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New crypto ETN issued by Iconic on Xetra: access to Ethereum
December 20, 2021--Since Monday, a new crypto ETN issued by Iconic is tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt.
With the Iconic Physical Ethereum ETP, investors now have access to a product on Ethereum in addition to Bitcoin.
The crypto ETN is physically backed and admitted to the Regulated Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. With the new ETN, investors gain access to the performance of Ethereum in a simple and cost-efficient way without having to resort to unregulated trading venues.
Name: Iconic Physical Ethereum ETP
Asset class: ETN
ISIN: DE000A3GTML1
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Source: Deutsche Börse
Turkey suspends stock trading as currency strain spreads through markets
December 17, 2021--Drop in main index triggers circuit breaker as lira crisis deepens
Turkey's main stock exchange halted trading on Friday after the country's currency crisis, already stinging bonds, spread to equities.
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Source: ft.com
ESMA reports on derivatives and securities markets in 2020
December 17, 2021--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's securities regulator, today publishes two Annual Statistical Reports (Reports) analysing the European Union's (EU) derivatives and securities markets. The Reports, based on data submitted under the European Markets and Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) and the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), provide an overview of EU/EEA markets in 2020.
The two Reports provide a first comprehensive view of the EU derivatives and securities markets after Brexit, i.e. without data reports from UK financial participants. In both, the impact of the withdrawal is significant: The size of derivatives markets and the volume of securities trading are around two-thirds lower without the UK.
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Source: ESMA
Two-thirds of European market makers plan to expand ESG liquidity provision
December 16,2021--Market makers see growing demand from investors in ESG exchange-traded funds.
More than half (60%) of European market-making firms surveyed by FIA European Principal Traders Association (FIA EPTA) are providing liquidity in sustainable finance and ESG financial products,playing an important role in the global transition to sustainable investing.
FIA EPTA,which represents Europe's largest non-bank market makers and liquidity providers,conducted the survey with its member firms last month,with 22 firms across the continent participating. The survey found two-thirds of the firms providing liquidity are looking to expand their activities in the ESG space,with the remainder planning to continue their activities at the current level.
While market making firms surveyed are most active in supplying liquidity in ESG futures (50%),they are starting to see a growing demand from both institutional and retail investors in ESG exchange-traded funds (45%).
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Source: wearemarketmakers.com
ESMA issues statement on supervision of the clearing and derivative trading obligations following the benchmark transition
December 16, 2021--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's securities markets regulator, has released a public statement on the implementation of the changes to the clearing obligation (CO) and derivative trading obligation (DTO) in light of the benchmark transition.
The Statement clarifies the situation in which ESMA's proposed draft regulatory technical standards (RTSs) on the CO and DTO will not enter into force in time for the transition to alternative benchmarks of EONIA or LIBOR- based OTC derivative contracts by the end of 2021.
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Source: ESMA
Official Statistics: Forecasts for the UK economy: December 2021
December 15, 2021--A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in December 2021.
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Source: gov.uk
ECB-Euro area securities issues statistics: October 2021
December 10, 2021--The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents was 4.3% in October 2021, compared with 4.1% in September.
For the outstanding amount of listed shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 2.2% in October 2021, compared with 2.4% in September.
Debt securities
New issuances of debt securities by euro area residents totalled EUR 710.9 billion in October 2021. Redemptions amounted to EUR 690.6 billion and hence net issues to EUR 20.2 billion. The annual growth rate of outstanding debt securities issued by euro area residents was 4.3% in October 2021, compared with 4.1% in September.
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Source: ECB
Only a third of active equity funds outperformed passives in 2021
December 7, 2021--Only a third of active equity funds outperformed passives in 2021
AJ Bell's latest 'Manager versus Machine' report
Only a third of active equity funds (34%) beat a passive alternative this year, according to a new report from AJ Bell.
The company's latest 'Manager versus Machine' report analysed about 800 retail funds, finding that active funds performed particularly poorly in the US, Global, and Asia Pacific regions. The report...
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Source: investmentweek.co.uk
European investors use ETFs to pile into US equities
December 6, 2021--US equity ETFs attract €27bn in the 10 months to end of October, compared with only €5bn for European rivals.
Exchange traded funds have enabled the flow of billions of dollars from Europe into US equities as investors piled into ETFs exposed to this year's huge US stock market rally, data from Refinitiv show.
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Source: ft.com
ESMA publishes latest edition of its newsletter
December 3, 2021--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's securities markets regulator, has today published its latest edition of its Spotlight on Markets Newsletter.
Your one-stop-shop in the world of EU financial markets focuses this month on the Preliminary Report the EU Carbon Market and on ESMA's contribution to a more sustainable financial system.
The Preliminary Report the EU Carbon Market presents an overview of the financial regulatory environment for the carbon market under MAR, MiFID II and EMIR and the tools available to securities supervisors to fulfil their responsibilities. It also provides an analysis of price evolution and volatility in European emission allowances (EUAs) and derivatives on EUAs.
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Source: ESMA
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