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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


Basel Committee consults on disclosure requirement to address leverage ratio window-dressing

December 13, 2018--The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision today published a consultative document entitled Revisions to leverage ratio disclosure requirements.

The Basel III leverage ratio standard comprises a 3% minimum level that banks must meet at all times, a buffer for global systemically important banks and a set of public disclosure requirements.

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Source: BIS


Growth Fears Dent Commodities Prices

December 13, 2018--Many key commodities are on track to notch declines this year, underlining how fears of slowing growth, global-trade tensions and a persistently strong dollar have hammered prices for raw materials.

The Bloomberg Commodity Index is down by more than 6% this year, led by a nearly 13% fall in oil prices. Other raw materials are also headed lower: Copper is off almost 16% this year, while iron ore has lost nearly 6%. Gold prices have declined by around 5%, and lumber is down by almost 28%.

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Source: Wall Street Journal


Basel Committee publishes updated Basel III disclosure requirements

December 11, 2018--The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has published today updated Pillar 3 disclosure requirements. These requirements, together with the updates published in January 2015 and March 2017, complete the Pillar 3 framework.

Pillar 3 of the Basel framework seeks to promote market discipline through regulatory disclosure requirements. The revised Pillar 3 framework reflects the Committee's December 2017 Basel III post-crisis regulatory reforms and pertains to the following areas:
credit risk, operational risk, the leverage ratio and credit valuation adjustment (CVA) risk;
risk-weighted assets (RWAs) as calculated by the bank's internal models and according to the standardised approaches; and
an overview of risk management, RWAs and key prudential metrics.

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Source: BIS


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