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London Stock Exchange February 2015 ETF & ETP Monthly Report
February 9, 2015--News
London Stock Exchange is introducing two new order types, Cross Orders and Block Trade Facility for ETFs and ETPs. The order types facilitate large size trades with the benefits of orderbook price validation for best execution, automated trade reporting and clearing. For more information please see the Service Announcement
Last month, London Stock Exchange welcomed Nomura Next Funds as a new issuer. Launching two new ETFs-Nomura Nikkei 225 EUR-Hedged UCITS ETF and Nomura Nikkei 225 USD-Hedged UCITS ETF
Listings
12 new ETFs were listed on London Stock Exchange in January 2015
There are now 746 ETFs (available as 1,160 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 January 2015 was £20.9 billion (241k trades), up by 64% compared to last year
Total on-exchange value traded for other ETPs (ETCs and ETNs) in January 2015 was £2.5 billion (54k trades), up by 100% compared to last year
6 out of the top 10 European ETFs ranked by YTD inflows were London Stock Exchange listed
London Stock Exchange remains the leading exchange for fixed income ETFs, emerging market ETFs and Exchange Traded Commodities (ETC) trading in Europe
Market coverage
23 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
Amundi launches S&P500 Buyback ETF
First ETF in Europe tracking S&P500 Buyback index will be aimed at smart beta investors
February 9, 2015--Amundi ETF has launched the first ETF in Europe tracking the S&P 500 Buyback Index.
It will be listed on Euronext Paris on the February 17 and will be cross-listed soon on the main European markets.
The S&P 500 Buyback Index is designed to measure the performance of the top 100 stocks in the S&P 500 index with the highest buyback ratio over the previous 12 months.
Northern Trust Monthly Funds Market Review: Explosive growth for smart beta in Europe
February 6, 2015--The latest Monthly Funds Market Review from Northern Trust is now available for download.
This month's highlights include:
Explosive growth for smart beta in Europe
ETF assets will double to US$5tn by 2020, study claims
Northern Trust and London Councils pioneer tax-transparent pooled fund for pension schemes
Hedge funds record highest inflows in seven years in 2014
Winter Economic Forecast: outlook improved but risks remain
February 5, 2015--For the first time since 2007, the economies of all European Union Member States are expected to grow again this year, according to the European Commission's winter forecast.
Over the course of this year, economic activity is expected to pick up moderately in the EU and in the euro area, before accelerating further in 2016. Growth this year is forecast to rise to 1.7% for the EU as a whole and to 1.3% for the euro area. In 2016, annual growth should reach 2.1% and 1.9% respectively, on the back of strengthened domestic and foreign demand, very accommodative monetary policy and a broadly neutral fiscal stance.
Two new iShares ETFs launched on Xetra
ETFs offer access to euro-zone corporate bonds with a BBB-BB rating and stock corporations with buyback programme "Buyback Achievers"
February 5, 2015--Tnew iShares ETFs from BlackRock's product offering have been tradable in Deutsche Börse's XTF segment on Xetra since Thursday.
Name: iShares Euro Corporate Bond BBB-BB UCITS ETF
Asset class: bond index ETF
ISIN: DE000A12HUB1
Total expense ratio: 0.25 percent
Distribution policy: distributing
Benchmark: Markit iBoxx EUR Corporates BBB-BB (5% Issuer Cap) Index
EU states in preliminary deal on regulating market benchmarks-diplomats
February 4, 2015--A wider than anticipated range of market benchmarks will come under the European Union's regulatory net if a deal brokered among member states on Wednesday wins final approval, EU diplomats said.
New rules were proposed after banks were caught trying to rig hitherto unregulated interest rate and currency market benchmarks.
ESMA's technical advice on possible delegated acts concerning the Market Abuse Regulation
February 3, 2015--This advice:
specifies the MAR market manipulation indicators, by providing examples of practices that may constitute market manipulation as well as proposing "additional" indicators of market manipulation;
recommends to set the minimum thresholds that exempt certain market participants in the emission allowance market from publicly disclosing inside information at six million tonnes of CO2eq per year and at 2,430 MW rated thermal input;
suggests the way to determine to which regulator delays in disclosure of inside information needs to be notified.
provides clarifications on the enhanced disclosure of managers’ transactions.-ESMA recommends disclosing any acquisition, disposal, subscription or exchange of financial instruments of the relevant issuer or related financial instruments carried out by managers,, further illustrated through a non-exhaustive list of types of transactions subject to this obligation.
Pension funds should benefit from a further two year exemption from central clearing requirements
February 3, 2015--The European Commission has today published a report that recommends granting pension funds a two-year exemption from central clearing requirements for their over-the-counter (OTC) derivative transactions.
The report, which is based on an extensive study requested by the European Commission, concludes that central counterparties (CCPs) need this time to find solutions for pension funds. At the same time, the report encourages CCPs to continue working on finding technical solutions in this important matter. Ultimately, the objective is that pension scheme arrangements (PSAs) should use central clearing for their derivatives transactions, as is the case for other financial institutions. This is also imperative for financial stability.
Irish ETFs set to exceed $500bn by 2020
Ireland already hosts some $250bn in exchange traded funds; growth will come from international investor demand
February 3, 2015--Irish domiciled exchange-traded funds are set to double to $500 billion by 2020, as new investors seek to integrate them into their portfolios and fund sponsors continue to introduce more products.
According to a report from PwC, Ireland is already host to some $250bn in ETF assets, but it has the potential to double this by 2020.
Lyxor introduces Euro-hedged JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF
February 3, 2015--Lyxor, Europe's third largest provider of exchange-traded funds, has announced the launch of the Lyxor UCITS ETF JPX-Nikkei 400 Daily Hedged C-EUR.
The fund, which has been listed on Euronext Paris, is the first currency-hedged ETF to track the innovative and widely followed JPX-Nikkei 400 Index.
