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New crypto ETNs from CoinShares on Xetra: access to cryptocurrencies Cosmos and Polygon including staking premium
June 21, 2022--Two new crypto ETNs issued by CoinShares are tradable on Xetra and via the Börse Frankfurt trading venue since Tuesday.
The two new exchange traded notes (ETNs) from CoinShares track the performance of the cryptocurrencies Cosmos and Polygon, each fully backed by the cryptocurrency itself.
Additionally, investors benefit from the staking premium of five per cent annually, which is earned by depositing cryptocurrency for validation of transactions on the blockchain. The management fee is currently 0.0 per cent per year.
This brings CoinShares' product offering to 13 crypto ETNs, all of which are fully physically collateralised and centrally cleared through Eurex Clearing.
Name: CoinShares Physical Staked Cosmos
Asset class: ETN
ISIN: GB00BNRRF980
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Source: Xetra
New equity index ETF from Xtrackers on Xetra: access to Chinese A-companies taking ESG criteria into account
June 21, 2022--A new exchange-traded fund issued by Xtrackers are tradable on Xetra and via Börse Frankfurt since Tuesday.
The Xtrackers MSCI China A ESG Screened Swap UCITS ETF gives investors access to large and medium-sized Chinese A-companies listed on the Chinese mainland stock exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen, which can be traded via the Stock Connect system.
Only companies that meet ESG criteria are considered. Companies with an ESG rating of CCC or those involved in arms deals or with significant sales in business areas such as tobacco products and thermal coal are excluded.
Name: Xtrackers MSCI China A ESG Screened Swap UCITS ETF
Asset class: Equity ETF
ISIN: LU2469465822
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Source: Xetra
New Amundi ETFs on Xetra: access to largest sustainable US companies as well as government and corporate bonds with currency hedging in trading currency US dollar
June 21, 2022--Four new exchange-traded funds issued by Amundi Asset Management have been tradable on Xetra and via Börse Frankfurt since Tuesday.
The Amundi S&P 500 Equal Weight ESG Leaders UCITS ETF DR -USD (A) tracks the equally weighted performance of US companies from the parent index S&P 500 that meets sustainability criteria, representing a similar distribution of industry groups.
Certain business sectors such as weapons, tobacco, alcohol, or fossil fuels are excluded. Investors can choose between the euro and the US dollar as the trading currency.
The Amundi Index J.P. Morgan GBI Global Govies UCITS ETF DR-Hedged USD (C) gives investors access to global government bonds from 13 industrialised countries such as the USA, Japan, the UK, and France. These are fixed-rate bonds that must be issued in the local currency, have a minimum volume of USD 500 million and a residual maturity of more than one year.
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Source: Xetra
Measuring macroeconomic uncertainty during the euro's lifetime'
June 20, 2022---The basic idea is that observable forecasts of macroeconomic variables are transformations of the sets of macroeconomic information, which are so complex as to be unobservable, prevailing when the forecasts are made.
It is a cliché in official economic institutions' publications and their leaders' speeches to lament exceptional uncertainty. The complaint does, however, ring true currently. A solid empirical basis should be given to this view by properly measuring macroeconomic uncertainty.
To measure macroeconomic uncertainty, we start from observable forecasts of macroeconomic variables, which are transformations of underlying economic conditions. By observing how forecasts change over time, we measure the flow of macroeconomic surprises. The more intense the flow of surprises, the greater uncertainty can be said to be. Greater differences among forecasts are also evidence of uncertainty.
We draw out four indicators of macroeconomic uncertainty, measured over the lifetime of the euro:
How the macroeconomic forecasts of a given institution for the same time period change over time;
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Source: bruegel.org
IMF Country Report-Switzerland: Selected Issues
June 20, 2022--BIG ACQUISITION, SMALL ACCUMULATION: WHY?1-A LOOK AT SWITZERLAND'S BOP-IIP DYNAMICS
This paper identifies exchange rate revaluation losses and relatively low returns on foreign assets as key factors for the large gaps between Switzerland's net foreign assets acquisitions and accumulations.
It suggests a few directions that may help Switzerland reduce the gaps, including robust global diversification by Swiss investors that would also relieve appreciation pressures on the franc, improving the currency composition of foreign assets to reduce exchange rate risks, and raising foreign
investment returns, e.g., through improved pension fund performance.
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Source: SEC.gov
The Royal Mint's gold ETC changes name to reflect its commitment to sustainable and responsibly sourced gold
June 17, 2022--The Royal Mint Physical Gold ETC has changed its name to The Royal Mint Responsibly Sourced Physical Gold ETC (RMAU)
The new name reflects the commitment The Royal Mint has to providing investors with more sustainable and responsibly sourced ways to invest in gold
RMAU recently announced that it was beginning to be custodied, in part, by recycled gold bars
RMAU is 100% backed by post-2019 LBMA good delivery bars including the recycled element
HANetf, Europe's first full services 'white label' UCITS ETF issuer, is pleased to announce its popular gold ETC has been renamed The Royal Mint Responsibly Sourced Physical Gold ETC (RMAU).[1] The ETC was previously known as The Royal Mint Physical Gold ETC.
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Source: HANetf
ETFGI reports the ETFs industry in Europe gathered net inflows of 1.87 billion US dollars during May 2022
June 16, 2022-- ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs ecosystem, reported today that ETFs industry in Europe gathered net inflows of US$1.87 billion during May, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$68.69 billion.
During the month, assets invested in the European ETFs industry increased by 0.05%, from US$1.48 trillion at the end of April to US$1.48 trillion, according to ETFGI's May 2022 European ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
Highlights
Assets of $1.48 Tn invested in ETFs industry in Europe at the end of May 2022.
Assets decreased 7.3% YTD in 2022, going from $1.60 Tn at end of 2021 to $1.48 Tn.
Net inflows of $1.87 Bn in May 2022.
YTD net inflows of $68.69 Bn are the 2nd highest, after YTD net inflows in 2021 of $95.19 Bn.
$167.14 Bn in net inflows gathered in the past 12 months.
26th month of consecutive net inflows.
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Source: ETFGI
ESMA reviews its 2021 contribution to the EU's green and digital capital markets
June 15, 2022--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's securities markets regulator, has published its Annual Report reviewing its achievements in 2021 in fulfilling its mission of enhancing investor protection and promoting stable and orderly financial markets in the European Union (EU), and focusing on its role in the supervision of EU-wide entities and its contribution on sustainable and digital finance.
ESMA's key achievements in 2021 included the recognition and tiering of third-country central counterparties (CCPs), the coordination of supervisory activity across the EU through its Union strategic supervisory priorities, and the preparation for the supervision of data reporting service providers (DRSPs), critical benchmarks and securitisation repositories.
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Source: ESMA
Official Statistics: Forecasts for the UK economy: June 2022
June 15, 2022--A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in June 2022.
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Source: gov.uk
European Central Bank to create new tool to address fragmentation risk and temper bond rout
June 15, 2022--The European Central Bank announced Wednesday that it plans to create a new tool to tackle the risk of euro zone fragmentation.
It comes after the ECB surprised market participants by announcing an emergency meeting to address higher borrowing costs for many European governments.
"The pandemic has left lasting vulnerabilities in the euro area economy which are indeed contributing to the uneven transmission of the normalization of our monetary policy across jurisdictions," the central bank said.
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Source: cnbc.com
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