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
IMF-Ireland: Selected Issues
July 28, 2016--Introduction
1. Ireland's successful fiscal consolidation and growth turnaround have created fiscal space in the medium term under the SGP, but more efficient public spending could further
increase the "effective" fiscal space.
A more efficient delivery of public services could yield better outcomes for a given cost, or the same quality of outcome at a lower cost.
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Source: IMF
ESMA issues overview of European prospectus activity
July 28, 2016--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today statistical data on the number of prospectuses approved and passported by the National Competent Authorities (NCAs) of the European Economic Area (EEA) within the EU prospectus regime.
The report shows that the number of prospectus approvals across the EEA has slightly decreased in 2015 compared to 2014, continuing the overall...
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Source: ESMA
ESMA publishes extract on enforcement decisions on financial statements
July 28, 2016--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an extract from its confidential database of enforcement decisions on financial statements.
The extract includes a selection of 12 decisions that were taken by national enforcers in the period from February 2014 to April 2016.
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Source: ESMA
ECB-Monetary developments in the euro area: June 2016
July 27, 2106--The annual growth rate of the broad monetary aggregate M3 stood at 5.0% in June 2016, after 4.9% in May 2016.
The annual growth rate of the narrower aggregate M1, which includes currency in circulation and
overnight deposits, decreased to 8.6% in June, from 9.1% in May.
The annual growth rate of loans to households stood at 1.7% in June, compared with 1.6% in May.
The annual growth rate of loans to non-financial corporations stood at 1.7% in June, compared with 1.6%
in May (revised from 1.4%)1.
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Source: ECB
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