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Government issues first Islamic bond
June 25, 2014--The government has today (25 June 2014) cemented Britain's position as the western hub for Islamic finance by becoming the first country outside the Islamic world to issue sovereign Sukuk, the Islamic equivalent of a bond.
The government confirmed that £200 million of Sukuk, maturing on 22 July 2019, have been sold to investors based in the UK and in the major hubs for Islamic finance around the world.
The UK,s first sovereign Sukuk received very strong demand, with orders totalling around £2.3 billion, and allocations have been made to a wide range of investors including sovereign wealth funds, central banks and domestic and international financial institutions.
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Source: HM Treasury
Schroders backs ETF business
June 25, 2014--Schroders, the London-listed active fund manager, has backed a wealth management business that invests its clients' money purely in passive funds.
Schroders joins a group of entrepreneurs who have invested $32 million in Nutmeg, an online exchange-traded fund (ETF) specialist launched in 2012.
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Source: funds-europe.com
Morgan Stanley introduces smart beta ETF on LSE
June 24, 2014--Morgan Stanley has launched its debut exchange-traded fund, the MS Scientific Beta Global Equity Factors UCITS ETF (GEF).
The ETF, which was unveiled on the London Stock Exchange earlier this month, provides exposure to the Scientific Beta Developed Multi-Beta Multi-Strategy Equal Weight Index and is the first ETF to be launched between Morgan Stanley and smart beta index provider ERI Scientific Beta.
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Source: etfstrategy.co.uk
ESMA publishes draft RTS on CRA3 transparency requirements
June 24, 2014--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its Final Report on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) required under the Credit Rating Agencies (CRA3) Regulation regarding information on transparency of structured finance instruments, the European Rating Platform and periodic reporting of fees charged by credit rating agencies.
The draft RTS, which complement the existing regulatory framework for credit rating agencies (CRAs), cover:
disclosure requirements on structured finance instruments (SFIs);
the European Rating Platform (ERP); and
the periodic reporting on fees charged by CRAs.
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Source: ESMA
Source slashes price of S&P 500 ETF to just 0.05%
June 23, 2014--Source, one of Europe's leading providers of exchange-traded funds, has slashed the management fee on its S&P 500 ETF.
At just 0.05%, or five basis points, the Source S&P 500 UCITS ETF (SPXS) is now one of the most aggressively priced ETFs globally.
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Source: etfstrategy.co.uk
Source slashes price of S&P 500 ETF to just 0.05%
June 23, 2014--Source, one of Europe's leading providers of exchange-traded funds, has slashed the management fee on its S&P 500 ETF.
At just 0.05%, or five basis points, the Source S&P 500 UCITS ETF (SPXS) is now one of the most aggressively priced ETFs globally.
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Source: etfstrategy.co.uk
Q&A IX on EMIR Implementation
June 23, 2014--The Q&A,s purpose is to promote common supervisory approaches and practices in the application of EMIR.
It provides responses to questions posed by the general public, market participants and competent authorities. The Q&As are aimed at national competent authorities to ensure convergent supervisory activities. It should also help investors and other market participants by providing clarity on the requirements under EMIR.
This is the 9th update of the EMIR Q&A.
Lyxor to convert three blue-chip ETFs to physical replication
June 23, 2014--Europe's third largest provider of exchange-traded funds, has announced that three of its largest ETFs are to be converted to physical replication.
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Source: etfstrategy.co.uk/
Amundi launches seven new fixed income ETFs, of which four are unprecedented
June 23, 2014--Amundi ETF is pursuing its development by listing seven new fixed-income ETFs on NYSE Euronext in Paris. Four of these products are being launched in Europe for the first time demonstrating once again Amundi ETF's capacity for innovation.
This new listing comprises:
A full range of ETFs tracking a family of both "long" and "short" US Treasury bonds indices. This includes three ETFs that seeks to replicate as closely as possible the Markit iBoxx $ Treasuries 1-3Y(R), the Markit iBoxx $ Treasuries 3-7Y(R), and the Markit iBoxx $ Treasuries 7-10Y(R) indices. The range also consists of three unprecedented "Short" ETFs* offering a daily inverse performance to the evolution of the same indices and the same buckets of maturities.
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Source: Crédit Agricole Group
ETFs explode in popularity among small investors
June 20, 2014--Exchange traded funds can charge as little as 0.1% in fees-and allow you to follow indices from Azerbaijan to Vietnam
They sound like an obscure financial instrument for City traders only. But exchange traded funds (ETFs), which track a huge range of markets and commodities, are exploding in popularity among small investors in Britain and across the globe.
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Source: The Guardian
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