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10 predictions for the global economy in 2019

January 4, 2019--The global economy started 2018 with strong, synchronized growth. But as the year progressed, momentum faded and growth trends diverged. The US economy accelerated, thanks to fiscal stimulus enacted early in the year, while the economies of the Eurozone, the UK, Japan and China began to weaken.

These divergent trends will persist in 2019. IHS Markit predicts global growth will edge down from 3.2% in 2018 to 3.1% in 2019, and keep decelerating over the next few years.

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Source: World Economic Forum


Natixis aims to join asset management push into China

January 4, 2019--French asset manager looks at acquisitions or ventures to tap Chinese savings pool

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Source: FT.com


'Flash-Crash' Moves Hit Currency Markets

January 2, 2019--Apple's revenue outlook cut may have been a trigger: Jefferies

Yen will continue rally, could appreciate to 102: UBP

It took seven minutes for the yen to surge through levels that have held through almost a decade.

In those wild minutes from about 9:30 a.m. Sydney, the yen jumped almost 8 percent against the Australian dollar to its strongest since 2009, and surged 10 percent versus the Turkish lira.

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Source: Bloomberg


Global gold-backed ETF holdings and flows

December 31, 2018-Regional and fund-specific analysis of gold holdings and flows in USD.
Gold-backed ETFs and similar products account for a significant part of the gold market, with institutional and individual investors using them to implement many of their investment strategies.

Flows in ETFs often highlight short-term and long-term opinions and desires to holding gold. The data on this page tracks gold held in physical form by open-ended ETFs and other products such as close-end funds, and mutual funds. Most funds included in this list are fully backed by physical gold.

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Source: World Gold Council


ETFGI reports assets invested in actively managed ETFs and ETPs listed globally reached a new high of US$109 Bn at the end of November 2018

December 28, 2018--ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that actively managed ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of US$3.64 Bn during November.

Total assets invested in the global actively managed ETF and ETP industry rose 3.11%, pushing the record higher from US$106.09 Bn at the end of October, to US$109.39 Bn, according to ETFGI's November 2018 Active ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service.  (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

Highlights
Total Assets for actively managed ETFs and ETPs listed globally rise 3.11% to reach new high $109 Bn in November.
Net new assets gathered by actively managed ETFs and ETPs listed globally were $3.64 Bn in November.
Actively managed fixed-income ETFs listed in North America continue to grow in popularity.

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Source: ETFGI


Money managers: the new warriors of climate change

December 26 2018--Spreadsheet-analysing investors in control of trillion-dollar funds are forcing polluters to change.

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Source: FT.com


Investor Confidence Declined in December by 2.8 Points to 79.8

December 26, 2018-"Global markets have faced sharp declines in the fourth quarter of 2018, continuing to dent investor confidence, and as we head into 2019, institutional investors will likely have a keen eye on global growth concerns and potential geopolitical headwinds"

State Street Global Exchange today released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index(R) (ICI) for December 2018.

The Global Investor Confidence Index decreased to 79.8, down 2.8 points from November’s revised reading of 82.6. Confidence among North American investors waned, with the North American ICI decreasing from 79.2 to 74.1. The European ICI had an up-tick of 2.1 points to 94.0 while the Asia ICI increased by 8.7 points to 110.6.

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Source: State Street Corporation


ETFGI reports Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ETFs and ETPS listed globally gather net inflows of US$856 Mn during November 2018

December 24 2018--ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of US$856 Mn during November.

Total assets invested ESG ETFs and ETPs increased by 6.64% from US$21.77 Bn at the end of October, to US$23.22 Bn, according to ETFGI's November 2018 ETF and ETP ESG industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service.  (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

Highlights
Total Assets invested in ESG ETFs and ETPs listed globally rose 6.64% to $23.22 Bn by the end of November.

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Source: ETFGI


UBS hit by $3.1bn withdrawal from ETF unit

December 19, 2018--Swiss investment bank hit by $3.1bn outflow in November after year of headwinds for managers

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Source: FT.com


Yet more bumps on the path to normal: BIS Quarterly Review

December 16, 2018--Financial markets went through a further sharp correction during the last quarter, marking another bump in the road as major central banks return policy to more normal settings.

Asset prices fell across the board. US government bond yields rose in October before retracing that increase and falling still further as the selloff of risk assets spread.

A further round of turbulence, accompanied by still lower yields, hit markets in December. Mixed signals from the global economy and the gradual, yet persistent, tightening of financial conditions triggered the market repricing. Protracted trade tensions and heightened political uncertainty added to the flight to safety.

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view the BIS Quarterly Review December 2018 International banking and financial market developments

Source: BIS


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