Unscheduled adjustment in MDAX and SDAX
August 8, 2016--On Monday, Deutsche Börse announced an unscheduled change to MDAX and SDAX.
Following the takeover by MECCA International the free float of KUKA AG has dropped below 10 percent (to 5.45 percent). As a result the share of KUKA AG will leave the MDAX index. It is replaced by RATIONAL AG.
Lyxor adds short-dated gilts ETF to fixed income range
Follows post-Brexit flight to quality
August 8, 2016--Lyxor has expanded its core fixed income passive offering with the launch of a short-dated gilts ETF.
The company said the launch of the Lyxor FTSE Actuaries UK Gilts 0-5Y UCITS ETF completes its range of gilts ETFs and gives investors the choice of short, all maturity or inflation-linked gilts.
Important Notice to the Shareholders of DB X-Trackers II IBOXX SOVEREIGNS EUROZONE UCITS ETF
August 5, 2016--The board of directors of the Company (the "Board of Directors") hereby informs the shareholders of the Sub-Fund (the "Shareholders") that it has resolved to make certain changes to the Sub-Fund, as detailed below under A) OVERVIEW OF THE CHANGES (such changes collectively referred to as the "Changes").
The Changes will be carried out on a date between 5 September 2016 and 28 February 2017 (the "Effective Date").
Co-founder to leave $20bn ETF house Source
August 4, 2016--Exit comes amid a period of churn that has seen the departure of fellow co-founder Ted Hood and the appointment of ex-OMGI chief Julian Ide as its new CEO.
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Lyxor-ETF Barometer- July 2016
August 4, 2016--European ETF Market flows reached a 2016 record high in July. Net New Assets (NNA) during this month amounted to EUR8.2bn, more than twice the year to date monthly average level.
Total Assets under Management are up 5% vs. the end of 2015, reaching EUR474bn, and including a limited market impact (+3.5%*). Higher yielding and Smart Beta ETFs gathered most of the inflows in an uncertain environment.
National Statistics: UK official holdings of international reserves: July 2016
August 3, 2016--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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Robo-advisor Scalable Capital launches in the UK
August 2, 2016--European digital investment manager Scalable Capital has entered the UK market, opening its portfolio management business with portfolios constructed exclusively from exchange-traded funds.
The move into the UK marks a key step in the firm's ambitions to expand throughout Europe, having already established operations in Germany and Austria.
Boerse Stuttgart generates turnover of around EUR 6.3 billion in July
August 2, 2016--Fall in turnover following outstanding levels in June
Boerse Stuttgart generated turnover of around EUR 6.3 billion in July 2016, according to its order book statistics.
Securitised derivatives accounted for the largest portion of the turnover in July. The trading volume in this asset class was more than EUR 2.5 billion, with turnover in leverage products just under EUR 1.3 billion, while investment products accounted for more than EUR 1.2 billion of the total.
Eurex-Trading statistics July 2016
August 1, 2016-In July 2016, the international derivatives market Eurex, part of Deutsche Börse Group, recorded an average daily volume of 5.5 million contracts (July 2015: 5.9 million).
In total, 114.8 million contracts were traded at Eurex in July.
Turnover at Deutsche Borse's cash markets at 100.8 billion euros in July
August 1, 2016--Order book turnover on Xetra, Börse Frankfurt and Tradegate Exchange across all asset classes stood at €100.8 billion in July (July 2015: €137.3 billion).
f the €100.8 billion, €91.8 billion were attributable to Xetra (July 2015: €127.4 billion). The average daily turnover on Xetra stood at €4.4 billion in July (July 2015: €5.5 billion).