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DB-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-European Monthly-ETF Market Review +11.1bn euro in May-Europe, EM equity and Corporate Bonds benefit
June 12, 2017--European ETP Monthly Highlights (Assets & Flows):
Assets
European ETPs AUM increased by €7.5bn on MoM basis and
ended the month at €607bn.
Flows
European-domiciled ETPs registered strong inflows of +€11.1bn
last month where year-to-date flows have reached +€48bn.
New Product Launches-40 New products
European ETP market witnessed 40 new launches in May which includes 28
Commodities ETPs , 11 Equity and 1 Fixed Income ETFs.
Investment Themes for the Month
European indices (Regional focused) recorded inflows of +€2.2bn. Indices
that benefitted this month were Euro STOXX 50 (+€879mn), MSCI EMU
(+€392mn) and MSCI Europe (+€233mn). EM also saw significant inflows
(+€1.3bn). Country wise, Japan (+€255mn) benefited while Germany &
UK saw outflows (-€498mn) & (-€258mn) respectively.
Smart Beta segment recorded inflows of +€1.3bn. Value Factor ETFs surged with inflows of +€772mn. Robotics & Automation continued to draw steady investment (+€307mn). In other segments, Mid Caps (+ €685mn), Financials (+€191mn) and Industrials (+€112mn) benefitted while Real Estate lagged (-€137mn).
Corporate bond ETF were the net largest contributer for Fixed income flows, attracting +€2.4bn.
Gold ETPs (+€609mn) commanded most of the overall commodity flows (+€1bn).
Activity in US listed ETFs suggests that US investors were positive on both European-focused regional and country ETFs (+$5.1bn, ytd +$10.4bn). Turnover: MoM turnover increased by 25% The total turnover activity into European ETPs increased by 25% (€76.1bn) compared to the previous month’s total (€60.7bn).
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Source: Deutsche Bank Markets Research-Europe-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy
Europe ex-UK UCITS ETF launched on Xetra
June 12, 2017--A new equity index ETF issued by Source has been tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Monday.
The Source MSCI Europe ex-UK UCITS ETF enables investors to participate in the
performance of 335 large and medium-sized companies from European countries, excluding the UK. The reference index exclusively comprises companies ranking in the top 85 percent of the respective country on the basis of their market capitalisation.
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Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Market
ECB-Euro Area Securities Issues Statistics: April 2017
June 12, 2017--The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents was 1.3% in April 2017, the same as in March.
For the outstanding amount of listed shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 0.8% in April 2017, the same as in March.
The annual growth rate of debt securities issued by euro area non-financial corporations was 8.2% in April 2017, compared with 9.4% in March 2017.
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Source: ECB
Election results 2017: What does it mean for Brexit?
June 9, 2017--Britain's exit from the European Union has been plunged into uncertainty.
Theresa May has not secured the clear mandate that she sought for her version of a hard Brexit.
When she called the election, she declared: "Every vote for the Conservatives will make me stronger when I negotiate for Britain with the prime ministers, presidents and chancellors of the European Union."
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Source: bbc.com
LSE June 2017 ETF & ETP Monthly Report
June 9, 2017--Listings
5 new ETFs and 7 new ETNs were listed on LSE in May 2017.
There are now 903 ETFs (available as 1,383 lines through multi-currency offerings) and 457 other ETPs (available as 527 lines) on our London market.
Societe Generale had the most listing activity in May, bringing 7 short and leveraged ETPs to our market.
The SG WTI Oil x3 Daily Short and SG WTI Oil x3 Daily Long track the leveraged WTI Oil Futures indexes. The SG Gold x3 Daily Short and SG Gold x3 Daily Long track leveraged Gold Futures indexes. 3 short and leveraged equity ETPs track leveraged FTSE 100 indexes.
iShares expanded their current offering through listing 2 equity ETFs. iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF and iShares MSCI Europe Mid Cap UCITS ETF provide exposure to global and European stock markets, respectively.
PowerShares launched the PowerShares S&P 500 QVM UCITS ETF, a smart beta ETF which tracks the performance of stocks with the highest exposure to quality, value and momentum investment factors.
UBS also brought a smart beta product ETF to our market. The UBS ETF MSCI USA Select Factor Mix UCITS ETF tracks the performance of large to small cap stocks, weighted by their exposure to 6 long-term risk factors: momentum, value, shareholder yield, quality, volatility and size.
Lyxor Index Fund listed a corporate fixed income product, Lyxor $ Floating Rate Note UCITS ETF, which provides exposure to US corporate debt from the industrial, utility and financial sectors.
Trading Activity
Orderbook value traded for ETFs and other ETPs in May 2017 was £8.4 billion (223k trades), up by 42% compared to May 2016.
Orderbook value traded for ETFs and other ETPs YTD is £38.9 billion (1.1m trades), up by 8% compared to 2016.
Total on-exchange value traded for ETFs and other ETPs in May 2017 was £29.4 billion (329k trades), up by 52% compared to May 2016.
Total on-exchange value traded for ETFs and other ETPs YTD was £136.3 billion (1.6m trades), up by 16% compared to 2016.
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Source: London Stock Exchange Group
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."
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Source: Tradeweb
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.
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Source: CNBC.com
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
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