ETFGI reports assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe have increased 31.2% in 2017 to reach a new record of US$751 billion at the end of September 2017
October 11, 2017--ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe have increased 31.2% in the first 9 months of the year to reach a new record of US$751 Bn at the end of September 2017.
The European ETF/ETP industry had 2,285 ETFs/ETPs, with 7,266 listings, assets of US$751 Bn, from 60 providers listed on 27 exchanges in 21 countries.
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Source: ETFGI
Flow Traders releases September 2017 ETP Market volumes
October 11, 2017-- Flow Traders N.V. ("Flow Traders") (Euronext: FLOW), today releases the monthly ETP (Exchange Traded Products) market data for the month of September 2017. This refers to general market data only.
In September 2017, the total Global ETP Assets under Management (AuM) grew to US$ 4,396bn from US$ 4,297bn in August (+2.3% month-on-month, source: BlackRock ETP Landscape September 2017). That translates into a total Global ETP AuM in euro terms of €3,718bn versus €3,613bn in August 2017, with a EUR/USD FX rate of 1.1822, (rate end September 2017).
The average VIX for the month of September fell to 10.44 (versus 11.95 in August), with a low of 9.51 (versus 9.52 as a low in August) and a high of 12.23 (versus 17.28 in August) (Source: Bloomberg).
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Source: Flow Traders N.V.
DB-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-ETF Monthly Europe-European equity demand returns
October 11, 2017--
European ETP Monthly Highlights (Assets, Flows & Launches):
Assets & Flows: Assets rose by €18bn MoM (Total Assets €630bn), Net
inflows +€6.7bn (YTD +€75bn)
20 New Launches: 18 Equity and 2 Fixed Income ETFs.
Investment Themes for the Month
Equities (+€6.3bn) - Winners: Europe +€2.9bn, EM +€1.4bn, US +€1bn, Japan
+€747mn & Global DM +€239mn; Smart Beta covering all regions saw +€1.1bn
inflows.
Regional flow drivers:
Europe (+€2.9bn): Regional (EStoxx 50 & Stoxx 600) and Sector (Banks)
ETFs were the major contributors. ESG ETFs also had notable inflows.
Other regions (+€3.5bn): 1) EM inflows (MSCI EM and MSCI EM IMI) 2) US
inflows (S&P 500). 3) Japan inflows (MSCI Japan) 4) Global DM inflows
(MSCI World & MSCI World Momentum)
Fixed Income (+€0.7bn) - Mixed flow trends across regions; Winners: EM +
€745mn, US +€202mn; Losers: Europe -€666mn, Global -€9mn. Regional flow
drivers:
Europe (-€0.7bn): Outflows from Sovereign ETFs partially offset by inflows into HY Corporate ETFs.
Other regions (+€0.9bn): 1) EM inflows (almost entirely Sovereign) 2) US inflows (across multiple segments) 3) Global DM mild outflows (HY Corp inflows offset by IG Corps)
Commodities (-€94mn) - Inflows in Broad Commodity (+€263mn), while Gold and Crude Oil based ETPs saw redemptions (-€178mn & -€132mn respectively). Turnover: MoM turnover decreased by 10%
The total turnover activity into European ETPs decreased by 10% where total turnover observed was (€58bn) compared to the last month’s total (€53bn).
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Source: Deutsche Bank Markets Research-Europe-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy
Ethereum Gets Its First Exchange Traded Product As CoinShares Launches Two Ether Tracking, Exchange Traded Notes on Nasdaq Stockholm
October 11, 2017--Investors seeking exposure to the price movement of ether, the native token of the Ethereum platform, just got a new, but familiar option: two Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) which track the price of Ether-Ether Tracker One (COINETH:SS) and Ether Tracker Euro (COINETHE:SS).
XBT Provider by CoinShares, the issuer behind the world's first bitcoin ETNs, is announcing that the first Ether ETNs are now available for trading on Nasdaq Stockholm.
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Source: XBT Provider AB
ESMA issues Q&As on MiFID II implementation for post-trading issues
October 10, 2017--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today issued Question and Answers (Q&As) on post-trading issues regarding the implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR).
MiFID II will enter into application on 3 January 2018 and will strengthen the protection of investors by both introducing new requirements and strengthening existing ones.
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Source: ESMA
New BNP Paribas commodity index ETF launched on Xetra
October 10, 2017--A new exchange traded fund issued by BNP Paribas Easy has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Tuesday.
The commodity index ETF offers investors the opportunity to participate in the performance of a diversified portfolio of futures contracts on commodities from the two sectors energy and metals.
An optimised roll mechanism is used to minimise any potential losses and maximise any potential gains resulting from replacing maturing futures with those of longer maturities
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Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Market
Tradeweb European Exchange-Traded Funds Update-September 2017
October 9, 2017--The following data is derived from trading activity on the Tradeweb European-listed ETF platform.
ETF total traded volume
Total traded volume on the Tradeweb European ETF marketplace reached €13.2 billion in September, up 12% from August.
The end of September also marked the platform's third best performing quarter since its launch in October 2012, as Q3 2017 activity touched €38.3 billion. Adriano Pace, managing director for equity derivatives at Tradeweb, said: "As the ETF industry is bracing itself for the new regulatory landscape, both our monthly and quarterly numbers evidence the efficiencies of RFQ trading on a regulated platform like the Tradeweb MTF.
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Source: Tradeweb
Fee transparency vital to avert European pensions crisis
October 9, 2017--Efforts to spur workers to save more for retirement can't solve looming problem alone
Political efforts to persuade workers to save more for retirement cannot alone solve Europe's looming pensions crisis that risks condemning millions of people to poverty in old age, according to new research.
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Source: FT.com
Government sets out vision for post EU trade and customs policy
October 9, 2017--Trade and customs white papers pave the way for legislation that will ensure the UK is ready for the first day after EU exit.
government lays the ground for the UK's exit from the EU
separate trade and customs white papers pave the way for legislation to allow the UK to operate as a trading nation as we leave the EU and prevent disruption to trading arrangements
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Source: HM Treasury
ESMA highlights importance of LEI for MiFIDII/MiFIR compliance
October 9, 2017--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a Briefing on the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) as part of its efforts to raise industry awareness and facilitate compliance with the LEI requirements under MiFID II ahead of its 3 January 2018 launch.
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Source: ESMA
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