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Flow Traders releases March 2019 ETP market stistics

April 24, 2019--Flow Traders N.V. ("Flow Traders") (Euronext: FLOW), today releases the monthly ETP (Exchange Traded Products) market statistics for March 2019. This refers to general market observations only.

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Source: Flow Traders


Oil prices to be lower in 2019 on slower-than-expected global growth, rising non-OPEC supply

April 23, 2019--Metal, agriculture prices to stage partial recovery, momentum to pick up in 2020
Crude oil prices are expected to average $66 a barrel in 2019 and $65 a barrel in 2020, a downward revision from the October forecast due to the weaker-than-expected global growth outlook and greater-than-anticipated U.S. production, the World Bank said.

Metal prices are expected to continue a recovery in 2019 that follows a sharp drop in the second half of 2018, the World Bank said in its April Commodity Markets Outlook. The recovery has been spurred by stabilization of activity in China after weakness around the turn of the year, as well as various supply shortfalls. view more

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Source: World Bank


Did ETFs have a bad first quarter 2019?

April 23, 2019--Following the trade press in Germany and other European countries, I was quite surprised when I read the headline that net sales in ETFs were down dramatically over the course of the first quarter of 2019.

By reading the article, I found out that the numbers the respective analyst was looking at were a comparison of the global ETF flows within the first quarter of 2018 and the first quarter of 2019.

Even as the statement of the analyst could be judged generally correct by looking at the numbers, one shouldn't make these comparisons to simplify or overvalue the findings, since the markets do not think in quarters and, therefore, pay no attention to comparisons like the one above. Even as such a comparison takes into account that the different quarters of a year show different flow patterns.

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Source: Refinitiv


Exchange-traded bond funds crash through $1tn in assets

April 23, 2019--The amount of assets held in exchange-traded bond funds has pushed past $1tn, capping a near fivefold increase since the financial crisis, and underscoring a radical reshaping of the world's debt markets.

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Source: FT.com


Bonds to Save the Planet

April 23, 2019--Eco-friendly fixed-income funds can help create a stronger market for securities that back environmental projects.
Green bonds could be a key tool to finance the fight against climate change. But good luck getting your hands on one, or figuring out exactly what it's worth.

The securities are just like regular bonds, except their proceeds are earmarked to fund projects that have positive benefits for the environment or climate. Countries including Poland and France have issued them to support renewable energy. Companies may use bond proceeds on projects that reduce emissions or enable funding for electric vehicles.

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Source: Bloomberg


IEA statement on global oil markets

April 23, 2019--The International Energy Agency is monitoring developments in global oil markets, and notes that markets are now adequately supplied, and that global spare production capacity remains at comfortable levels.

Further tightening of sanctions on Iran will have an impact on its export capacity. Iranian shipments of crude and condensates are running around 1.1 million barrels a day (mb/d) in April, 300 000 barrels a day lower than March, and 1.7 mb/d lower than May 2018.

As a result of OPEC's high compliance rate with the agreed supply cuts in the OPEC+ group, global spare production capacity has risen to 3.3 mb/d, with 2.2 mb/d held by Saudi Arabia and around 1 mb/d by the United Arab Emirates, Iraq and Kuwait.

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Source: IEA (International Energy Agency)


First Bridge Data-ETF Worldwide Snapshot-Apr 2019

April 22, 2019--In the latest monthly report:
On April 8, 2019 the US SEC issued a notice that it intends to approve the application from Precidian Funds to launch non-transparent actively managed ETFs.

This is a significant industry development since ETFs listed in the US have always had to disclose their holdings daily.
Global ETF assets increased by 1.5% in March 2019 to $5.5T There were 19 new ETF listings in the US and 105 outside the US (including crosslistings) in March 2019.

China ‘A share’ small caps, marijuana and semiconductor stocks were among the best performing ETF categories this year through April 18, 2019. VIX, shipping and wheat futures were among the worst performing categories in the same time period. view more

Source: First Bridge


Deloitte-Finance 2025: Digital transformation in finance

April 22, 2019-Our eight predictions about digital technology for CFOs
Coming off the success of our previous "Crunch time" reports, we're now looking towards the future with eight predictions for the finance function of 2025.

The technologies needed to reimagine finance are here and they will only get better. It's crunch time. Preparing for the future

None of us knows for certain what the future will hold, but we all have a responsibility to be thinking about what's likely to happen, and to prepare for it. In the finance function, that means working now to get the right people and technology in place to take advantage of the inevitable disruption ahead. That's not likely to happen without a clear vision and strategy for finance in a digital world. Now is the time to step back and make sure your roadmap to that future is clear.

With that in mind...

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view the Crunch time V Finance 2025 report

Source: Deloitte


Stoplight system could spot imminent meltdowns-study

April 22, 2019--Proposed traffic light system sifts through transaction data for signs of trouble
A traffic light system of risk indicators for financial market infrastructure could use transaction data to detect threats to financial stability in almost real time, according to research due to be published later this year.

Ron Berndsen, chairman of LCH's risk committee, and Ronald Heijmans, a senior data scientist and policy adviser at De Nederlandsche Bank, argue in their upcoming paper that monthly or quarterly monitoring of market infrastructures such as payment and settlement systems.

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Source: risk.net


IEA-Key Oil Trends 2018

April 19, 2019--Oil production
Total OECD annual production of crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGL), and refinery feedstocks increased by 10.3% in 2018 compared to 2017, reaching a record total monthly production of over 100 million tons at the beginning of the year and remaining above this for almost all of 2018.

This trend was observed across all OECD regions with the OECD Americas seeing the largest growth (+12.2%), followed by OECD Europe (+0.6%) and OECD Asia Oceania (+2.5%) in absolute terms.

Production from the United States rose to a record high in the third quarter of 2018, and increased by 17.1% or 105 Mt in 2018 compared to 2017. Canadian production also increased on an annual basis (+8.1%), due to robust production of crude oil, while Mexico’s production continued to fall (-6.3%).

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Source: IEA (International Energy Agency)


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Asia ETF News


September 08, 2025 Samsung Securities Launches Two ETNs Tracking Solactive China Mobility Top 5 Hedged to KRW Index and AI Tech Top 5 Hedged to KRW Index in First Collaboration with Solactive
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Middle East ETP News


September 02, 2025 Indxx US Infrastructure Index Licensed by KSM Mutual Funds Ltd. for an Index Tracking Fund
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Africa ETF News


August 24, 2025 Africa: Nigeria Leads Africa in Stablecoin Adoption With $22bn in Transactions

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ESG and Of Interest News


August 28, 2025 Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds
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White Papers


September 08, 2025 Economic development, carbon emissions and climate policies

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