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Increasing Economic Inequality Not Inevitable
May 13, 2016--Since the 1980s, the world has been moving once again to the greatest level of national level income inequalities observed in recorded human history. A study by the Credit Suisse Research Institute suggested that the income share of the rich has increased at the expense of the 'middle class' in most of the world.
Although economic inequality within societies has been with us for a very long time, inequalities among regions are more recent. According to the late economic historian Angus Maddison, such inequalities increased from about half a millennium ago, before accelerating greatly about two centuries ago with the Industrial Revolution.
view the Income Inequalities in Perspective/ESS Document No. 46
Source: www.ipsnews.net
BlackRock Projects Smart Beta ETF Assets Will Reach $1 Trillion Globally by 2020, and $2.4 Trillion by 2025
May 12, 2016--19% annual organic growth driven by minimum volatility, single and multifactor funds
World's largest smart beta ETF provider launches nine new multifactor sector ETFs
Record demand for smart beta products 'democratizing' factor investing and driving innovation
Source: BlackRock
World Gold Council-Gold Demand Trends Q1 2016
Higher prices and industrial action in India pushed global demand for jewellery down (-19%), while total bar and coin demand was marginally higher (+1%). Central banks remained strong buyers, purchasing 109t in the quarter. Total supply increased 5% to 1,135t. Hedging by producers (40t) supported an increase of 56t in mine supply, although countered by a marginal decline in recycling. view the Gold Demand Trends Q1 2016
Source: World Gold Council
State Street Global Advisors Strengthens its Global ETF Business
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), the asset management business of State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT), today announced that it has strengthened its ETF business globally through new roles for several leaders and by unifying distribution and infrastructure accountability under a new Global SPDR business.
Source: State Street Global Advisors
First ever FinTech bridge established between Britain and Singapore
Singaporean officials and FinTech companies gathered with UK FinTech companies in Downing Street today to celebrate the launch of the UK's first ever FinTech Bridge, which included the signing of a regulatory cooperation agreement between the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
Source: HM Treasury
ETF inflows slow down during April
Just over $10bn in new money was invested with ETFs last month, with fixed income attracting the bulk of inflows, while equities experienced modest support after a strong recovery in March.
Source: FT.com
IOSCO Issues Report on Impact of Storage and Delivery Infrastructure on
The report sets out the
findings and conclusions of the review of the impact of storage infrastructures on the integrity of the
price formation process of physically-delivered commodity derivatives contracts traded on regulated
exchanges.
Source: IOSCO
Solactive And BlueStar Launch The Israel Economic Exposure Indexes
Collectively the series are known as the Solactive-BlueStar Israel Economic Exposure Indexes.
Source: BlueStar Global Investors LLC
Doing Business 2016-Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency
The trading across borders topic has been revised to increase its relevance
view the World Bank report-Doing Business 2016-Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency
Source: World Bank
BlackRock ETF Landscape April 2016
Broad EM equity flows remained strong with $3.1bn in April, establishing the best two month total in over three years, and EM debt contributed an additional $2.1bn
Investment grade corporate bonds generated half of fixed income flows of
$8.4bn, though high yield slowed and U.S. and European government bonds
experienced further outflows
Source: BlackRock ETP Research
May 12, 2016--Gold demand reached 1,290 tonnes Q1 2016, a 21% increase year-on-year, making it the second largest quarter on record. This increase was driven by huge inflows into exchange traded funds (ETFs)-364t-fuelled by concerns around the shifting global economic and financial landscape.
May 11, 2016--Jim Ross Named Chairman of New Global SPDR(R) Business and Industry Veterans Nick Good and Rory Tobin Named Co-Heads
May 11, 2016--The new FinTech Bridge will help UK FinTech firms and investors access the Asian market and expand to Singapore, as well as attracting Singaporean FinTech companies and investors to the UK.
May 10, 2016--Investors' appetite for exchange traded funds slowed in April to its slowest pace in more than sixteen months, reflecting economic and political uncertainty.
May 9, 2016--The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions today published The Impact of Storage and Delivery Infrastructure on Commodity Derivatives Market Pricing.
Unique Pair of Indexes Track Israel's Domestic-focused and Globally-Oriented Companies
May 9, 2016--Solactive AG and BlueStar Indexes today announced the introduction of a pair of indexes designed to reflect the segmentation of the Israeli economy between globally-oriented firms and companies primarily focused on serving the domestic economy.
May 6, 2016--Singapore is first on ease of doing business
Entrepreneurs in 122 economies saw improvements in regulatory framework
Expansion of the areas measured in the dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property and enforcing contracts topics.
May 6, 2016--Summary
APRIL ETP FLOWS FAVOR EMERGING MARKETS AS NON-U.S.
DEVELOPED MARKETS EQUITIES STRUGGLE
Global ETP flows of $11.1bn in April eased from robust March levels, but similar themes persisted, most notably emerging markets and investment grade corporate bonds.
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