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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).
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Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Market
World-first "masala" bond launches on London Stock Exchange
August 1, 2016--London's status as the leading global financial centre was underlined when the world's first ever "masala" or rupee-denominated bond issued outside of India by an Indian company was listed on the London Stock Exchange today (1 August 2016).
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond welcomed the landmark listing by the Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC). HDFC is one of India's biggest banks and India's leading provider of finance for housing.
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Source: HM Treasury
STOXX Announces Component Changes To STOXX Europe 50 Index
August 1, 2016--STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group's index business, and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, today announced component changes in the STOXX Europe 50 Index due to the fast-exit rule.
All changes become effective with the open of markets on Aug. 8, 2016.
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Source: STOXX
LSE builds presence as premier listing venue for offshore RMB investments
July 29, 2016--London Stock Exchange (LSE) has welcomed a new China-focused exchange-traded fund from Hong Kong-based asset manager ICBC Credit Suisse (ICBCCS) and ETF provider WisdomTree.
The ICBCCS WisdomTree S&P China 500 UCITS ETF (LSE: CHIN) is the tenth Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) ETF to list on the LSE and the third RQFII product to launch in 2016, further cementing the city's role as a leading venue for the listing of offshore RMB-denominated investment products.
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Source: etfstrategy.co.uk
Lyxor lists London's first FTSE 100 USD-hedged ETF
July 29, 2016--Europe's third largest provider of exchange-traded funds, Lyxor, has unveiled a new ETF offering US dollar-hedged exposure to the FTSE 100 Index.
The Lyxor UCITS ETF FTSE 100-Monthly Hedged C-USD (LSE: 100H) is the first ETF in Europe to provide investors with exposure to the FTSE 100 and protect against adverse movements in the British pound against the US dollar.
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Source: etfstrategy.co.uk
Rush from European equity funds goes on as $76bn pulled this year
July 29, 2016--The sprint out of European equity funds has stretched to almost six months, draining portfolios of $76bn since the start of the year as uncertainty over the implications of the Brexit vote and a crisis in the Italian banking sector weigh on investors.
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Source: FT.com
New active ETF with focus on high-dividend companies launched on Xetra by Commerz Funds Solutions
July 29, 2016--ETF tracks primarily European and US high-dividend companies
A new active ETF issued by Commerz Funds Solutions S.A., a Commerzbank Group management company, has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Friday.
ETF name: ComStage Alpha Dividende Plus UCITS ETF
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: DE000ETF7508
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Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Market
Source study shows active managers face increasing difficulty
July 28, 2016--ETF provider Source finds that correlations between the equities of countries and sectors in Europe have become so high that it is increasingly difficult for active managers to add value.
The firm writes that new analysis reveals the traditional advantage held by country allocators no longer exists, while the scope to out-or under-perform broad equity benchmarks by adopting a country or sector strategy are strikingly similar.
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Source: wealthadviser.co
Ossiam's smart beta CAPE US Sector Value ETF sees $400m flow in
July 28, 2016---Smart beta exchange-traded fund provider Ossiam has announced that its Ossiam Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector Value TR UCITS ETF (LSE: UCAP) has attracted more than $400m since its launch in June last year.
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Source: etfstrategy.co.uk
Euro Area Economic and Financial Developments by Institutional
July 28, 2016--Euro area saving (net) grew faster than non-financial investments (net) in the first quarter of 2016. Non-financial investment (net) increased for corporations and households. As a result of changes in saving and non-financial investment, euro area net lending to the rest of the
world increased further.
Household debt continued to decrease, both with respect to GDP and disposable income (the respective ratios decreased to 58.9% and to 93.3% in the first quarter of 2016).
The non-financial corporation debt-to-GDP ratio decreased to 133.1% in the first quarter of 2016. Gross non-financial investment increased at a lower rate (5.2% after 7.2% in the fourth quarter of 2015).
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Source: ECB