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German investor outlook up on signs of end to euro recession
April 13, 2013--Investment sentiment in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, rose in August, buoyed by signs that the eurozone's recession may be coming to an end, a new survey found on Tuesday.
The widely watched investor confidence index calculated by the ZEW economic institute rose by 5.7 points to 42.0 points in August, beating analysts' forecasts for an increase to about 40 points this month.
"This is the highest reading since March 2013," ZEW said.
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Source: EUbusiness
Borsa Italiana: ETF Stat: July 2013
August 12, 2013--The ETF Stat Report July 2013 of the Borsa Italiana is now available.
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Source: Borsa Italiana
7IM plots 'smart beta' overhaul for trackers
August 12, 2013--Seven Investment Management is ditching much of its exposure to traditional tracker funds and plans to invest in 'smart beta' products in its fund of passive funds range, saying they offer reliably superior returns.
Smart beta products vary from traditional trackers, which aim to simply replicate the make-up of a benchmark index such as the FTSE 100, by for example equally weighting constituent companies rather than weighting them based on market capitalization.
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Source: FT.com
Deutsche to build out ETF 'supermarket' range
August 11, 2013--Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management is planning a raft of exchange traded fund launches to plug gaps in its db x-tracker range and become a "supermarket" for passive exposure.
The firm is planning to launch ETFs based on MSCI’s Far East ex Japan, Turkey and Nordic indices this autumn. All three will be direct replication funds listed on the London Stock Exchange.
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Source: FT.com
Russia GDP figures raise fears of a deeper slowdown
August 9, 2013--Russia's economy grew just 1.2 per cent between April and June, compared with the same period a year earlier, according to the state statistics service.
The figure fuelled fears that the country’s slowdown could prove longer and deeper than expected.
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Source: FT.com
"Short & Leverage ETF/ETP Adviser Tutorial and Test' launched as part of Boost ETP's educational goals
August 8, 2013--BOOST ETP, the award winning and independent Exchange Traded Product (ETP) provider, has announced that it has launched the BOOST 'Short & Leverage ETF/ETP Adviser Tutorial and Test' to add to its range of educational materials.
The Adviser Tutorial and Test has been designed to provide a simple and practical approach to understanding how an ETP works for anyone considering an investment in a Short or Leveraged ("S&L") ETF or ETP.
This tutorial has been created by BOOST ETP to assist advisers and investors in understanding the benefits and the risks of investing in S&L ETPs. The five sets of multiple choice questions should be completed after the tutorial has been read. The tutorial is ETP provider generic and covers S&L Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs) and Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs). Successful completion of the tutorial and questions should ensure a good understanding of S&L ETPs by the test-taker.
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Source: Boost
New issuer AVANA launches actively managed equity ETF on Xetra
August 7, 2013--A new actively managed equity ETF issued by new issuer AVANA II Investment AG has been tradable in the active ETF segment of Xetra for the first time since Wednesday.
Name: AVANA Emerging Markets Equity UCITS ETF Feeder
Asset class: equities
ISIN: DE000A1JFU03
Total expense ratio: 0.50 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: Emerging Markets Equity Fund Anteilsklasse I USD
The new AVANA Emerging Markets Equity UCITS ETF Feeder enables investors to participate to at least 85% in the performance of the master fund Emerging Markets Equity Fund Anteilsklasse I USD. Up to 15% of the assets can be invested in bank balances or derivatives.
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Source: Xetra
Erster Feeder ETF auf Xetra gelistet
August 7, 2013--Mit dem AVANA Emerging Market Equity UCITS ETF Feeder (WKN: A1JFU0) hat AVANA Invest im Juli 2013 einen aktiv verwalteten Emerging Markets-ETF in Form eines Feeder-Fonds aufgelegt, der jetzt auch im Active ETF-Segment auf Xetra gelistet ist.
Ein Feeder-Fonds investiert in einen anderen Investmentfonds, einem sogenannten Masterfonds.
"Diese neuartige ETF-Konstruktion geht aus einer Kooperation zwischen AVANA Invest und Morgan Stanley's Fondsplattform FundLogic Alternatives plc hervor. Master-Fonds ist der FundLogic Emerging Markets Equity Fonds (IE00B56SX814), der im Januar 2011 auf Morgan Stanley's Plattform FundLogic aufgelegt wurde", berichtet AVANA Invest.
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Source: Extra-funds.de
Boost WTI Oil 3x Leverage Daily ETP (3OIL) the top performing ETP on the LSE in July
August 6, 2013--Boost WTI Oil 3x Leverage Daily ETP '3OIL' was the best performing ETP listed on the LSE in July, with a 28.1% return
Boost ETPs account for 4 out of the top 5 best performing LSE listed ETPs in July
BOOST ETP, the award winning and independent exchange-traded product (ETP) provider, is proud to announce Boost WTI Oil 3x Leverage Daily ETP (3OIL) was the top performing ETP listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in July. Alongside 3OIL, Boost also had 3 more ETPs in the top 5 performers as follows:
Rank Top 5 LSE ETPs for July 2013 Ticker Monthly return GBP
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Source: Boost
UK Official holdings of international reserves, July 2013
August 5, 2013--This monthly press notice shows details of movements in July in the UK's official holdings of international reserves, which consist of gold, foreign currency assets and International Monetary Fund assets.
These reserves are maintained primarily so that the UK Government’s reserves could be used to intervene to support Sterling, or the Bank of England’s reserves could be used to support the Bank’s monetary policy objectives. If such interventions were to occur, then they would be shown and explained in this release. The Background note at the end of this release explains more about the reserves, and about these statistics.
In summary this month’s release shows that, in July 2013:
No intervention operations were undertaken.
Movements in reserves and levels of reserves were as follows:
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Source: HM Treasury
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