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UK business is on notice for 'greenwashing' claims
August 18, 2021--Regulators eye dubious eco-friendly statements and companies need to pay attention.
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Source: ft.com
World's Most Traded Crypto ETPs, From ETC Group, to List on the Vienna Stock Exchange
August 18, 2021--ETC Group's listings of Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin ETPs in Vienna follows listings in London (Aquis); Paris (Euronext); Amsterdam (Euronext), Zurich (SIX) and Frankfurt (Xetra)
ETC Group Europe's leading specialist provider of innovative, digital asset-backed securities1, announces that it is listing its entire portfolio of market leading crypto exchange traded products (ETPs) on Austria's national stock market.
This will be Vienna's first listing of a carbon neutral crypto ETP - BTCetc: ETC Group Physical Bitcoin (ticker: BTCE)- and the first listing of a Litecoin based ETP -LTCetc: ETC Group’s Physical Litecoin ETC (ticker: ELTC). ETC Group is also listing its Ethereum ETP- ETHetc: ETC Group Physical Ethereum ETC (ticker: ZETH).
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Source: ETC Group
State Street Appoints New Country Heads for Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland
August 18, 2021--State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT) announced today that it has appointed new country heads for three European markets: Andreas Niklaus has been appointed as the head of Germany, Riccardo Lamanna as the head of Luxembourg and Dagmar Kamber Borens as the head of Switzerland.
In their respective regions, they will be responsible for developing business, stewarding client engagement, developing talent, and building the company's brand and market network, in addition to maintaining strong and proactive regulatory relationships.
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Source: State Street Corporation
ECB-Euro area investment fund statistics: second quarter of 2021
August 17, 2021--August 17, 2021-- In second quarter of 2021, outstanding amount of shares/units issued by investment funds other than money market funds rose to €15,181 billion, up €710 billion on previous quarter.
Net issues in quarter amounted to €243 billion, with €1,262 billion in gross issues and €1,019 billion in gross redemptions
Outstanding amount of shares/units issued by money market funds fell to €1,341 billion, down €26 billion on previous quarter
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Source: ECB
Euro area securities issues statistics: June 2021
August 11, 2021--The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents decreased from 5.3% in May 2021 to 4.3% in June.
For the outstanding amount of listed shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 2.5% in June 2021, compared with 2.3% in May.
Debt securities
New issuances of debt securities by euro area residents totalled EUR 778.2 billion in June 2021. Redemptions amounted to EUR 651.8 billion and hence net issues to EUR 126.4 billion. The annual growth rate of outstanding debt securities issued by euro area residents decreased from 5.3% in May 2021 to 4.3% in June.
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Source: ECB
New HSBC ETFs on Xetra: companies in line with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement
August 10, 2021--Three new exchange-traded funds issued by HSBC Global Asset Management have been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Tuesday.
The HSBC MSCI USA Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF, HSBC MSCI Europe Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF and HSBC MSCI World Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF enable investors to participate in the performance of large and medium-sized companies that contribute to the decarbonisation of the economy.
The selection includes stocks from the USA, industrialised countries in Europe or worldwide.
The goal is to limit global warming to no more than 1.5℃C. To achieve this, companies should reduce their carbon emissions by 10 per cent annually and physical risks from extreme weather conditions by at least 50 per cent. Companies that benefit from measures to combat climate change and for which new business opportunities arise as a result are overweighted.
Excluded from the index are companies that are not in line with the principles of the United Nations Global Compact, are involved in serious ESG-related controversies or are active in the areas of thermal coal, nuclear energy, weapons, gambling, tobacco and genetically modified organisms.
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Source: Xetra.com
ESG ETFs capture 50% of European flows in historic 2021
August 10, 2021--Data from Trackinsight, the global ETF analysis platform, reveals that the European ETF market has turned green in 2021 with 50% of the total flows year-to-date (as of 31st July) going to ESG funds.
2021 has been a record-setting year for the European ETF market with $130 Billion of flows and 96 ETF launches. Of this, $65.6 Billion of flows have been directed towards ESG funds.
Europe is the leading region for ESG ETF adoption, with 13% of total assets following an ESG strategy or theme. In contrast, North American-listed ESG ETFs represent only 2% of regional ETF assets and received only 6% of the total flows in the region so far this year.
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Source: trackinsight.com
BlackRock changes A-shares fund to China impact strategy
August 9, 2021--Asset manager puts emphasis on ESG efforts in emerging market powerhouse rather than domestic champions.
BlackRock has opted to transform Citywire + rated Matt Colvin's China A-shares fund into a strategy more keenly focused on ESG opportunities in the country, Citywire Selector has learned.
According to a shareholder note from the start of August, the BGF China A-Share fund will be rebranded as the BGF China Impact fund, which coincides with a change in investment approach.
In the shareholder note, BlackRock said the fund would continue to focus on stocks listed in China, but with a renewed focus on those seeking to address China's social and environmental challenges.
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Source: citywireselector.com
New UBS ETFs on Xetra: promoting a climate-friendly economy
August 9, 2021--Two new exchange-traded funds issued by UBS Global Asset Management have been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Monday.
With the UBS ETF (IE) MSCI ACWI Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF (USD) A-acc and the UBS ETF (IE) MSCI Emerging Markets Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF (USD) A-acc, investors have access to two ETFs that minimise the exposure to risks of extreme weather phenomena by 50 per cent and promote a low-carbon economy.
The stocks in the index contribute to achieving the goals of the Paris climate agreement, namely limiting global warming to a maximum of 1.5 degrees Celsius and reducing CO2 emissions by 10 per cent annually.
Investors can choose between a global investment in large and medium-sized companies from developed and emerging markets or a targeted investment in companies from emerging markets only.
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Source: Xetra
The market is overlooking the change in Europe's investment banks
August 6, 2021--Resilience through the pandemic shows how much has changed for sector
At the same time, banks have moved more towards less capital-intensive activity, earning fees from the transactions of clients and managing risk.
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Source: ft.com