Tradeweb European Exchange-Traded Funds Update-May 2017
June 9, 2017--ETF total traded volume
Trading activity on the Tradeweb European-listed ETF marketplace reached a record-breaking €17.744 billion in May, narrowly beating the platform's previous strongest performance in March 2017.
Adriano Pace, managing director for equity derivatives at Tradeweb, said: "In May, more than 30% of the platform's total traded volume was executed in ETFs offering exposure to European equities, as the election result in France and speculation ahead of the UK general election dominated headlines. North America equities were also very active, but were heavily offered."
ECB drops reference to a future rate cut, says ready to extend QE
June 8, 2017--European Central Bank (ECB) holds interest rates at 0.0 percent.
The bank removes reference to further rate cuts and says it will extend its quantitative easing (QE) program if required.
Solactive And Panthera Solutions Launch Solactive Panthera World Market Portfolio Index
June 8, 2017--A Global Benchmark For Multi-Asset Investment Strategies
Solactive and Panthera Solutions are launching the Solactive Panthera World Market Portfolio Index. This index seeks to replicate the global market portfolio as measured by Monaco-based asset allocation consultancy Panthera Solutions through a multi-asset indexing strategy.
Specifically, the index is composed of ETFs and minor cash positions tracking the performance of 11 asset classes.
EDHEC-Risk's 10th European ETF and Smart Beta Survey brings new insights on drivers for product adoption & challenges faced by investors
June 8, 2017--EDHEC-Risk Institute has announced the results of the 10th EDHEC European ETF and Smart Beta Survey, a comprehensive survey of 211 European ETF and smart beta investors, conducted as part of the Amundi research chair at EDHEC-Risk Institute on "ETF, Indexing and Smart Beta Investment Strategies".
EDHEC-Risk Institute has conducted a regular ETF survey since 2006, providing a detailed account of European investor perceptions and practices in the domain of ETFs and smart beta strategies over the past decade.
Key findings of the latest survey included the following:
HOW DO INVESTORS SELECT AND USE ETFS?
Since 2006, the increase of the percentage of respondents using ETFs in traditional asset classes has been spectacular: in 2006, 45% of respondents used ETFs to invest in equities and 10% to invest in fixed income, compared with 91% and 65% respectively in 2016.
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Monthly Report: Strong demand for financial underlyings at Eurex
June 7, 2017--Market participants strongly relied on equity derivatives (+36 percent) to hedge their exposures on European markets, while turnover in Eurex's fixed income products rose 31 percent to 47 Million Euro.
Market participants focused on the finance industry during the month as uncertainty around Brexit continued to have a direct impact on the sector. The departure of the UK from the EU entails significant changes to many banks' business and operational models.
iSTOXX MUTB Japan Quality 150 Index to underlie exchange-traded funds by Paribas Asset Management and China Post Global
June 6, 2017--STOXX Ltd, the operator of Deutsche Böerse Group's index business and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, today announced that the iSTOXX MUTB Japan Quality 150 Index has been licensed to BNP Paribas Asset Management and China Post Global to underlie respective exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Grand City Property to be included in SDAX
June 6, 2017--Deutsche Börse reviews index composition/ Changes to be effective as of 19 June 2017
On Tuesday, Deutsche Börse announced changes to its selection indices, which will become effective on 19 June 2017.
The shares of Grand City Property Ltd. will be included in the SDAX index and will replace the shares of ZEAL Network SE. The inclusion of Grand City Property is based on the fast entry rule; the company is eligible for the index inclusion due to its market capitalisation and order book turnover.
European investors sell commodity ETFs
June 6, 2017--Sentiment turns as hopes fade for US infrastructure investment and China growth
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Grand City Properties S.A. to be included in SDAX
June 5, 2017--On Tuesday, Deutsche Börse announced changes to its selection indices, which will become effective on 19 June 2017. The shares of Grand City Properties S.A. will be included in the SDAX index and will replace the shares of ZEAL Network SE.
The inclusion of Grand City Properties S.A. is based on the fast entry rule; the company is eligible for the index inclusion due to its market capitalisation and order book turnover.
National Statistics: UK official holdings of international reserves: May 2017
June 5, 2017--This monthly release shows details of movements in the UK's official holdings of international reserves, or assets. These consist of gold, foreign currency assets and International Monetary Fund assets.
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