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State Street hits ESG sweet spot with US corporate bond ETF
March 16, 2021--European-domiciled fund attracts €4.6bn net inflows in February alone
State Street Global Advisors reported billions in net inflows last month into a recently launched US credit exchange traded fund that applies an environmental, social and governance screen.
The Irish-domiciled SPDR (R) Bloomberg SASB US Corporate ESG ETF, which launched last October, had €4.6bn in net inflows in February, according to Morningstar.
The four pillars of a digital strategy
March 16, 2021--The European Commission's digital compass attempts to build strong fundamentals. It is a start. An ambitious digital agenda however requires a strategy that is all encompassing and coherent.
On 9 March, the European Commission published a Digital Compass to help advance EU ambitions for a digital transformation by 2030.
The proposals rest on four points: 1) ensure more citizens and professionals have basic digital skills, 2) provide sustainable digital infrastructure, 3) promote the digital transformation of private businesses and public services and 4) encourage a system of cooperation between Member States to monitor and promote these goals.
Polish S&P500 NTR ETF Is Newly Listed
March 16, 202--A new ETF on S&P 500 NTR, another Polish ETF on a foreign index, has been newly listed on GPW
S&P 500 is an index of 500 US large caps
It is the sixth ETF introduced on GPW by Agiofunds in co-operation with Beta Securities Poland and the second ETF to be newly listed in 2021
S&P 500 PLN Hedged BETA ETF, a Beta ETF on the index S&P 500 NTR, has been newly listed on the GPW Main List today. AgioFunds TFI is the issuer, Dom Maklerski BOS is the offering agent and market maker, and Beta Securities Poland is the co-ordinator of the initiative.
New Invesco ETFs on Xetra: European companies with ESG filter
March 16, 2021--Since Tuesday, two new exchange traded funds issued by Invesco are tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt.
The Invesco MSCI EMU ESG Universal Screened UCITS ETF - Acc and the Invesco MSCI Europe ex UK ESG Universal Screened UCITS ETF-Acc offer investors access to large and medium-sized companies from 10 and 14 industrialised nations in the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and Europe respectively, taking sustainability criteria into account.
The Invesco MSCI Europe ex UK ESG Universal Screened UCITS ETF -Acc does not include UK companies.
Companies with significant business activities in tobacco, thermal coal, oil sands, weapons and recreational cannabis are excluded. In addition, companies that violate applicable social norms and standards are excluded. The index overweights stocks with a stable ESG profile and those that are working to improve theirs.
ESMA to allow decision on reporting of net short position of 0.1% and above to expire
March 15, 2021--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's securities markets regulator, has decided not to renew its decision to require holders of net short positions in shares traded on a European Union (EU) regulated market, to notify the relevant national competent authority (NCA) if the position reaches, exceeds or falls below 0.1% of the issued share capital. The measure, which has applied since 16 March 2020, will expire on 19 March 2021.
ESMA's view is that with GDP forecasts showing moderate optimism for recovery, volatility decreasing and the main EU stock indices close to pre-pandemic levels, the current situation in financial markets no longer resembles the emergency situation required by the Short Selling Regulation to maintain the measure.
Deutsche Borse welcomes FlexShares as a new ETF issuer on Xetra
March 15, 2021--Quant and ESG combined: low volatility or high dividend yield
Two exchange traded funds issued by FlexShares have become tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt for the first time since Monday.
With the FlexShares Developed Markets Low Volatility Climate ESG UCITS ETF-Acc and the FlexShares Developed Markets High Dividend Climate ESG UCITS ETF-Dist, investors have two actively designed ETFs with ESG filters available.
Both ETFs are based on the STOXX Global 1800 index, a globally diversified equity index from industrialised nations.
From this universe, stocks are selected that are performing in terms of profitability, management experience and cash flow. At the same time, ESG criteria are applied to take ecological, social, and corporate governance principles into account when selecting companies.
The FlexShares Developed Markets High Dividend Climate ESG UCITS ETF-Dist offers investors access to companies with a high dividend yield. In contrast, the FlexShares Developed Markets Low Volatility Climate ESG UCITS ETF- Acc focuses on companies with overall lower volatility.
Financial services: The Brexit dust begins to settle
March 11, 2021--The phase of greatest Brexit-related uncertainty for the European financial sector ended on 1 January. Although too early to discern more than the broadest contours of the future landscape, it is increasingly apparent that London will be less dominant than before.
The Brexit story has entered a new phase.
The United Kingdom's exit from the European single market on 1 January was orderly in the financial sector, despite significant shifts of liquidity in shares and derivatives, and unlike the shift in trade for goods.
In contrast to the past five years of radical uncertainty, the near-future policy framework is now fairly predictable, with the EU and UK taking separate regulatory paths. The resulting financial 'decoupling' has left the City of London on the back foot, whereas the prospects for EU financial services will depend greatly on whether EU policy supports further financial market integration. The structural consequences of this new state of affairs will take years to unfold.
Euro area securities issues statistics: January 2021
March 10, 2021--The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents was 7.4% in January 2021, the same as in December 2020.
For the outstanding amount of listed shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 1.4% in January 2021, compared with 1.3% in December 2020.
Debt securities
New issuances of debt securities by euro area residents totalled EUR 772.9 billion in January 2021. Redemptions amounted to EUR 628.6 billion and hence net issues to EUR 144.3 billion. The annual growth rate of outstanding debt securities issued by euro area residents was 7.4% in January 2021, unchanged from December 2020.
Low interest rates in Europe and the US: one trend, two stories
March 10, 2021--Interest rates have been on a long-term decline, associated with declining productivity growth. To tackle this, the priorities are to reduce market concentration and, in Europe, change the financing model.
In both Europe and the United States, interest rates have been declining for more than fifteen years.
For much of this period, real interest rates have been negative and they are expected to remain negative for at least another decade. The literature associates this decline in interest rates with a similarly protracted decline in productivity. But the decline in productivity appears paradoxical given major technological advances.
The decline in the price of capital is underpinned by the factors that have caused a decline in demand for capital, as well as a relative increase in its supply. On the supply side, aging and an increase in overall macroeconomic risk since the financial crisis have both led to increased savings. On the demand side, the increase in the importance of intangible capital in production has reduced the demand for physical capital.
LSE ETP February 2021 Monthly Newsletter
March 9, 2021--Key highlights
15 new ETPs listed in February 2021. In total, there are now 1,322 ETFs (available as 1,915 lines through multi-currency offerings) and 303 ETCs/ETNs (available as 426 lines) on our market.
Legal & General Investment Management has expanded its thematic range with the launch of the first hydrogen economy ETF in Europe.
The L&G Hydrogen Economy UCITS ETF (HTWO) has listed on London Stock Exchange providing investors exposure to the long-term investment opportunity offered by the transition to a low-carbon, hydrogen economy.
Invesco has expanded its fixed income range with the launch of Europe's first US municipal bond ETF on London Stock Exchange: the Invesco US Muncipal Bond UCITS ETF (MUNI). MUNI offers investors exposure to municipal debt publicly issued by US states and territories and their political subdivisions.
Trading Activity
ETP order book turnover in February 2021 was £14.6bn on London Stock Exchange (YoY: +26%). Average daily value traded was £s;730m. A new record was set on Feb 3, 2021, with ETPs accounting for 23% of all London Stock Exchange's order book trading. 5 ETPs featured in the top 20 securities by value traded and total ETP turnover was over £s;1.1bn.
