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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.
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Source: solactive.com
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.
view the : EDHEC-Risk Institute Publication 10th EDHEC European ETF and Smart Beta Survey
Source: EDHEC-Risk Institute
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.
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Source: Deutsche Börse Group
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).
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Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Market
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.
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Source: Deutsche Börse
European investors sell commodity ETFs
June 6, 2017--Sentiment turns as hopes fade for US infrastructure investment and China growth
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Source: FT.com
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.
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Source: Deutsche Börse Group
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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Source: HM Treasury
Turnover at Deutsche Borse's cash markets at 131.5 billion euros in May
June 1, 2017--Order book turnover on Deutsche Börse cash market rose significantly in May compared to the previous year.
Turnover on the trading venues Xetra, Börse Frankfurt and Tradegate Exchange totaled €131.5 billion (May 2016: €103.8 billion).
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Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Market
ESMA updates its MiFID II Q&As
May 31, 2017--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated today its Q&As on practical questions regarding the implementation of Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II).
The updated Q&As include new answers regarding:
algorithmic trading;
the extension of a pre-existing MiFID I waiver to equity-like instruments;
the SI regime;
non-equity instruments and data reporting services providers; and
commodity derivatives.
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Source: ESMA