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State Street picks BlackRock exec to lead UK ETF unit
October 16, 2016--State Street Global Advisors has appointed an executive at BlackRock-the world's biggest exchange-traded fund provider-to lead its ETF business in the UK.
Claire Perryman, who led wealth management and retail sales at BlackRock's iShares business for eight years, has joined SSgA in London reporting to Rory Tobin, co-head of its SPDR ETF business.
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Source: Financial News
ESMA issues Guidelines on Remuneration Practices under UCITS and AIFMD
October 14, 2016--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today two sets of Guidelines: Guidelines on Sound Remuneration under UCITS (UCITS Remuneration Guidelines) and Guidelines on Sound Remuneration under the AIFMD (AIFMD Remuneration Guidelines).
view the Guidelines on Sound Remuneration under UCITS (UCITS Remuneration Guidelines) view the Guidelines on Sound Remuneration under the AIFMD (AIFMD Remuneration Guidelines) Tradeweb Exchange-Traded Funds Update-September 2016 view more New UBS ETF offers access to US corporate bonds with interest rate hedging view more
ESMA and IFRS(R) Foundation strengthen cooperation Challenger broker buys TD Direct Investing Access to Single Market Crucial for Britain's Big Fund Managers ESMA publishes updated UCITS Q&A view the Q&A on application of the UCITS Directive Tradeweb and FTSE Russell named as providers of Gilt and Treasury Bill end-of-day reference pricing by the UK Treasury ESMA to focus on supervisory convergence issues in 2017 If you are looking for a particuliar article and can not find it, please feel free to contact us
Source: ESMA
October 13, 2016--The following data is derived from trading activity on the Tradeweb European-listed ETF platform.
ETF total traded volume
Trading volume executed on the Tradeweb European-listed ETF marketplace reached €8.82 billion in September, up 10% from the previous month.
Adriano Pace, managing director for equity derivatives at Tradeweb said, "In a month characterised by few market-moving catalysts and a general lack of investment direction, our platform continued to provide an efficient mechanism for transacting ETFs." Pace added, "September also saw the addition of the 14th liquidity provider posting axes to the platform, as the functionality is adopted across an increasingly wide range of ETF instruments."
Source: Tradeweb
October 13, 2016--UBS Asset Management says the UBS ETF (LU) Barclays US Liquid Corporates interest rate hedged UCITS ETF (the Fund) has listed on London Stock Exchange.
Investors now have access to a diversified basket of US corporate bonds while simultaneously hedging against interest rate risk.
Source: ftseglobalmarkets.com
October 13, 2016--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the IFRS Foundation today announced an updated set of protocols under which the two organisations will deepen their cooperation on the development of IFRS Standards and support for their consistent application across the European Union.
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Source: ESMA
October 13, 2016--Private equity-backed deal will make Interactive Investor the UK's second-largest fund supermarket.
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Source: FT.com
October 13, 2016--Britain's largest fund managers face bigger risks from the U.K. leaving the E.U. than previously anticipated, with new data showing mainland European investors account for up to a fifth of their assets under management
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Source: FT.com
October 12, 2016--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an updated questions and answers (Q&A) document on the application of the Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Directive (UCITS).
The Q&A includes four new questions and answers on: regulated markets in Member States under the UCITS Directive, translation requirements in relation to the remuneration disclosure, reinvestment of cash collateral, and the...
Source: ESMA
October 11, 2016--Tradeweb Markets, the leading global marketplace for electronic fixed income, derivatives and ETF trading, and FTSE Russell, the global index provider, today welcomed the decision by the UK Treasury naming Tradeweb and FTSE Russell as the joint future providers for end-of-day reference prices for Gilts and Treasury bills.
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Source: marketwatch.com
October 11, 2016--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its 2017 Work Programme which sets out its priorities and areas of focus for 2017 in support of its mission to enhance investor protection and promote.
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Source: ESMA
