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Statistics: Forecasts for the UK economy: January 2015
January 21, 2015--A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in January 2015.
Forecasts for the UK economy is a monthly comparison of independent forecasts.
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Source: HM Treasury
Borsa Italiana-ETFstat December 2014
January 20, 2015--Listing
ETFplus market welcomed a new issuer: WisdomTree launched on the market 6 ETFs
In 2014 162 new instruments were listed on ETFplus market
At the end of 2014 there were listed 927 instruments (673 ETFs and 254 ETCs/ETNs)
Trading
Borsa Italiana in 2014 has confirmed its leadership in Europe* for number of trades on eletronic platform in ETFs with a market share of 28.20%, the ranking has been lead since 2005
In 2014 Borsa Italiana is the second European Exchange* for on book turnover with a market share of 17.35%.
AUM
At the end of 2014, the Asset Under Management (AUM) deposited in Italy set a new historical record reaching 37.04 bn of Euros (34.32 bn of Euros for ETFs and 2.72 for ETCs/ETNs) with a grow of 38.59% compared to the end of 2013
Inflows
During 2014, in Italy ETFs amassed +€7.73bn of inflows
ETF Listing Italy
*Data source: FESE and LSEG-only electronic order book considered
Source: Borsa Italiana
Europe deflation and US rate hike risks: It's paradoxically bullish for gold and silver
January 20, 2015--Deflation-not inflation; policy tightening-not easing is, ironically, giving gold and silver momentum.
Here is why.
Deflation is destabilising state finances, creating uncertainty, mainly in the Eurozone. Meanwhile, the broad-based US expansion is fuelling expectations of when, not if, the Fed hikes interest rates.
Chart 1 summarizes these risks posed to fixed income markets in the US and Europe. The analogy of why this is bullish for precious metals follows next.
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Source: Boost
MarketAxess and BlackRock Expand Strategic Trading Alliance into Europe
January 20, 2015--MarketAxess Holdings Inc. and BlackRock, Inc. are expanding their Open TradingTM alliance into the European credit markets.
The strategic alliance seeks to improve liquidity and reduce transaction costs for European fixed income market participants, building upon the success of the firms' existing partnership in U.S. credit.
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Source: MarketWatch
Four Smart Beta iShares ETFs launched on Xetra
ETFs offer access to MSCI Europe strategy index family
January 20, 2015--Four new iShares equity index ETFs from BlackRock's product offering have been tradable in Deutsche Börse's XTF segment on Xetra since Tuesday.
All four iShares ETFs track the performance of stock companies included in the MSCI Europe Index. Selection and weighting of the stocks differ depending on the selected strategy approach according to the company size, value, momentum and earnings quality.
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Source: Xetra
Two new Amundi bond index ETFs launched in XTF segment on Xetra
Two new exchange-listed bond index funds issued by Amundi have been tradable in Deutsche Börse's XTF segment since Tuesday.
Name: Amundi Govt Bond Lowest Rated EuroMTS Investment Grade 1-3 UCITS ETF
Asset class: bond ETF
ISIN: FR0011807015
Total expense ratio: 0.14 percent
Distribution policy: accumulating
Benchmark: EuroMTS Lowest Rated Investment Grade Government Capped 1--3 Index
The Amundi Govt Bond Lowest Rated EuroMTS Investment Grade 1-3 UCITS ETF provides investors with access to the performance of government bonds issued by euro-area countries with terms of one to three years.
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Source: Xetra
Source R Equal-Risk European Equity UCITS ETF launched on Xetra
ETF uses risk-pbased index strategy for the largest European stock companies
January 20, 2015--A new equity index fund from the ETF offering issued by Source has been tradable in the XTF segment on Xetra since Monday.
ETF name: Source R Equal-Risk European Equity UCITS ETF
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: DE000A12D253
Total expense ratio: 0.48 percent
Distribution policy: accumulating
Benchmark: R Risk-Based European Equity TRN Index
The Source R Equal-Risk European Equity UCITS ETF allows investors to participate in a risk-based strategy approach, which focuses equity selection on the biggest European large-cap companies with sufficient trading liquidity. Index weighting is based on the equally-weighted risk contribution (ERC) model, which takes the two risk factors volatility and correlation into account.
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Source: Xetra
WisdomTree Launches ETF Platform in Italy with Six UCITS Smart Beta ETFs on the Borsa Italiana
January 20, 2015--Leading Provider of Smart Beta ETFs Lists Six Dividend-Weighted Funds
WisdomTree Europe Equity Income UCITS ETF (EEI)
WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend UCITS ETF (DFE)
WisdomTree US Equity Income UCITS ETF (DHS)
WisdomTree US SmallCap Dividend UCITS ETF (DESE)
WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income UCITS ETF (DEM)
WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend UCITS ETF (DGSE)
WisdomTree, an exchange-traded fund ("ETF") and exchange-traded product ("ETP") sponsor, and pioneer of dividend-weighted smart beta ETFs, today announced the launch of its European'UCITS ETF platform in Italy, with all six funds listed on Borsa Italiana.
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Source: Boost
ECB compromises with Germany over QE programme: FT
January 19, 2015--The European Central Bank (ECB) will next week announce plans to directly buy government bonds, creating new money to fight off possible deflation despite German objections, according to Saturday's FT.
The ECB holds its first policy meeting of the year on Thursday and is widely expected to announce some sort of programme of sovereign bond purchases --or Quantitive Easing--to try to kick-start the eurozone's sluggish economy.
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Source: EUbusiness
Nomura launches US Dollar and Euro-hedged Nikkei 225 ETFs
January 19, 2015--Nomura, Asia's global investment bank, today launched the "Nomura Nikkei 225 Euro-Hedged UCITS Exchange Traded Fund" and the "Nomura Nikkei 225 US Dollar-Hedged UCITS Exchange Traded Fund".
The ETFs are listed on the London Stock Exchange and will be available to investors in key European markets.
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Source: Nomura
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