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Advisory fees push commissions further into the background

February 19, 2019--Fee-based advice is not perfect, but most clients prefer it over a commission-based option
When there's a financial professional in the picture, investors mostly prefer paying fees based on assets under management.

The latest research from Cerulli Associates found that clients seeking investment advice from financial professionals have largely warmed to the idea of their adviser joining them on the side of the table that benefits when portfolios rise and suffers when portfolio balances fall.

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Source: investmentnews.com


Price Tag for Sustainable Infrastructure Spending in Developing Countries is 4.5% of GDP

February 19, 2019--A new World Bank report finds that investments of 4.5 percent of GDP will allow developing countries achieve their infrastructure-related Sustainable Development Goals and stay on track to limit climate change to up to 2°C. Beyond the Gap, also finds infrastructure investment compatible with full decarbonization need not cost more than more polluting alternatives.

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view the WOrld Bank report-Beyond the Gap-How Countries Can Afford the Infrastructure They Need while Protecting the Planet

Source: World Bank


BIS-Over-the-counter market liquidity and securities lending

February 19, 2019--Summary
Focus
This paper studies how securities lending affects over-the-counter market (OTC) liquidity.
Contribution
The financial crisis of 2007-09 kindled a wider interest in studies of liquidity in OTC financial markets, such as the corporate bond market. Buyers and sellers in these markets trade without centralised exchanges. The greater time and resources needed to complete trades can impede market liquidity-the ability to transact efficiently.

Intermediaries, such as broker-dealers, may emerge to maintain an inventory of securities and to match buyers and sellers. Securities lending markets offer dealers a way to mitigate the consequences of frictions inherent in OTC markets. We identify and quantify the importance of securities lending of corporate bonds to market liquidity in the OTC corporate bond market.

Findings

We combine data on corporate bond market trades with data on corporate bond lending transactions and data on the individual corporate bond holdings of US insurance companies. Our empirical design carefully controls for the many confounding determinants of market liquidity.

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view the BIS BIS Working Paper-Over-the-Counter Market Liquidity and Securities Lending

Source: BIS


Cryptoassets: Venture into the Unknown

February 18, 2019--Last year, investors watched as the prices of various cryptoassets collapsed. The industry's most famous digital asset, Bitcoin, lost roughly three quarters of its value, as it slid from more than $16,000 a coin to less than $4,000.

The dramatic declines that swept across the crypto space raised questions about the future of these assets and the blockchain technology that underpins them.

Yet, in looking across the investment landscape, we see an industry that is developing, not faltering. Blockchain technology introduces scarcity to the digital world, which can help innovators better monetize their work and foster innovation. It offers the potential to streamline processes across any number of businesses, such as inter-bank settlement. It also holds the hope for a new, more decentralized version of the internet, where users can better manage their privacy.

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Source: Cambridge Associates LLC


BetaShares-Buy the rumour

February 18, 2019--Week in Review
It was another positive week for global stocks, as ongoing encouraging talk about progress in US-China trade talks remained the gift that keeps on giving. Last week it was Trump's announced willingness to extend the March 1 deadline that boosted sentiment.

It's fair to say a positive trade deal now seems increasingly "priced" into the market, and once it's settled it may well become a classic case of "buy the rumour, sell the fact".

Washington's deal to avoid another Government shutdown was also a relief, with Trump finally resorting to the national emergency route-and inevitable court wrangling-to get his Mexican Wall built. Whether or not The Wall is built is of secondary importance for markets, the big relief is that shutdown threats-and potential associated risks to economic growth-no longer seem part of Trump's bargaining tactics.

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Source: BetaShares


TradeWeb Trading Activity Starts The New Year Strong

February 18, 2019--Trading activity set a new record in January 2019 following the previous high set in December 2018. Average daily volume (ADV) for Tradeweb Markets of $624.5 billion (bn) across rates, credit, money markets and equities during the month was up 20.7 percent (%) year over year and average daily trades totaled 51,221.

At Tradeweb, Mortgage trading averaged over $164 bn per day, up over 16% compared to January 2018; its best month in over five years. U.S. high-grade and high-yield credit set new platform records of $2.7 bn and $0.4 bn, respectively; U.S. high--grade exceed 11% of TRACE for the first time.

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Source: Tradeweb


BlackRock and Vanguard pull in 57% of global fund flows in 2018

February 17, 2019-- Chart of the week: index funds far outpaced active peers in a year defined by volatility
BlackRock and Vanguard together grabbed more than half of global net new inflows into long-term mutual funds in 2018, ratcheting up the pressure on the business models of smaller rivals.

Worldwide, new business flows into long-term mutual funds (excluding money market products) dropped by almost 70 per cent last year, declining to $606bn from the $2tn record set in 2017, according to Morningstar, the data provider.

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Source: FT.com


Flow Traders releases January 2019 ETP market statistics

February 14, 2019--Flow Traders N.V. ("Flow Traders") (Euronext: FLOW), today releases the monthly ETP (Exchange Traded Products) market statistics for January 2019. This refers to general market observations only.

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Source: Flow Traders


ETFGI reports assets invested in global ETFs and ETPs industry rises back above 5 trillion US dollars in January 2019

February 14, 2019--ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed Globally gathered net inflows of US$17.35 billion in January.

Assets invested in the Global ETF/ETP industry finished the month up 7.13%, from US$4.82 trillion at the end of December, to US$5.16 trillion, according to ETFGI's January 2019 Global ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

Highlights
Assets invested in the Global ETF/ETP industry rise 7.13% in January.
During January 2019, ETFs/ETPs listed Globally attracted $17.35 Bn in net inflows.

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Source: ETFGI


FSB report assesses FinTech developments and potential financial stability implications

February 14, 2019--The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published a report today on FinTech and market structure in financial services. The publication is part of the FSB's ongoing work to monitor FinTech market developments and their potential implications for financial stability.

The FSB defines FinTech as technology-enabled innovation in financial services that could result in new business models, applications, processes or products with an associated material effect on the provision of financial services.

Technological innovation holds great promise for the provision of financial services, with the potential to increase market access, the range of product offerings, and convenience while also lowering costs to clients. At the same time, new entrants into the financial services space, including FinTech firms and large, established technology companies ('BigTech'), could materially alter the universe of financial services providers. Greater competition and diversity in lending, payments, insurance, trading, and other areas of financial services can create a more efficient and resilient financial system.

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view the FSB FinTech and market structure in financial services: Market developments and potential financial stability implications

Source: FSB


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