Europe ETP News Older Than 1 year-If your looking for specific news, using the search function will narrow down the results


Northern Trust Monthly Funds Market Review

July 2, 2012--This month's highlights include:
Ireland intending to implement AIFMD by the end of the year
Luxembourg-domiciled funds see assets under management rise to new record
EU publishes draft rules for OTC derivatives market changes
Research shows European financial services M&A activity fell during first quarter

Switzerland and Denmark join European countries looking to make FATCA agreements

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

The majority of fund managers expect their exposure to exchange traded funds and products to rise, according to independent research carried out for Lyxor. More than half (54%) of the 131 UK and Ireland managers surveyed said their exposure to ETFs would increase over the next three years and almost a quarter (23%) anticipated that their exposure to ETFs would grow by 10% or more. Only 1.7% of the respondents said their exposure to ETFs would fall.

The survey also found that 81.3% of those surveyed held less than 10% of their assets in ETFs, underlining that penetration by ETFs remains low and has scope for future growth.

read more

Source: Northern Trust


Short selling: Commission adopts technical standards

June 29, 2012--The European Commission has today set out the detailed rules aimed at reducing the risk of settlement failures linked to naked short selling, as well as the means by which market participants should disclose significant short positions to the market.

The technical standards adopted today by the Commission are based on the work of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). They notably specify the details of the so-called "locate rule," which ensures that short sales do not result in a failure to deliver. The new rules also detail how ESMA is to determine the shares which are exempt from the Short Selling Regulation1 by virtue of their principal trading venue being outside the Union. Together with the Short Selling Regulation that they implement, the regulations adopted today will create a more transparent, orderly and stable market by reducing the risks tied to short selling.

Internal Market and Services Commissioner Michel Barnier said: "The new rules give public authorities and market participants legal certainty on the detailed requirements which short sellers must comply with to adequately ensure the settlement of shares or sovereign debt when this is due. The technical requirements on how to disclose significant short positions are also set out, so that market participants can prepare to apply the Short Selling Regulation as of 1 November 2012.

read more

Source: Europa


Swiss & Global lists four active ETFs on Xetra

New issuer launches with first actively managed equity ETFs
June 29, 2012--Four actively managed equity ETFs from the new issuer Swiss & Global Asset Management have been tradable in the active ETF segment on Xetra(R) since Friday for the first time.

“We welcome Swiss & Global Asset Management as one of the first issuers in the active ETF segment, which offers investors access to actively managed ETFs on Xetra, and are delighted with the primary listing on Europe's leading platform for exchange-traded index funds,” said Rainer Riess, Managing Director of Xetra Market Development at Deutsche Börse.

“The aim of our active strategy is to avoid and at the same time exploit the typical human errors in the investment process,” said Stefan Fröhlich, lead fund manager of the Julius Bär Smart Equity ETFs at Swiss & Global. “In addition, every position is also subject to a qualitative check before it is included in the portfolio. For the first time, we are now able to offer investors access to our expertise in the form of an ETF structure.”

view more

Source: Xetra


Esma: making time for ETFs

June 29, 2012--The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) has a lot of balls to juggle. A September 30 deadline for the completion of technical standards related to the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (Emir) is looming, requiring Esma to draw up guidelines on everything from which

products will be required to clear, to the authorisation of clearing houses.

That’s just one item on the supervisor’s to-do list, though. It is also working on a revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid), the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, the Prospectus Directive, the Transparency Directive and the Market Abuse Directive, among others.

read more

Source: Risk.net


DB - Equity Research-Weekly European ETF Market Monitor

June 29, 2012--Please find attached the most recent issue of the Weekly European ETF Market Monitor. The report includes key statistics on the European ETF market as well as global ETF market highlights.

For more detailed coverage please refer to our monthly report, issued in the first week following the end of each month.

The following link will be available for 90 days. For more information, please click on the link for the full PDF. If you have any trouble viewing the link, copy and paste the link in a browser.

http://pull.db-gmresearch.com/p/611-EF8C/59153956/ETF_Research.pdf

Source: Christos Costandinides, European Head of ETF Research & Strategy, Deutsche Bank


London Stock Exchange welcomes 1,000th exchange traded product

UBS lists record number of ETFs in single day
Value traded since first London ETF listing exceeds £500bn
June 28, 2012--More than 1,000 Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) are now listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

Since the launch of London’s first ETF in 2000, its range of products has grown to include 643 ETFs, 316 ETCs and 46 ETNs. The 1,005 products are offered by 17 separate issuers. The milestone was reached today as UBS listed 64 new ETFs on LSE, the largest number ever admitted to trading in a single day.1 The range of products offers investors exposure to a wide range of indices, including those licensed by FTSE, MSCI, Standard&Poor’s, Markit iBoxx and Euro STOXX. The indices track European, American, Asian and emerging market equities; as well as fixed income and commodity markets.

This month, the total value of ETPs traded on LSE since their launch surpassed £500 billion.2 So far this year, 74 ETFs and 14 ETCs have admitted to the London market. Across its markets in London and Milan, LSE Group now sees the highest ETP trading volume of any European exchange.3

Pietro Poletto, Head of ETPs at London Stock Exchange Group, said:
“When we look at Exchange Traded Products over the last twelve years we see a fantastic story of growth and diversification. There are now over a thousand products traded on LSE, offering investors instant, flexible exposure to a vast range of underlyings including benchmark indices, emerging markets, equities, bonds, oil, metals, livestock and currencies.

read more

Source: London Stock Exchange


Bucharest Stock Exchange Launches BET-BK Index On July 3

June 28, 2012--Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) announces that on Tuesday, July 3, 2012, launches BET-BK index (Bucharest Exchange Trading Benchmark Index).

