Source launches US energy infrastructure ETF
May 20, 2013--Source, a leading European ETP provider, is delighted to announce the launch of the Source Morningstar US Energy Infrastructure MLP UCITS ETF, which seeks to track the Morningstar(R) MLP Composite IndexSM (TR).
The ETF provides exposure to US energy infrastructure via Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”) and is the first in Europe to offer diversified exposure to this compelling segment of the US energy market.
The US energy landscape is undergoing a profound structural shift. Domestic energy production has seen extraordinary growth since 2005, as technological advances have allowed the extraction of oil and natural gas from previously inaccessible reserves.
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Source: Source
FESE European Equity Market Report- April 2013 Figures
May 17, 2013--The FESE European Equity Market Report April 2013 is now available.
view the FESE European Equity Market Report-April 2013
Source: FESE
Two SPDR equity index ETFs launched on Xetra
May 16, 2013--Two new exchange-listed equity index funds issued by State Street Global Advisors have been tradable on Xetra(R) since Thursday.
ETF name: SPDR S&P Global Dividend Aristocrats UCITS ETF
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: IE00B9CQXS71
Total expense ratio: 0.45 percent
Distribution policy: distributing
Benchmark: S&P Global Dividend Aristocrats Index
ETF name: SPDR S&P Pan Asia Dividend Aristocrats UCITS ETF
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: IE00B9KNR336
Total expense ratio: 0.55 percent
Distribution policy: distributing
Benchmark: S&P Pan Asia Dividend Aristocrats Index
Both SPDR ETFs track the performance of companies with high dividend yields which have consistently pursued a policy of increasing or constant dividends for the last ten or seven years respectively.
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Source: Xetra
ESMA's report-Data on Prospectuses Approved and Passported-has been updated
May 16, 2013--NOTE: This Report is an amended version of the Report published on 25 September 2012. The previously published Report was amended on 15 May 2013 following the discovery of factual errors in the statis-tical information in Section III.2.
view the ESMA Data on Prospectuses Approved and Passported-January 2012 to June 2012 report
Source: ESMA
Boost Research-Macro Outlook-Equities as the new safe haven? Strengthening cash-flows amidst
May 15, 2013--Summary
Strong cash flows and company balance sheets give equities a potential safe haven status, with lower downside risk than bonds or commodities
Competitive dividend yields reflect a low growth environment and an overly risk averse corporate management style
Until extraordinary monetary stimulus unwinds, the relative high equity yield is expected to potentially offer investors better risk adjusted yields than bonds or gold
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Source: Boost ETP Research
Flash estimate for the first quarter of 2013-Euro area GDP down by 0.2% and EU27 down by 0.1%, -1.0% and -0.7% respectively compared with the first quarter of 2012
May 15, 2013--GDP fell by 0.2% in the euro area1 (EA17) and by 0.1% in the EU271 during the first quarter of 2013, compared with the previous quarter, according to flash estimates2 published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
In the fourth quarter of 2012, growth rates were -0.6% and -0.5% respectively.
Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, seasonally adjusted GDP fell by 1.0% in the euro area and
by 0.7% in the EU27 in the first quarter of 2013, after -0.9% and -0.6% respectively in the previous quarter.
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Source: Eurostat
Eurozone trapped in austerity-led recession
May 15, 2013-- The dogged recession across the eurozone has snared key economy France, with the latest EU figures released Wednesday showing a full year-and-a-half of contraction as tens of millions languish in unemployment.
In Brussels, French President Francois Hollande tipped 'zero' growth on the national level, blaming an EU-wide, German-led austerity trap -- and hitting out at banks for holding back on lending as he and fellow leaders battle to unlock taxable assets hidden in offshore bank vaults or breathe life into training programmes for Europe's disillusioned youth.
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Source: EUbusiness
DB-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-ETF Research-European Weekly ETF Market Review
May 15, 2013--The most recent issue of the European Weekly ETF Market Review is now available. The report includes key statistics on the European ETF market as well as global ETF market highlights.
request report
Source: Deutsche Bank - Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy - Europe
Lyxor cuts equity ETF fees further
May 15, 2013--Lyxor Asset Management has reduced the fees on two more of its core equity exchange traded funds in an attempt to make them more competitive, according to a note sent to clients on Monday.
The note, seen by Financial News, said Lyxor had halved the total expense ratio for its FTSE 100 ETF to 15bps from 30bps and reduced the total expense ratio on its euro and US dollar denominated SS&P 500 ETFs from 20bps to 15bps
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Source: Financial News
Fund managers split on Dax's upwards trend
Not all managers are sticking to Germany's stock market-despite its recent upwards trend.
May 15, 2013--Germany's stock market reached its highest point ever last Friday but fund managers speaking to Citywire Global in the week immediately afterwards are mixed on their outlook.
Eurostars A-rated Robert Smith, manager of the Baring German Growth Trust EUR Acc+ fund, said that the Dax could reach over the 10,000 level in the next year if corporate earnings were to improve.
Dax at 10,000
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Source: CityWire
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