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Nasdaq Launches Custom Basket Forwards
October 3, 2023--Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced the launch of Nasdaq Custom Basket Forwards. The Custom Basket Forwards solution meets the increasing market demand for a simpler and more efficient way of handling equity exposures by utilizing standardized contracts on the regulated market.
Custom Basket Forwards enable investors to create a Forward contract on a customized equity basket that is defined by return type, currency, and selected from a European universe of equities, totaling around 1,700+ stocks from 15 countries.
The customized equity basket is calculated in accordance with a standardized calculation methodology where corporate actions are monitored and adjusted for, in line with conventional standards. The customized equity basket is in scope of the European Benchmark Regulation, BMR, and is governed by Nasdaq registered Benchmark Administrator.
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Source: Nasdaq, Inc.
Lloyds Bank and BlackRock partner to offer retail access to select ETFs-
ETF Quicklist
October 3, 2023--Lloyds Bank has partnered with BlackRock to create a shortlist of iShares ETFs for its customers, offering easy access to a small range of funds.
Clients will be able to access the ETFs with no trading fees if they set up a regular investment plan, which can be opened from just £20 per month.
The ETF Quicklist includes 16 ETFs to help investors create the basic building blocks of an investment portfolio, spanning a range of regional equity exposures, bonds and thematics. The shortlist can be accessed via a share dealing account or an ISA. Investing in the ETFs without a regular investment plan will carry a £20 semi-annual admin fee, alongside an £11 dealing fee. BlackRock expands range of iBonds ETFs in UK Manuel Parda...
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Source: investmentweek.co.uk
ESMA finds increase in use of ESG-related language in the EU fund industry
October 2, 2023--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial markets and securities regulator, today publishes an article exploring the use of language related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in EU investment fund names and documentation.
Tackling greenwashing is one of the key priorities in ESMA's Strategy on Sustainable Finance, and in this respect its assessment of how investment funds signal themselves (via their name or via their documents) is an important first step in the detection and monitoring of potential greenwashing.
In this study, ESMA shows that the share of EU UCITS investment funds with ESG words in their name has increased from less than 3% in 2013 to 14% in 2023.
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Source: ESMA
IMF Working Paper-Financial Conditions in Europe: Dynamics, Drivers, and Macroeconomic Implications
September 29, 2023--Summary:
We develop a new measure of financial conditions (FCs) that targets the growth of financial liabilities using the partial least square methodology. We then estimate financial condition indexes (FCIs) across European economies, both at the aggregate and sectoral levels.
We decompose the changes in FCs into several factors including credit availability and costs, price of risk, policy stance, and funding constraints. Our results show that FCs loosened during the pandemic thanks to policy support but started to tighten significantly since mid-2021.
Using the inverse probability weighting method over the sample period from 2000 to 2023, we find that a shift from a neutral to a tight FCI regime such as the ongoing episode for most European countries will on average lower output and inflation by 2.2 percent and 0.7 percentage points respectively and increase unemployment by 0.3 percentage points over a three-year horizon.
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Source: IMF.org
ESAs analyse the extent of voluntary disclosure of principal adverse impacts under the SFDR
September 28, 2023--The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA-the ESAs) today published their second annual Report on the extent of voluntary disclosure of principal adverse impacts under the Article 18 of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).
Similar to the approach adopted for 2022 Report, the ESAs launched a survey of National Competent Authorities to assess the current state of entity-level and product-level voluntary principal adverse impact (PAI) disclosures under the SFDR, and have developed a preliminary, indicative and non-exhaustive overview of good practices and areas that need improvement.
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Source: ESMA
ESMA Work Programme 2024: focus on digital change and the green transition
September 28, 2023--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial market regulator and supervisor, today publishes its work programme for 2024.
In an economic context marked by high inflation, heightened geopolitical tensions and rapid technological changes, ESMA will ensure close market and risk monitoring and support the effective implementation of the European regulatory framework related to the digital and sustainability transitions. By fostering effective regulation and supervision of the European capital markets, ESMA contributes to addressing the challenges faced by the EU and its citizens.
Continuing to deliver under ESMA's new strategic orientation
In 2024, ESMA will develop rules for sustainable finance as part of the new European Green Bond Regulation and will deliver its final report on greenwashing, proposing actions to combat this practice.
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Source: ESMA
ECB-Monetary developments in the euro area: August 2023
September 27, 2023-Annual growth rate of broad monetary aggregate M3 was -1.3% in August 2023, compared with -0.4% in July
Annual growth rate of narrower monetary aggregate M1, comprising currency in circulation and overnight deposits, was -10.4% in August, compared with -9.2% in July
Annual growth rate of adjusted loans to households decreased to 1.0% in August from 1.3% in July
Annual growth rate of adjusted loans to non-financial corporations decreased to 0.6% in August from 2.2% in July
Components of the broad monetary aggregate M3
The annual growth rate of the broad monetary aggregate M3 was -1.3% in August 2023, compared with -0.4% in July, averaging -0.4% in the three months up to August. The components of M3 showed the following developments. The annual growth rate of the narrower aggregate M1, which comprises currency in circulation and overnight deposits, was -10.4% in August, compared with -9.2% in July. The annual growth rate of short-term deposits other than overnight deposits (M2-M1) decreased to 23.7% in August from 23.9% in July. The annual growth rate of marketable instruments (M3-M2) decreased to 20.4% in August from 21.1% in July.
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Source: ECB
ESMA provides overview of EU securitisation markets
September 21, 2023--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor, today publishes a study setting out the details of the EU securitisation market.
Main findings
Overall, the size of the European securitisation market has decreased significantly since the EUR 2tn it reached at the end of 2010.
At end-2022, there were 390 individual securitised products outstanding in the EU as reported to the registered securitisation repositories, amounting to EUR 540bn. 54% of these outstanding amounts were linked to residential mortgages, followed by automobile loans (16%), loans to SMEs (15%) and consumer loans (12%). 86% of the outstanding was originated in the five largest markets, namely FR (25%), DE (21%), IT (17%), ES (13%), and NL (10%).
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Source: ESMA
Official Statistics: Forecasts for the UK economy: September 2023
September 20, 2023--A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in September 2023.
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Source: gov.uk
Monzo clients rush to sign up for BlackRock offering
September 20, 2023--New service will offer online retail bank customers access to three multi-asset funds of funds
More than 200,000 Monzo customers have joined a waiting list to use a BlackRock investment offering when it launches in the "coming weeks".
Tens of thousands of customers signed up "within hours" of the initial announcement by the UK challenger bank on September 12, with the waiting list growing to 200,000 within two days.
The new service will offer the bank's 8mn customers online access to three BlackRock multi-asset funds, which in turn invest in a range of passive funds.
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Source: ft.com