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ESMA publishes Q&A on the application of the AIFMD
March 27, 2014--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a Q&A on the application of the AIFMD.
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Russian Economic Report 31: Confidence Crisis Exposes Economic Weakness
March 26, 2014--Russia's economy is navigating an economic downturn with real GDP growth slowing to an estimated 1.3 percent in 2013 from 3.4 percent of 2012. The lack of more comprehensive structural reforms has led to the erosion in businesses' and consumers' confidence, which became the decisive factor for the downward revision of the World Bank's November growth projections for Russia, says the World Bank's Russian Economic Report №31 launched today in Moscow.
In the past, the lack of comprehensive structural reforms was masked by a growth model based on large investment projects, continued increases in public wages, and transfers- all fueled by sizeable oil revenues. Recent events around the Crimea crisis have compounded the lingering confidence problem into a confidence crisis and more clearly exposed the economic weakness of this growth model.
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Russian Economic Report 31: Confidence Crisis Exposes Economic Weakness
March 26, 2014--Russia's economy is navigating an economic downturn with real GDP growth slowing to an estimated 1.3 percent in 2013 from 3.4 percent of 2012. The lack of more comprehensive structural reforms has led to the erosion in businesses' and consumers' confidence, which became the decisive factor for the downward revision of the World Bank's November growth projections for Russia, says the World Bank's Russian Economic Report №31 launched today in Moscow.
In the past, the lack of comprehensive structural reforms was masked by a growth model based on large investment projects, continued increases in public wages, and transfers- all fueled by sizeable oil revenues. Recent events around the Crimea crisis have compounded the lingering confidence problem into a confidence crisis and more clearly exposed the economic weakness of this growth model.
view the World Bank's Russian Economic Report No.31
view the infographic-Confidence Crisis Exposes Economic Weakness in Russia
SPDR EURO STOXX Low Volatility ETF launched on Xetra
ETFs based on euro-zone stock corporations with low volatility
March 25, 2014--A new equity index fund from the ETF offering issued by SPDR (State Street Global Advisors) has been tradable in the XTF segment on Xetra since Tuesday.
ETF name: SPDR EURO STOXX Low Volatility UCITS ETF
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: IE00BFTWP510
Total expense ratio: 0.30 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: EURO STOXX Low Risk Weighted 100 Index
The SPDR EURO STOXX Low Volatility UCITS ETF tracks the performance of 100 stock corporations with a history of low volatility.
EDHEC-Risk's annual European ETF Survey highlights
March 21, 2014--ETF investors' positive outlook
EDHEC-Risk Institute has announced the results of the EDHEC European ETF Survey 2013, a comprehensive survey of 207 European ETF investors. The survey was conducted as part of the Amundi ETF & Indexing research chair at EDHEC-Risk Institute on "Core-Satellite and ETF Investment."
Among the key findings of the 2013 survey:
Satisfaction has remained at high levels across most asset classes. There have been increases in satisfaction for corporate bond, commodity, real estate and sector ETFs, but satisfaction rates for ETFs based on the most liquid ETF asset classes are far more consistent compared to those based on illiquid asset classes.
Product development within certain asset classes has driven increases in ETF usage, notably within the Real Estate (5.8 % increase), Hedge Fund (14.8% increase) and Infrastructure (14.8% increase) asset classes.
More than a quarter (28%) of respondents already use products tracking "smart beta" indices and more than an additional one-third of respondents (36%) are considering investing in such products in the near future.
Despite the past growth and increasing maturity of the ETF market, ETF investors are still looking to increase or at least to maintain their use of ETFs and have a more favourable outlook for their use of ETFs than for their use of alternative indexing products.
There is increasing interest among investors for development of ETFs based on alternative forms of indices, with 39% of investors interested in further development in ETFs based on smart beta indices.
Ossiam develops smart beta strategy for corporate bonds
March 20, 2014--Ossiam, a European provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), has developed a smart beta strategy for investing in corporate bonds.
The strategy will be the first risk-based credit strategy specifically designed to provide systematic long-only exposure to a liquid portfolio of investment-grade corporate bonds
DeAWM targets UK retail market with platform push
March 20, 2014--Deutsche Asset and Wealth Management to list exchange traded funds (ETFs) and systematic Croci funds on platforms as part of UK retail expansion.
Deutsche Asset and Wealth Management (DeAWM) has embarked on a significant push into the UK retail market.
The firm had previously targeted mainly institutions and discretionary managers but is now targeting the retail space by looking to list its range on major platforms.
Source bulking up for iShares challenge
March 20, 2014--Source, the exchange traded fund provider, has rented an additional floor of its London office as it makes an ambitious bid to challenge iShares in Europe.
The firm, in which private equity firm Warburg Pincus is completing the purchase of a majority stake, is expanding its office space as it plans several new London hires.
HSBC scraps ETF stock lending
March 19, 2014--HSBC Global Asset Management has axed its securities lending programme for its physically replicated exchange traded funds.
The UK fund house stopped lending out stock on its 26 physical ETFs in December but did not publicly announce the move.
HK's E Fund to list China stock fund in London
March 18, 2014--E Fund Management (Hong Kong) has listed Hong Kong's second bond exchange traded fund under China's offshore renminbi scheme while preparing to launch a China A-shares ETF in London as early as end-March.
The listing last week of the E Fund Citi Chinese Government Bond 5-10 Years Index ETF follows the February launch of the CSOP China 5-Year Treasury Bond ETF, the first bond ETF created through the renminbi qualified foreign institutional investor, or RQFII, scheme.
