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Anger builds over UK's 109bn pound closet-tracking scandal
July 2, 2017--Investors charged high fees for products that hug the index closely
The UK financial regulator has come under heavy criticism for failing to take action against asset managers that overcharged investors by selling expensive funds that promise stockpicking expertise but in reality mirror an index.
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Source: FT.com
Retail investors pay higher fund fees than large institutions
July 1, 2017--Asset managers make much higher margins from their small customers
Retail investors pay fees that are three times higher than those incurred by large institutions for comparable asset management services, according to the Financial Conduct Authority.
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Source: FT.com
ESMA provides market size calculations for MiFID II ancillary test
June 30, 2017--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued an opinion helping market participants to assess whether their activities in commodity derivatives can be considered as ancillary to their main business.
Under the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) market participants are required to measure their own activity against total market sizes in commodity derivatives.
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Source: ESMA
S&P Dow Jones Indices Europe Dashboard
June 30, 2017--In what proved to be a challenging month across the board for European markets, the S&P Europe 350(R) posted its biggest monthly decline since the U.K. voted to leave the European Union.
U.K. equities compose roughly a quarter of the S&P Europe 350; they contributed over a third to the benchmark's losses this month.
Volatility expectations increased, with the Vstoxx(R) Index climbing from 14.55 to 17.25.
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Source: mondovisione.com
EU unveils plans for pan-European pension
June 29, 2017--The European Commission has set out plans to create a 'simple and cost effective' pan-European personal pension product (PEPP)-in effect, a cross-state voluntary personal pension scheme.
The Commission said the PEPP was designed to give savers more choice when they were putting money aside for old age, and aimed to provide them with more competitive products.
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Source: professionaladviser.com
ECB-Monetary developments in the euro area: May 2017
June 28, 2017--The annual growth rate of the broad monetary aggregate M3 stood at 5.0% in May 2017, after 4.9% in April 2017.
The annual growth rate of the narrower aggregate M1, which includes currency in circulation and overnight deposits, stood at 9.3% in May, unchanged from the previous month.
The annual growth rate of adjusted loans to households increased to 2.6% in May, from 2.4% in April.
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Source: ECB
IndexIQ launches five multi-factor ESG ETFs
June 28, 2017--IndexIQ has launched five new ETFs that employ an environmental, sustainable and governance (ESG) filter to screen potential securities and then a smart beta multi-factor methodology to weight the selected constituents.
The suite includes three equity and two bond (sovereign and corporate) ETFs listed on the Euronext Paris Exchange.
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Source: etfstrategy.co.uk
UK regulator sets sights on institutional cost transparency
June 28, 2017--The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published the final findings of its asset management market study and announced the package of remedies it will take forward to address the concerns identified in its interim report into the sector.
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view the FCA Asset Management Market Study -Final Report
Source: fca.org.uk
Solactive And Candriam Team Up To Launch The Factors Sustainable Index Family-Providing The Underlying Indices For Five Etfs Issued By Candriam
June 28, 2017--Solactive and Candriam have joined forces to launch the Solactive Candriam Factors Sustainable Index Family offering exposure to companies with sustainable and responsible investing criteria as determined by Candriam's SRI screening methodology.
The family is composed of five fundamentally-weighted indices with factor tilts, including three equity and two fixed-income indices, which are used as the basis for five new ETFs issued by Candriam and trading on the Paris Euronext Stock Exchange (and cross-listed on Amsterdam Euronext).
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Source: solactive.com
Investment consultants face greater regulatory oversight
June 28, 2017--UK watchdog finds evidence of opaque fees and conflicts of interest in £1.6tn sector
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Source: FT.com
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