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ESMA publishes new Q&A on Alternative performance measures guidelines
July 12, 2017--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published four new questions in its Questions and Answers (Q&A) document, on the implementation of its Guidelines on the Alternative Performance Measures (APMs) for listed issuers.
The new questions provide information on:
the definition of APMs in the context of interim financial statements;
the prominence of APMs, i.e, the way they are presented compared to IFRS figures outside financial statements; and
the use of the "compliance by ...
ETF Securities expands broad commodity ETF suite with double launch
July 11, 2017--ETF Securities has launched two broad commodity ETFs onto the London Stock Exchange-the ETFS All Commodities GO and the ETFS Longer Dated All Commodities Ex-Agriculture And Livestock GO UCITS ETFs.
The two ETFs have been launched in response to increasing investor demand for alternative asset class investments as they seek an all-in-one access point to commodities for growth and diversification.
DB-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-European Monthly-ETF Market Review-Highest inflows into Fixed Income ETFs since July 2016
July 11, 2017--Data in this report is as of 30 Jun 2017.
European ETP Monthly Highlights (Assets & Flows):
Assets:
European ETPs AUM decreased by €1.5bn on MoM basis and
ended the month at €605bn.
Flows:cEuropean-domiciled ETPs registered inflows of +€8.7bn during last
month where year-to-date flows have reached +€57bn.
New Product Launches-6 New products
European market witnessed 6 new products launched in June which were all Equity ETFs. Investment Themes for the Month
Marginal outflows from European equity (standard indices) following negative market returns in June (-€95mn). EM saw significant inflows (+ €1.1bn). Country wise, US (+€635mn), Japan (+€391mn) benefited while Germany saw outflows (-€763mn).
Smart Beta segment recorded inflows of +€1bn. Factor (+€505mn), Thematic (+€198mn), Dividend (+€186mn) and ESG (+€146mn) ETFs were the segments that benefitted. Factor flows were distributed across Low Vol, Value and Multi-Factor strategies.
Sector-wise, Industrials (+€210mn) benefitted while Financials (-€261mn) and Healthcare (-€154mn) saw redemptions.
Currency Hedged (+€560mn) equity ETFs had a strong showing which was largely centered around EUR hedged products.
Robust Fixed Income inflows (+€4.2bn) mainly into EM Bonds and EUR Corporates.
Gold (+€264mn) and Crude Oil (+€282mn) contributed most of the overall commodity flows (+€431mn).
US listed ETFs with exposure to European equities drew +$3.9bn. Turnover: MoM turnover decreased by 10% The total turnover activity into European ETPs increased by 10% (€68.5bn) compared to the previous month’s total (€76.3bn).
Lyxor AM unveils two new short-dated high yield ETFs
July 11, 2017--Lyxor Asset Management has launched 1-3 year short-dated US dollar and euro high yield ETFs to help investors defend against rising interest rates, the company has announced.
The latest launches-known as the Lyxor BofAML $ Short Term High Yield Bond Ucits ETF and Lyxor BofAML € Short Term High Yield Bond Ucits ETF-have a low duration making them less sensitive to interest rate changes than other bonds.
Unscheduled adjustment in MDAX
July 11, 2017--On Wednesday, Deutsche Börse announced an unscheduled change to the MDAX index.
Following the spin-off of METRO Wholesale & Food Specialist AG from METRO AG, an adjustment of MDAX is required. On 13 July, METRO Wholesale & Food Specialist AG will therefore be included in MDAX for one day. This adjustment ensures the trackability of the index for investors. The MDAX Index will accordingly be calculated on a basis of one additional company for one day.
ESMA issues final standards for publication of derivatives data
July 10, 2017--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today issued final regulatory technical standards (RTS) regarding the aggregation and publication of derivatives data by trade repositories (TRs).
ESMA's RTS define the operational standards for aggregation and comparison of aggregate position data across TRs, which is important to assess risks associated to those markets.
ESMA consults on guidelines regarding internalised settlement reporting
July 10, 2017--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has opened today a public consultation on future guidelines further detailing the implementation of internalised settlement reporting under the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR).
Internalised settlement refers to transactions, which are settled outside securities settlement systems operated by central securities depositories (CSDs). Internalised settlement can happen at different levels of a securities holding chain-global custodians, sub-custodians, etc.and has to...
IPE-Briefing: MiFID II-The birth of a market
July 10, 2017--As MiFID II comes into effect, asset managers and brokers must negotiate a price for sell-side investment research
Key points
MiFID II will force asset managers to pay for research.
Pricing negotiations with brokerage firms have been difficult at times.
Price discovery for fixed income research is delayed.
The way research is produced and consumed will change.
Preparations for the European Union's revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) are not going smoothly. The industry is struggling to meet one key requirement-the unbundling of investment research and transaction costs.
Monday Morning Memo: Is there a consolidation ahead in the European ETF market?
July 10, 2017--While looking at the comments of market observers on the European ETF industry, one often comes across articles predicting wider consolidation in the European ETF market.
Even though these articles have been around for years, there has been no concurrent general consolidation taking place in the European ETF industry. While some ETFs were closed and some ETF promoters were bought by others, in general consolidation would mean there would be fewer promoters or ETFs afterward.
Robots enter investment banks' trading floors
July 2017--Robots are transferring on to the trading floors of investment banks. UBS this week showcased how two synthetic intelligence techniques will help merchants carry out higher on the Swiss financial institution's futuristic new City of London workplace.
Many of the world's largest banks have for years been automating handbook, repetitive duties executed by help employees to save cash.
