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Forecasts for the UK economy: July 2021
July 21, 2021--A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in July 2021.
BNY Mellon joins State Street to service new crypto exchange
July 21, 2021--Traditional financial institutions such as State Street and BNY Mellon continue to get involved in the fast-evolving cryptocurrency space.
Bank of New York Mellon is joining a new cryptocurrency initiative by offering its custody support to a new crypto exchange backed by United States bank State Street.
According to a Wednesday report by the Financial Times, BNY Mellon has joined a consortium of six banks behind the launch of London-based Pure Digital, a new crypto trading platform venture that is scheduled to execute its first Bitcoin (BTC) trade in the near future.
ESMA see small decrease in EEA prospectus approvals in 2020
July 20, 2021--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's securities markets regulator, today publishes a joint Annual Report on Prospectus Activity and Sanctions for 2020.
ESMA found that the number of prospectus approvals across the European Economic Area (EEA) dropped by almost 5% compared to 2019, which appears to indicate that the Covid-19 crisis did not have the anticipated impact on approvals. In addition, only Belgium's Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) and Norway's Finanstilsynet imposed prospectus related sanctions in 2020 with the majority imposed by the FSMA.
New Q&As available
July 20, 2021--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's securities markets regulator, has today updated its Questions and Answers on the following topics:
AIFMD
UCITS
MiFIR data reporting
Prospectus
BMR.
ETFGI reports record assets and net inflows for ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe of US$1.484 trillion and US$112.09 billion respectively at end H1 2021
July 16, 2021-- ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs and ETPs ecosystem, reports record assets and net inflows for ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe of US$1.484 trillion and US$112.09 billion respectively at end H1 2021. ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe reported net inflows of US$16.78 billion during June, bringing H1 net inflows to a record US$112.09 billion.
Assets invested in the European ETFs/ETPs industry have increased by 15.6% in H1 going from $1.284 Tn at the end of 2020 to $1.484 Tn, according to ETFGI's June 2021 European ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
Highlights
Record $1.484 Bn invested in European ETFs and ETPs industry at end of H1 2021.
Assets have increased 15.6% in H1 going from $1.284 Tn at end of 2020 to $1.484 Tn.
Record H1 net inflows of $112.09 Bn beating prior record of $63.83 Bn gathered in H1 2017.
$112.09 Bn H1 net inflows are just $7.83 Bn below full year 2020 record net inflows $119.92 Bn.
$199.35 Bn in net inflows gathered in the past 12 months.
15th month of consecutive net inflows
Equity ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe gathered a record $87.05 Bn in net inflows in H1 2021.
ESMA Public Statement SPACs: prospectus disclosure and investor protection considerations
July 15, 2021-Although special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs or the issuer)are not a new phenomenon, SPAC activity in the European Union has increased significantly in the first half of 2021.While these companies may contribute to the equity financing of SMEs, it is important that SPACs also satisfy the relevant regulatory requirements.
Therefore, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is issuing this Public Statement to promote coordinated action by National Competent Authorities (NCAs) regarding the scrutiny of the disclosure included in prospectuses relating to SPACs, which are approved in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/11291(Prospectus Regulation or PR).ESMA is also issuing this statement to draw attention to the importance of the proper application of the Directive 2014/65/EU (MiFID II) product governance requirements by manufacturers and distributors of SPAC shares and warrants as a sound implementation of the existing rules and careful scrutiny of such products in firms' product approval processes is fundamental for investor protection, a key ESMA objective.
A new direction for the European Union's half-hearted semiconductor strategy
July 15, 2021--The EU needs a more targeted strategy to increase its presence in this strategic and thriving sector, building on its existing strengths, while accommodating its relatively low domestic needs.
A basic component in electronic devices, semiconductors are essential to the production of many products, from smartphones to cars. Securing reliable supplies of semiconductors to safeguard the production lines of a range of industries has thus become an important policy goal, especially in the context of an increasingly confrontational international environment in which high-technology leadership is also associated with military power and geopolitical reach.
The semiconductor sector is highly concentrated, capital-and R&D-intensive, and particularly exposed to bottlenecks and political risks.
Beyond the Pandemic: Five Charts on Germany's Economic Recovery Plan
July 15, 2021--The IMF's latest economic assessment of Germany, or Article IV consultation, recommends policy action to minimize the longer-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and to facilitate a greener and more inclusive recovery.
A robust recovery is expected in the second half of 2021 as the mass vaccination effort gathers steam, though large uncertainties remain. Germany's economy contracted by just under 5 percent in 2020, outperforming most European peers. New waves of infections and associated lockdowns during late-2020 to early 2021 hampered the rebound from the first wave. But forward-looking indicators suggest further growth in exports and a brightening outlook for the services sector, in line with re-opening plans and anticipated pent-up demand. For the year as a whole, growth of about 3.6 percent is expected.
Fit for 55 marks Europe's climate moment of truth
July 14, 2021--With Fit for 55, Europe is the global first mover in turning a long-term net-zero goal into real-world policies, marking the entry of climate policy into the daily life of all citizens and businesses.
The European Commission’s long-awaited 'Fit for 55' package, intended to facilitate a European ,nion greenhouse gas emissions cut of 55% by 2030 compared to 1990, has as its core mission to turn the 2020s into a transformative decade for climate action. If agreed and implemented, the Fit for 55 proposals (Figure 1) would both deepen and broaden the decarbonisation of Europe's economy to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Without the package, under current E, climate legislation, Europe will only achieve a 60% emissions reduction by 2050.
The EU green bond standard: sensible implementation could define a new asset class
July 13, 2021--The proposed EU green bond standard will be less prone to 'greenwashing', and the widest possible set of issuers and jurisdictions should be encouraged to use the standard.
The European Commission's proposal for a European Union green bond standard, published 6 July, comes at a time when issuance of green bonds is booming, with the bulk being issued and traded within the EU.
Demand for such assets by investors is similarly strong, though increasingly there are concerns about 'greenwashing'-exaggerated claims by issuers about the environmental quality of the underlying projects financed by the bonds. Dubious practices by some issuers could undermine the entire market. The EU green bond standard may not become effective for some time but nevertheless the Commission's proposal could do much to direct investors into higher-quality bonds and projects. If used widely, a new asset class in global capital markets could emerge.
