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Solactive Delivers New Green Bond Index for Lyxor Asset Management to Enable Asset Owners to Invest in Corporate Green Bonds
September 14, 2021--The Green Bonds market is slightly over a decade old, and its growth has gained pace recently. Compared to 2019, the Green Bonds market increased by USD 290bn in 2020, which represents a 9% increase in new issuances, according to a report by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI). Solactive is pleased to announce that Lyxor Asset Management launched its Lyxor Corporate Green Bond (DR) UCITS ETF tracking the Solactive EUR USD IG Corporate Green Bond TR Index.
The ETF enables investors to align their corporate bond portfolio with net-zero goals by adding corporate bonds to their portfolio that contribute to the transition to a low-carbon economy. The ETF started trading on Xetra, London Stock Exchange, and Borsa Italiana.According to CBI, corporates make up more than half of all new green bond issuances in 2021 year-to-date, and along with a growing awareness in all politics, economy, and society, the green bond market is likely to grow in prominence even further.
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Source: Solactive AG
LSE ETP August 2021 Monthly Newsletter
September 13, 2021--Key highlights
8 new ETPs listed in August 2021.
In total, there are now 1,376 ETFs (available as 2,007 lines through multi-currency offerings) and 383 ETCs/ETNs (available as 704 lines) on our market.
HSBC Asset Management has launched two additional Paris Aligned ETFs, the HSBC MSCI USA Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF (HPAU) and HSBC MSCI Europe Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF (HPAE). This range of ETFs aims to support investors seeking to minimise their exposure to climate risks by reducing carbon emissions in line with the Paris Agreement requirements.
Invesco has launched Europe's second solar energy ETF, the Invesco Solar Energy UCITS ETF (ISUN) on London Stock Exchange. ISUN tracks the MAC Global Solar Energy index which currently offers exposure to 46 companies involved in the transition to solar energy.
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Source: londonstockexchange.com
Europe's first Bitcoin Futures, based on BTCetcTM- ETC Group Physical Bitcoin, goes live on Eurex
September 13, 2021--Eurex introduces Bitcoin ETN Futures, the first step in Eurex's portfolio of crypto derivatives
BTCetcTM-ETC Group Physical Bitcoin (ticker: BTCE) is the world's most heavily traded Crypto ETP 1
Eurex is the largest derivatives exchange in Europe
ETC Group Europe's leading specialist provider of innovative, digital asset-backed securities with over $1 billion AUM 2, announces the debut and live listing of Europe's first Bitcoin Futures contract on Eurex, Europe's largest derivatives exchange.
Bitcoin ETN Futures, which has been created and launched by Eurex, is based on ETC Group's BTCetcTM- ETC Group Physical Bitcoin (ticker: BTCE).
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Source: etc-group.com
Euro area securities issues statistics: July 2021
September 10, 2021--The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents was 4.3% in July 2021, compared with 4.2% in June.
For the outstanding amount of listed shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 2.4% in July 2021, compared with 2.5% in June.
Debt securities
New issuances of debt securities by euro area residents totalled EUR 759.6 billion in July 2021. Redemptions amounted to EUR 670.6 billion and hence net issues to EUR 89.0 billion. The annual growth rate of outstanding debt securities issued by euro area residents was 4.3% in July 2021, compared with 4.2% in June.
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Source: ecb.europa.eu
IMF-Departmental PaperPension Reforms in Europe: How Far Have We Come and Gone?
September 10, 2012--Summary:
In the past few decades,a myriad of reforms in Europe have had a significant impact on the way and extent to which public pensions provide retirement income.
This departmental paper takes stock of where European pension systems stand and assesses their key characteristics. We present a novel measure of the balance between lifetime benefits and contributions-the Proportionality Measure-to examine pension systems' long-term sustainability, fairness, and intergenerational equity.
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Source: IMF
New thematic ETF from Quikro via HANetf white-label platform: Sustainable and healthier living
September 9, 2021--September 9, 2021--A new exchange-traded fund from Quikro has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt via HANetf's white-label platform since Thursday.
