The French economy continued growing at a modest clip in the second quarter after Emmanuel Macron was elected president in May, a second reading on gross domestic product showed.
The eurozone's second-biggest economy grew 0.5 per cent in the second quarter from the first, according to official data...
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Source: customstoday.com.pk
Eurex develops market-on-close service for futures
August 288, 2017--Eurex market-on-close futures allows opportunity to trade futures at index close level for hedging purposes.
Derivatives exchange operator Eurex has launched market-on-close futures to facilitate the migration from OTC instruments to on-exchange execution.
The service provides a concept to trade index futures at a price level directly linked to the underlying cash market index close, prior to its publication.
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Source: thetradenews.com
Lipper Monday Morning Memo: Monday Morning Memo: European Investors Look Globally for Yield-European Fund-Flow Trends, July 2017
August 28, 2017--July was the seventh consecutive month showing a positive picture for long-term mutual funds. European fund promoters enjoyed net inflows into equity funds (+€19.1 bn), followed by bond funds (+€17.1 bn), mixed-asset funds (+€10.3 bn), alternative UCITS funds (+€5.3 bn), and commodity funds (+€0.3 bn) as well as real estate funds (+€0.1 bn).
Meanwhile, "other" funds (-€1.3 bn) faced net outflows.
These fund flows added up to overall net inflows of €51.1 bn into long-term investment funds for July. ETFs contributed €7.8 bn to these flows.
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Source: Detlef Glow, Head of EMEA Research-Thomson Reuters Lipper
Pay MiFID Research Costs Yourselves, Wealth Managers Tell Funds
August 23, 2017--Asset owners say fund managers should absorb research costs
MiFID II brings in research payment costs for asset overseers
As fund managers and research providers tussle over the cost of research under new European rules, some wealth managers are resisting the idea of paying anything at all.
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Source: Bloomberg
U.K. Brexit Concerns Rise as Businesses Fret About Economy
August 22, 2017--Talks on Britain's exit from EU are due to resume next week
Oxford Economics says odds of a successful deal have reduced
U.K. companies are getting more worried about the economy and feeling less confident in spending money on hiring or investing, according to a new report.
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Source: Bloomberg
Lipper Monday Morning Memo: Review of the European ETF Market, July 2017
August 21, 2017--The promoters of ETFs enjoyed net inflows for July. Backed by the net inflows, the assets under management in the European ETF industry (€582.2 bn) increased for July, up from €577.6 bn at the end of June.
The increase of €4.6 bn for July was driven by net new sales (+€8.1 bn), while market performance contributed a negative €3.5 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 (€407.0 bn) held the majority of the assets, followed by bond funds (€145.6 bn), commodity products (€17.6 bn), "other" funds (€7.0 bn), money market funds (€4.1 bn), mixed-asset funds (€0.6 bn), and alternative UCITS products (€0.3 bn).
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Source: Detlef Glow, Head of EMEA Research-Thomson Reuters Lipper