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Morningstar-Europe ETF Market Q2 2016 Recap
July 20, 2016--Investors favour corporate bonds and gold amid uncertainty, but equity rebounds as European-domiciled ETFs gather EUR 8 billion.
Executive Summary
The European exchange-traded-fund market netted close to EUR 8 billion of new money in the second quarter of 2016. This represented a decline from the EUR 11 billion of net inflows registered in the first quarter.
Assets under management at the end of the second quarter amounted to EUR 482.4 billion, a 4.2% increase from EUR 462.9 billion at the end of the previous period.
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Source: Morningstar
ESMA publishes updated UCITS Q&A
July 19, 2016--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an updated questions and answers document (Q&A) on the application of the Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Directive (UCITS).
The Q&A includes one new question and answer on the impact of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) on the UCITS framework, regarding the valuation of centrally cleared OTC derivatives by UCITS management companies.
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OECD-Turkey: Challenging times call for pushing ahead with economic reform view the OECD Overview-2016 Economic Survey of Turkey First Half of 2016 in Turkey Sees Slower GDP Growth than 2015, says World Bank view the Turkey Regular Economic Note-July 2016 ESMA consults on asset segregation and custody services under AIFMD and UCITS Tradeweb Exchange-Traded Funds Update- June 2016 view more
New WisdomTree smart beta ETF launched on Xetra In order to be included in the underlying WisdomTree Eurozone Quality Dividend Growth Index, companies have to have a (gross) cash dividend of at least USD 5 billion, be founded in the Eurozone, have a higher price to earnings ratio than dividend yield and meet high growth and quality criteria.
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July 15, 2016--As DB bosses lower bar for shareholder acceptance, opposition among regulators and politicians mounts
Is the London Stock Exchange jinxed? Or rather, is it doomed never to complete the mergers its managements always seem to want? In the latest case, its shareholders also seem to want to be taken over by Deutsche Börse, but since they voted overwhelmingly for the deal another stone has appeared on the road.
Source: FT.com
July 15, 2016--Turkey's economy has proven remarkably resilient in the face of a challenging global economic context. However, further action can be taken to raise productivity and advance the shift to a more balanced, sustainable and stronger growth path that will boost living standards for the entire population, according to the latest OECD Economic Survey of Turkey.
Future reforms should aim to strengthen economic resilience and social cohesion, improve the business environment and extend Turkish firms' capacity to participate in global value chains, according to the Survey.
Source: OECD
July 15, 2016--Despite a pick-up in domestic consumption, GDP growth slowed in Q1 because of slower inventory build-up, according to the July edition of the World Bank's Turkey Regular Economic Brief*, issued today in Ankara.
The seasonally and working day adjusted GDP growth slowed to an annualized rate of 3.3 percent q-o-q in Q1, as compared with 4 percent in 2015 as a whole. Inventory accumulation that led growth in the previous quarter slowed significantly in Q1, bringing growth down.
Source: World Bank
July 15, 2016--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a Call for Evidence on Asset Segregation and Custody Services under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) and the Directive on Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS Directive).
July 15, 2016--The following data is derived from trading activity on the Tradeweb European-listed ETF platform.
ETF total traded volume
The Tradeweb European-listed ETF marketplace enjoyed a record-breaking second quarter-as total traded volume surpassed €33 billion-beating Q1 2016 by €167 million. June also proved to be the second strongest month on record, with traded notional reaching €11.45 billion.
Source: Tradeweb
July 14, 2016--ETF based on high-dividend stock corporations with high growth and quality factors
A new exchange-listed index fund issued by WisdomTree has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Thursday.
The new WisdomTree Eurozone Quality Dividend Growth UCITS ETF gives investors the opportunity to participate in the performance of eurozone stock corporations selected based on growth and quality factors.
Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Market