The Cleaner Living ESG-S UCITS ETF-Acc gives investors exposure to a portfolio of companies worldwide focused on producing environmentally friendly goods and providing services towards a healthier lifestyle.
For inclusion in the index, at least 80 per cent of sales must be derived from at least one of the following five business sectors: cleaner building and infrastructure, cleaner energy, cleaner food, cleaner health, and cleaner transportation. The products and services offered focus on reducing waste, using natural and recyclable ingredients, and lowering CO2 emissions.
Companies that do not comply with current international standards on human rights, environmental protection, labour practices, anticorruption, and controversial weapons production are excluded from the index. Additionally, companies with too high a carbon intensity are not included.
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Source: Xetra
AXA IM, Natixis IM/Mirova, Sienna Investment Managers and Solactive partner to accelerate the development of Iceberg Data Lab, European provider of environmental data solutions
September 9, 2021--AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM), Natixis IM and its affiliate Mirova, Sienna Investment Managers and Solactive today announce they have entered into an agreement with Iceberg Data Lab to participate in its series A fund raise. Following this minority investment, each investor will also be represented at Iceberg Data Lab's Supervisory Board in order to support the development of the company.
With increased demand from both financial institutions and their stakeholders for better transparency on the impact of portfolios on climate and the environment, AXA IM, Natixis IM/Mirova, Sienna Capital and Solactive will support Iceberg Data Lab's global expansion and product development which includes data coverage enlargement, automated machine learning and autonomous AI.
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Source: Solactive AG
ETFs struggle to adapt to EU's new SFDR sustainable fund rules
September 9, 2021--Actively managed vehicles have been able to tweak their strategies but passive funds face tougher challenges
Index-tracking and exchange traded funds are at risk of missing out on demand for sustainable funds as they struggle to adapt to new EU disclosure rules.
The EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, which came into force in March, classifies funds that promote environmental or social characteristics among other objectives as article eight, and funds that have sustainable investment as their objective as article nine.
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Source: ft.com
IMF-Austria: Selected Issues-The COVID-19 Impacts On Austria
September 9, 2021--The COVID-19 pandemic adversely affected the Austrian economy. Evidence from previous crises suggests that economic scarring is common and driven by labor market hysteresis, impaired corporate balance sheets, and deteriorating productivity. As the recovery takes hold, policies aiming at preventing potential rise in long-term unemployment, as well as addressing skills and regional mismatches can foster job creation and promote efficient reallocation of labor.
Targeted equity-like instruments and an effective insolvency framework can help rehabilitate corporate balance sheets while allowing nonviable to efficiently exit the market. A. Introduction 1. The COVID-19 Pandemic led to a severe recession in Austria. Measures aiming at containing the health crisis-including social distancing, lockdowns, and closures-significantly disrupted the economy. Austria's real GDP growth plummeted by 6.3 percent in 2020. Unemployment surged, firms' production and services were severely disrupted, especially in contact intensive sectors such as tourism, and productivity dwindled. On the demand side, private consumption and investment plunged.
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Source: IMF
ESAs highlight risks in phasing out of crisis measures and call on financial institutions to adapt to increasing cyber risks
September 8, 2021--The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA-ESAs) issued today their second joint risk assessment report for 2021. The report highlights the increasing vulnerabilities across the financial sector, the rise seen in terms of cyber risk and the materialisation of event-driven risks.
As the recovery begins, the appropriate phasing out of exceptional crisis measures plays a key role. Despite the positive outlook, the expectations for economic recovery remain uncertain and uneven across member states.
Vulnerabilities in the financial sector are increasing, not least because of side effects of the crisis measures, such as increasing debt levels and upward pressure on asset prices. Expectations of inflation- and yield growth, as well as increased investor risk-taking and financial interconnectedness issues, might put additional pressure on the financial system.
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Source: ESMA
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