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ETF Securities Weekly Flows Analysis-ETF investors see silver lining in equity storm
February 12, 2018--February 12, 2018--A rout in cyclical markets set off a pronounced sell-off in commodities, including industrial metals, oil and gold.
ETF investors however, saw an opportunity to buy equities following price declines.
Record US oil production continues to weigh on oil.
Industrial metals ETPs saw US$99.9mn outflows. Arguably the most cyclically exposed of the commodities-industrial metals-experienced the highest outflows in 10 weeks. An equity market sell-off dragged other cyclical assets lower. Most of the outflows were concentrated in broad baskets (-US$133.6mn) and copper (-US$26.3mn). However, there were inflows into nickel (US$61.3mn) and silver (US19.3mn), highlighting that some investors are tactically searching for opportunities after the price decline.
Source: etfsecurities.com
ETF market smashes through $5tn barrier after record month
February 11, 2018--Tectonic shift causes profound changes across global asset management industry
Investors ploughed more than $100bn in new cash into exchange traded funds in January, a record monthly inflow that helped drive assets held in ETFs globally above the $5tn mark for the first time. The surge in January follows four consecutive years of record breaking inflows into ETFs, a tectonic shift that is sending shockwaves across the entire asset management industry.
Source: FT.com
DECPG Global Weekly
February 9, 2018--TAKING STOCK
Global equity markets reversed year-to-date gains
U.S. trade deficit rose to near-decade high; services activity was strong in January
Euro Area retail sales moderated in December; Composite PMI increased in January
China's merchandise trade surplus narrowed in January; Composite PMI improved
Composite PMI improved in Brazil; weakened in Russia and India
Global equity markets reversed year-to-date gains. Following significant global equity market gains in January, all year-to-date returns were wiped away from February 2 to February 9, as the market reassessed inflationary pressures in the United States-triggered by January’s strong U.S. wage growth data-and equity valuations globally. The U.S. Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500, as well as the MSCI emerging market index, lost roughly 8 percent.
Source: World Bank
IMF Working paper-Commodity-based Sovereign Wealth Funds: Managing Financial Flows in the Context of the Sovereign Balance Sheet
February 9, 2018--Summary:
Commodity-based sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) have been at a crossroads following the recent fall in commodity prices.
This paper provides a framework for commodity-based SWF management, focusing on stabilization and savings funds, by (i) examining macrofiscal linkages for SWFs; (ii) presenting an integrated sovereign asset and liability management (SALM) approach to SWF management; and (iii) applying this framework to a scenario where assets are being accumulated and to a scenario where the SWF is drawn on to cover a financing gap due to lower commodity prices.
Source: IMF
High-Speed Traders Savor Volatility as Rest of Market Is Crushed
February 9, 2018--Virtu, Flow's shares soar after being stuck in the doldrums
Heavy volume and volatile markets are ideal for trading firms
Happy days are here again for high-frequency traders.
In a week where scores of companies around the world saw their stocks buried in red, two of the major middlemen in modern, high-speed electronic trading are basking in the sun of volatility. Virtu Financial Inc. and Flow Traders NV both surged more than 40 percent since last Friday.
Source: Bloomberg
Solactive No. 1 Index Provider for ETF Launches in January
February 9, 2018--Close to 50% of ETF launches in the first month of 2018 rely on Solactive services
This year has started strong for Solactive and the ETF industry. The German index engineer has achieved a record number of index-linked launches, making it the number one provider of indices for ETFs in January 2018.
With 55 ETF launches globally, 25 have involved Solactive as either creator, calculator, or administrator of the underlying index. ETF launches have covered both the equity and fixed-income spaces, and have involved a wide array of strategies including broad-based benchmark solutions and more niche strategies, such as smart beta or thematic indices.
Source: Solactive
ETFGI reports that assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed globally broke through the US$5 trillion milestone at the end of January 2018
February 9, 2018--ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed globally broke through the US$5 trillion milestone at the end of January 2018 (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
Highlights
Assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed globally broke through the US$5 trillion milestone at the end of January 2018
Assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed globally increased by a record 6.47%, or $313 billion, during January, to reach a new high of $5.15 trillion, beating the prior record of $4.84 trillion set in December 2017
In January 2018, ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of $106 billion, beating the prior record of $68.3 billion set in February 2017
Assets in Equity ETFs/ETPs increased by 7.49% in January, which is significantly more than the 1.73% increase in Fixed Income ETFs/ETPs
Central banks added 371.4t to global official gold reserves, 5% down on 2016's net purchases. Bar and coin demand fell 2% on a sharp drop in US retail investment. India and China led a 4% recovery in jewellery, although demand remains below historical averages. Increased use of gold in smartphones and vehicles sparked the first year of growth in technology demand since 2010.
Source: World Gold Council (WGC)
Infographic-Summing Up 5 Key Predictions For Global Markets in 2018
As investors re-evaluate their portfolios and exposure, it's worth exploring some of the major themes and trends that are expected to drive markets in 2018.
Predictions for 2018
Source: visualcapitalist.com
February 5, 2018--Despite being roughly nine years into the second-longest bull market in history, recent headwinds have cropped up to make the start of 2018 an interesting one for markets.
Today's infographic was done in collaboration with Swissquote, a Swiss banking group, and it highlights their five most important predictions for the rest of the year ahead.
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