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Lyxor expands Euro govies range with ultra long-duration ETF
March 11, 2015--Lyxor Asset Management has announced the launch of a new exchange-traded fund providing access to ultra long-duration eurozone bonds: the Lyxor Ultra Long Duration Euro Govt FTSE MTS 25+Y UCITS ETF (DR) C-EUR.
The ETF, which has been listed on Euronext Paris, is linked to the FTSE MTS Eurozone Government Bond IG 25Y+ Index, an index tracking the performance of investment-grade eurozone governments bonds with a maturity of 25 years or more.
New ETF issuer: WisdomTree
March 10, 2015-SIX Swiss Exchange welcomes its 19th ETF issuer which enters the Swiss market with six products.
As of today, SIX Swiss Exchange provides investors yet again with more choice. It welcomes WisdomTree as a new issuer in its ETF segment. The company lists the following six products that are based on fundamentally weighted equity indices and are all traded in CHF:
WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income UCITS ETF
WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend UCITS ETF
WisdomTree Europe Equity Income UCITS ETF
WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend UCITS ETF
Bank of England-Investment banking: linkages to the real economy and the financial system
March 10, 2015--Investment banks play a key role in capital markets and contribute to the efficient functioning of financial markets. As demonstrated in the recent financial crisis, however, investment banks can
create and propagate risks in the financial system given their scale, as well as the interconnected
and complex nature of their activities.
Recognising investment banks' systemic importance, a number of international regulatory initiatives have come into force since the onset of the recent financial crisis.
Xetra-Gold registers new record high in gold holdings
Deutsche Börse Commodities stores 54.4 tonnes for physical backing of gold bond
March 10, 2015--The gold holdings of Deutsche Börse Commodities for the physical backing of the Xetra-Gold bond reached a new record high of around 54.4 tonnes in March, an increase of more than 4.5 tonnes since the beginning of the year.
For each bond, exactly one gram of gold is deposited in the vaults. With a price of €34.67 (Xetra price on 10 March) per Xetra-Gold bond or one gram of gold, respectively, the current value of gold in custody is approximately €1.9 billion.
UPDATE 1-British ETF price war heats up with BlackRock FTSE 100 fee cut
March 10, 2015--Cost for two flagship ETFs now 7 pence/100 stg invested
Market could go as low as 3 pence-Hargreaves Lansdown
Adds emerging market, niche fund fees likely to fall next
BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has slashed the cost of investing in Britain's oldest FTSE 100 exchange-traded fund' ratcheting up the pressure on rival providers such as Vanguard.
UBS unveils currency-hedged commodities ETF
March 10, 2015--UBS Global Asset Management has expanded its line-up of currency-hedged exchange-traded funds with the launch of the UBS ETF (IE) CMCI Composite hedged GBP SF UCITS ETF (UC90).
Listed on the London Stock Exchange, the ETF offers investors access to commodities markets with GBP currency hedging and will likely appeal to UK-based investors wishing to diversify their investments while neutralising currency risks.
London Stock Exchange March 2015 ETF & ETP Monthly Report
March 10, 2015--News
London Stock Exchange is introducing two new order types in May 2015, Cross Orders and Block Trade Facility for ETFs and ETPs. The order types will facilitate bringing bilaterally agreed trades on Exchange.
London Stock Exchange, in partnership with Boost ETP, a WisdomTree Company, ETF Securities, FTSE and Societe Generale, is hosting an event dedicated to short and leveraged ETPs.
Listings
14 new ETFs were listed on London Stock Exchange in February 2015
There are now 775 ETFs (available as 1,178 lines through multi-currency offerings) and 359 ETCs/ETNs (available as 410 lines) on our London market
Trading activity
Total on-exchange value traded for ETFs in February 2015 was £19.3 billion (210k trades), up by 80% compared to last year
Total on-exchange value traded for other ETPs (ETCs and ETNs) in February 2015 was £2.1 billion (51k trades), up by 52% compared to last year
Market coverage
22 registered market makers provide continuous pricing and a high quality pool of liquidity on our order-book
In addition, more than 400 brokers and member firms from over 20 countries are connected to London Stock Exchange's order book and have access to trade ETFs
WisdomTree to double UK ETF offering
March 9, 2015--WisdomTree Europe, the European branch of the North American exchange traded fund business WisdomTree Investments, plans to bring another six to eight ETFs onto the UK market over the next three to six months.
At present, the New York-based firm has 69 ETFs in the US covering equities, fixed income, currencies and alternative exposures, with some of those listed across the globe, plus further products.
New UBS ETF launched on Xetra
ETF provides currency-hedged access to the CMCI commodity index
March 9, 2015--A new exchange-listed commodity index fund from the UBS Global Asset Management product range has been tradable in Deutsche B€rse's XTF segment since Monday.
ETF name: UBS ETFs plc-CMCI Composite SF UCITS ETF (GBP) A-acc
Asset class: commodity index ETF
ISIN: IE00B50XJX92
Total expense ratio: 0.45 percent
Distribution policy: accumulating
Benchmark: UBS Bloomberg CMCI hedged to GBP TR Index
Trading currency: British pound
The new UBS ETF from the Constant Maturity Commodity Index (CMCI) index series enables investors to participate in the performance of 28 commodity contracts with up to seven different maturities while also benefiting from a hedge against fluctuations in the GBP/USD exchange rate. This covers the entire yield curve and minimises negative roll effects.
Euro-Area Bond Gains Send Yields to Records on ECB Buying Plans
March 9, 2015--Government bonds across the euro area advanced, sending yields to record lows, as investors absorbed details of the European Central Bank's extended sovereign debt-purchase program.
The rate on securities from Spanish two-year notes to Belgian 30-year bonds dropped to all-time lows after ECB President Mario Draghi said Thursday the euro area’s national central banks will start buying the bonds of their home markets from March 9.