BET-BK index is a benchmark index, a price index weighted with the market capitalization of the most traded companies on BVB.

The need for such an index was identified by the Romanian mutual funds, with the support of Romanian Association of Asset Managers, for using this index as a benchmark.

read more

Source: WFE


db X-trackers expands sterling hedged range with US and Japanese equity

June 28, 2012--db X-trackers, Deutsche Bank's exchange-traded funds (ETF) platform, has launched ETFs with sterling hedged share classes on the MSCI Japan and S&P 500 indices.

The ETFs have been listed on the London Stock Exchange and are the latest addition to a growing range of db X-trackers currency hedged products. “UK investors seeking equity exposure to Japan or the US often simply accept implicit foreign exchange risk because the indices are listed in US dollars.

With these new ETFs investors get an automatic in-built hedge that aims to minimize the impact of currency movements on their equity investment,” said Manooj Mistry, head of db X-trackers for the UK.

read more

Source: db X-trackers


ESMA proposes remuneration guidelines for alternative investment fund managers

June 28, 2012--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today a consultation paper on proposed Guidelines on remuneration of alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs).

ESMA’s future guidelines will apply to managers managing alternative investment funds (AIFs) including hedge funds, private equity funds and real estate funds. These funds will be asked to introduce sound and prudent remuneration policies and structures with the aim of increasing investor protection and avoiding conflicts of interest that may lead to excessive risk taking.

The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) establishes a set of rules that AIFMs have to comply with when establishing and applying a remuneration policy for certain categories of their staff. The AIFMD also requires ESMA to develop guidelines on sound remuneration policies to further clarify the Directive’s provisions. Overall, the guidelines are aligned with remuneration policies in other financial sectors and deliver against the G20 commitments on sound remuneration as set out in the Financial Stability Forum’s Principles for Sound Compensation Practices.

read more

view the ESMA Consultation paper-Guidelines on sound remuneration policies under the AIFMD

Source: ESMA


Lyxor enters 'smart beta' market

June 28, 2012--Lyxor Asset Management has launched two risk-balanced ETFs on NYSE Euronext Paris, the first of a range the firm is planning that are based on a new generation of "smart indices" which balance their component assets according to risk.

The company said the launch was a new milestone in its innovation in the ETF market and its smart index funds will offer a more efficient and less volatile alternative to traditional market cap-weighted indices.

read more

Source: International Adviser


If you are looking for a particuliar article and can not find it, please feel free to contact us for assistace.

Americas


June 30, 2025 Allspring Exchange-Traded Funds Trust files with the SEC
June 30, 2025 Northern Lights Fund Trust files with the SEC-Toews Agility Shares Hedged Equal Weight ETF and Toews Agility Shares Hedged-Qs ETF
June 30, 2025 Lazard Active ETF Trust files with the SEC-Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF
June 30, 2025 WisdomTree Trust files with the SEC-WisdomTree Japan Opportunities Fund
June 30, 2025 J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust files with the SEC-JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market ETF

read more news


Asia ETF News


June 25, 2025 QFIIs Gain Access to Onshore ETF Options As A-share Market Opening Deepens
June 18, 2025 Mirae Asset Global Investments Launches MIRAE ASSET TIGER CHINA GLOBAL LEADERS TOP3 PLUS ETF, Tracking Solactive-KEDI China Global Leaders TOP3Plus Index
June 13, 2025 Post-Adjustment ChiNext Index Attracts Global Assets with Low Valuation and High Growth Potential
June 13, 2025 Unlocking Consumption to Sustain Growth in China -World Bank Economic Update
June 13, 2025 US trading firm Virtu weighs foray into China market-making business

read more news


Global ETP News


June 14, 2025 Global Economic Prospects-Global Economy Faces Trade-Related Headwinds
June 12, 2025 Disclosing Public Debt Boosts Investor Confidence, Cuts Borrowing Costs 
June 10, 2025 Global Economy Set for Weakest Run Since 2008 Outside of Recessions
June 03, 2025 Trade Reckoning

read more news


Middle East ETP News


June 19, 2025 GCC: Growth on the Rise, but Smart Spending Will Shape a Thriving Future
June 16, 2025 Saudi Exchange leads market losses across the GCC

read more news


Africa ETF News


June 24, 2025 East Africa's regional 20 share index
June 16, 2025 African Credit Rating Agency to Launch September 2025
May 27, 2025 African Economic Outlook 2025-Africa's short-term outlook resilient despite global economic and political headwinds

read more news


ESG and Of Interest News


June 18, 2025 Global Energy Transition Gains Ground, but Security and Capital Challenges Persist
June 17, 2025 Pacific Economic Update: Slowing Growth Highlights Need for More Inclusive Workforce
June 10, 2025 Global Carbon Pricing Mobilizes Over $100 Billion for Public Budgets
June 07, 2025 Accelerating Blue Finance: Instruments, Case Studies, and Pathways to Scale
June 03, 2025 The Longevity Dividend

read more news


White Papers


May 30, 2025 IMF Working Paper-Interest Rate Sensitivity Scenarios to Guide Monetary Policy

view more white papers