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Official Statistics: Forecasts for the UK economy: January 2023

January 18, 2023--A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in January 2023.

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Source: gov.uk


ESMA publishes latest edition of its newsletter

January 18, 2023--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor, has today published its latest edition of its Spotlight on Markets Newsletter.
Your one-stop-shop in the world of EU financial markets focused on the launch of the new visual identity.

ESMA is all about fostering the effectiveness and stability of EU markets, and enhancing the protection of retail investors, both through strengthened supervision. The design of the new logo shines in the context of the ESMA Strategy 2023-28.

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Source: ESMA


BNP Paribas prepares first Irish ETF launches

January 17, 2023--French fund house apes rivals in seeking to tap into Dublin's preferential tax status
BNP Paribas Asset Management is preparing to launch its first Ireland-domiciled exchange traded funds, shortly after domestic rival Amundi started offering Dublin-registered ETFs.

The asset management arm of French lender BNP Paribas said the fund house was currently awaiting approval from the Irish regulator, the Central Bank of Ireland, for its first locally domiciled ETFs.

BNP Paribas AM said it hoped to receive approval from the Irish watchdog "fairly soon".

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Source: ft.com


ESMA and NCAs to look at marketing of financial products

January 16, 2023--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor, is launching a common supervisory action (CSA) with national competent authorities (NCAs) on the application of MiFID II disclosure rules with regard to marketing communications across the European Union (EU).

The CSA will be conducted over the course of 2023.

ESMA is aware of the key role that marketing communications and advertisements can play in determining consumer behaviour and influencing investment decisions and is therefore launching this exercise to assess the application by investment firms and credit institutions of the MiFID II requirements on marketing communications.

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Source: SEC.gov


Sweden finds Europe's largest deposit of rare earth metals, which could become 'more important than oil and gas'

January 12, 2023--Swedish mining company LKAB discovered one million metric tons of rare earth oxides, which are used in electric vehicles and wind turbines.
CEO Jan Moström said it was good news for Europe, which imports 99% of its rare earth elements from China.
In 2022, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said rare earth elements would "soon be more important than oil and gas."

State-owned Swedish mining company LKAB said it has found what it believes to be Europe's largest known deposit of rare earth elements.

Located in Kiruna, in the far north of Sweden, the company said Thursday that the store contained more than one million metric tons of rare earth oxides.

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Source: cnbc.com


New thematic ETF from iShares on Xetra: access to metaverse companies worldwide

January 9, 2023--A new exchange traded fund issued by iShares has been tradable on Xetra and via Börse Frankfurt since Monday.
With the iShares Metaverse UCITS ETF, investors can participate in the trend of the development of the Metaverse. The index consists of companies worldwide that are significantly involved in the provision of products and services for the Metaverse.

The metaverse is a concept that aims to simulate the real world or imagine a world beyond the real one by integrating digital and physical interactions for an immersive experience. Metaverse technology areas include virtual reality, 3D image modelling, avatar, graphics processors, blockchain and non-fungible tokens.

Companies that do not meet ESG criteria or are involved in controversial business sectors such as controversial weapons, tobacco, nuclear power or thermal coal are excluded.

Name: iShares Metaverse UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
Asset class: Equity ETF
ISIN: IE000RN58M26

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Source: Xetra


ECB-Euro area bank interest rate statistics: November 2022

January 4, 2023--Composite cost-of-borrowing indicator for new loans to corporations increased by 37 basis points to 3.09%, driven by interest rate effect; indicator for new loans to households for house purchase increased by 21 basis points to 2.88%, driven by interest rate effect

Composite interest rate for new deposits with agreed maturity from corporations increased by 56 basis points to 1.52%, mainly driven by interest rate effect; interest rate for overnight deposits from corporations increased by 7 basis points to 0.15%, driven by interest rate effect

Composite interest rate for new deposits with agreed maturity from households increased by 28 basis points to 1.26%, mainly driven by interest rate effect; interest rate for overnight deposits from households broadly unchanged at 0.05%

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Source: ECB


ECB-Monetary developments in the euro area: November 2022

December 29, 2022--Annual growth rate of broad monetary aggregate M3 decreased to 4.8% in November 2022 from 5.1% in October
Annual growth rate of narrower monetary aggregate M1, comprising currency in circulation and overnight deposits, decreased to 2.4% in November from 3.8% in October

Annual growth rate of adjusted loans to households stood at 4.1% in November, compared with 4.2% in October
Annual growth rate of adjusted loans to non-financial corporations decreased to 8.4% in November from 8.9% in October

Components of the broad monetary aggregate M3

The annual growth rate of the broad monetary aggregate M3 decreased to 4.8% in November 2022 from 5.1% in October, averaging 5.4% in the three months up to November. The components of M3 showed the following developments. The annual growth rate of the narrower aggregate M1, which comprises currency in circulation and overnight deposits, decreased to 2.4% in November from 3.8% in October. The annual growth rate of short-term deposits other than overnight deposits (M2-M1) increased to 12.0% in November from 9.9% in October. The annual growth rate of marketable instruments (M3-M2) increased to 8.5% in November from 2.9% in October.

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Source: ECB


ESMA publishes technical standards on cross-border activities under the UCITS Directive and the AIFMD

December 21, 2022--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor, today published a final report specifying the information to be provided, and the templates to be used, to inform competent authorities of the cross-border marketing and management of investment funds and the cross-border provision of services by fund managers.

Under the UCITS Directive and the AIFMD, ESMA is empowered to draft optional Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) and Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) for the notifications of cross-border activities. The purpose of the draft ITS and RTS is to facilitate the process for notifying cross-border marketing and management activities in relation to UCITS and AIFs, as well the cross-border provisions of services by fund managers, by standardising the content and the format of the information to be provided by management companies, UCITS and AIFMs

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Source: ESMA


DWS Launches Emerging Markets ETF Tracking Solactive Index and Expands its Paris Aligned Range Once More

December 19, 2022--Solactive is pleased to announce that DWS expanded once more its net-zero ETF range with a new ETF tracking a Solactive index. After introducing five net-zero ETFs tracking Solactive's indices this year to the market, DWS launches now an Emerging Market Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned UCITS ETF (XEMN), which tracks the Solactive ISS ESG Emerging Market Net Zero Pathway Index.

The Xtrackers Emerging Market Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned UCITS ETF follows the same climate reduction targets as the rest of the series. It listed on the Deutsche Börse and the London Stock Exchange.

The Solactive ISS ESG Emerging Market Net Zero Pathway Index is part of the Solactive ISS ESG Net Zero Pathway Index Series. The series focuses on large and medium-sized companies and aims to represent multiple segments of the global stock market complying with the regulations of the EU Paris-Aligned Benchmarks (EU PAB) as regards the minimum standards for EU Climate Transition Benchmarks and EU Paris-aligned Benchmarks. The indices provide a 50% reduction in carbon intensity versus an equivalent non-ESG market benchmark, and a 7% year-on-year ongoing decarbonization pathway.

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Source: Solactive AG


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