Deutsche targets Chinese share price anomaly
March 30, 2016--New exchange traded fund set to arbitrage differential between mainland and Hong Kong equity values
Chinese equities are not top of everyone's shopping list at the moment, given a backdrop of a slowing economy, Beijing's newly-won reputation for financial market mismanagement and a brittle belief in emerging markets in general, notwithstanding strong inflows this month.
Increased regulation could bear gifts for ETF providers
March 29, 2016--European exchange-traded fund providers could be forgiven for feeling some affection for regulators of late.
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ETF providers respond as climate debate heats up
March 29, 2016--In time, 2015 may become known as the year in which the financial services sector in Europe finally took notice of the challenges of climate change.
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Global concerns weigh on eurozone recovery: ECB
March 24, 2016--Economic recovery in the eurozone is set to continue in the coming months, but not as fast as hoped owing to global uncertainties and slowing growth in emerging economies, the European Central Bank said Thursday.
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New Amundi ETF with access to Scientific Beta index family's multi-strategy approach launched on Xetra
ETF focuses on European mid-and large-cap companies
March 22, 2016--A new equity index ETF issued by Amundi has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Tuesday.
Name: Amundi ETF Europe Equity Multi Smart Allocation Scientific Beta UCITS ETF
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: FR0013040292
Total expense ratio: 0.4 percent
Distribution policy: accumulating
Benchmark: Scientific Beta Extended Developed Europe Multi-Beta Multi-Strategy ERC
The Amundi ETF Europe Equity Multi Smart Allocation Scientific Beta UCITS ETF enables investors to participate for the first time in the multi-strategy approach of the Scientific Beta index family with a focus on European companies.
UK National Statistics: GDP deflators at market prices, and money GDP: March 2016
March 22, 2016--A series for the GDP deflator in index form is produced by the Treasury from data provided by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The GDP deflator set is updated after every ONS Quarterly National Accounts release (at the end of each quarter) and whenever the OBR updates its GDP deflator forecasts.
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Eurex expands equity index segment with new quanto futures
Launch of USD-denominated futures on the Euro STOXX 50 index as of 21 March 2016
March 21, 2016--Eurex, one of the world's leading derivatives exchanges and part of Deutsche Börse Group' will introduce Euro STOXX 50 quanto futures as of 21 March 2016.
The USD-denominated product allows investors to participate in the performance of the index without being subject to currency fluctuations between Euro and US dollar.
European passive funds get a lift
March 21, 2016--Allocations to passive funds by European retail investors are rising at unprecedented speed, as regulators cramp the style of active managers.
According to the survey of around 1,000 fund selectors by Fund Buyer Focus, published on March 21, passive weightings across Europe have risen by an eighth to 19.6%.
Smart beta strategy uses ETFs to capture factor premiums
March 18, 2016--German asset manager StarCapital has launched a new multi-factor investment strategy aiming to provide market-beating returns.
The STARS Multi-Faktor Fund works by capturing varying factor premiums at different stages of the economic cycle.
Boost launches Volatility and Emerging Markets ETPs on Borsa Italiana
March 17, 2016--Boost further strengthens its market leading position in short & leveraged ETPs in the Italian market with new equity and volatility offerings
Boost's new volatility ETPs provide exposure to the S&P 500 VIX futures, which represent the world's leading volatility indicator
Boost's new Emerging Markets ETPs provide exposure to MSCI Emerging Markets Index futures
WisdomTree Europe, an exchange-traded fund ("ETF") and exchange-traded product ("ETP") sponsor is proud to announce that it has listed three new ETPs on Borsa Italiana.