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iShares MSCI Japan SRI UCITS ETF launched on Xetra
ETF provides access to Japanese companies focussed on sustainability
March 7, 2017--Deutsche Börse Cash Market: A new iShares equity index ETF has been tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Tuesday.
Name: iShares MSCI Japan SRI UCITS ETF
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: IE00BYX8XC17
Total expense ratio: 0.3 percent
Distribution policy: accumulating
Benchmark: MSCI Japan SRI Index
The iShares MSCI Japan SRI UCITS ETF enables investors to participate in the performance of Japanese stock corporations with a high sustainability rating.
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Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Market
Singapore-based Gordian Capital launches Luxembourg UCITS fund
March 7, 2017--Gordian Capital Singapore has launched the Quadratus Fund which will offers investors access to a balanced portfolio, diversified globally across three asset classes, equities, fixed income, currencies.
Trading under the tickers QUADREI and QUADRUI, the fund focuses on asset class allocation rather than (single) security selection, focusing on return drivers intended to isolate true sources of risk and return.
Cross-border property exchange prepares for launch, appoints non-exec chairman
March 6, 2017--Global Alternatives (GA) has appointed Brendan Bradley as non-executive chairman ahead of its launch of Prop-X, a cross-border property exchange that will list securities originated by the GA-owned Property Crowd platform- offering access to crowdfunded investments.
Also listed will be private equity and debt issues backed by investment grade property assets of institutions. GA argues this will enable investors to access the equivalent of real-time liquidity equivalent to an exchange order book.
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Source: investmenteurope.net
Unscheduled free float adjustment of GfK SE in SDAX
March 6, 2017--Changes to be effective as of 9 March 2017
On Monday, Deutsche Börse announced an unscheduled change to the SDAX index.
Due to the acquisition of GfK SE by Acceleratio Capital N.V., the free float of GfK SE changed again by more than 10 percentage points. According to the Guide to the Equity Indices of Deutsche Börse AG, the company's free float will be adjusted in the index from the current 24.22 percent to 14.15 percent.
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Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Market
BlackRock launches iShares Japan equity ETF with ESG screening
March 6, 2017--BlackRock has expanded its range of Europe-listed sustainable exchange-traded funds with the launch of the iShares MSCI Japan SRI UCITS ETF (LON: SUJP), offering exposure to Japanese companies with the highest environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings.
The US dollar-denominated fund tracks the Japan Socially Responsible Index, provided by MSCI.
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Source: FT.com
Greenwich Associates-ETFs: Dynamic Tools for Institutional Portfolios in Europe
March 3, 2017--Executive Summary
Powerful market dynamics including quantitative easing by the ECB, increased market volatility and diminished liquidity in fixed income are causing European institutions to increase their use of exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
The results of the Greenwich Associates 2016 European Exchange-Traded Funds Study show that institutional investors are turning to ETFs for liquidity, ease of use and fast access to exposures.
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Source: Greenwich Associates
Dutch regulator to survey costs of asset management
March 3, 2017--Dutch supervisor DNB is to scrutinise the costs of asset management and mortgage investments through on-site visits at pension funds and their asset managers.
In a newsletter, it said that it would also assess the robustness of pensions administration and schemes' cyber security measures.
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Source: ipe.com
AIXTRON SE to be included in TecDAX
March 3, 2017--On Friday, Deutsche Börse announced changes to its selection indices, which will become effective on 20 March 2017.
The shares of AIXTRON SE will be included in the TecDAX index and will replace the shares of STRATEC Biomedical AG. The inclusion of AIXTRON SE is based on the fast entry rule; the company is eligible for the index inclusion due to its market capitalisation and order book turnover. For AIXTRON SE this is a return to TecDAX, the company left the index in December 2016 due to low market capitalisation.
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Source: Deutsche Börse Group