Europe ETF News for the Past 3 Months
ECB-Meeting of 5-6 March 2025
Account of the monetary policy meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank
April 3, 2025--Held in Frankfurt am Main
1. Review of financial, economic and monetary developments and policy options
Financial market developments
Ms Schnabel started her presentation by noting that, since the Governing Council's previous monetary policy meeting on 29-30 January 2025, euro area and US markets had moved in opposite directions in a highly volatile political environment.
ETF and ETP listings on 1 April 2025: new on Xetra and Frankfurt Stock Exchange
April 1, 2025-The iShares € Corp Bond Enhanced Active UCITS ETF is actively managed and invests primarily in euro-denominated investment-grade fixed income securities of developed market companies.
The European Supervisory Authorities publish evaluation report on the Securitisation Regulation
March 31, 2025--The Joint Committee (JC) of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) has today published its evaluation report on the functioning of the EU Securitisation Regulation (SECR). The report puts forward recommendations to strengthen the overall effectiveness of Europe's securitisation framework through simplification, while ensuring a high level of protection for investors and safeguarding financial stability.
The ESAs call for vigilance amid rising geopolitical and cyber risks
March 31, 2025--The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA -the ESAs) today published their Spring 2025 Joint Committee update on risks and vulnerabilities in the EU financial system, which focuses on the challenges linked to geopolitical tensions and cyber risks.
The ESAs warn that growing geopolitical tensions and rising cyber risks present significant challenges to financial stability.
The ESAs call for vigilance amid rising geopolitical and cyber risks
March 31, 2025--The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA -the ESAs) today published their Spring 2025 Joint Committee update on risks and vulnerabilities in the EU financial system, which focuses on the challenges linked to geopolitical tensions and cyber risks.
The ESAs warn that growing geopolitical tensions and rising cyber risks present significant challenges to financial stability.
ETF and ETP listings on 31.03.2025: new on Xetra and Frankfurt Stock Exchange
March 31, 2025-The Xtrackers II Australia Government Bond UCITS ETF invests in fixed-income Australian dollar-denominated bonds issued by the Australian government. The bonds must have a minimum maturity of one year and an outstanding volume of at least A$750 million. The currency risk against the euro is minimised in this share class.
ETF and ETP listings on 28 March 2025: new on Xetra and Frankfurt Stock Exchange
March 28, 2025--iShares MSCI USA Swap UCITS ETF synthetically tracks the performance of the MSCI USA Index. The index is made up of the largest and highest-turnover companies in the US stock market. The ETF is available to investors in the distributing and accumulating share classes with currency hedging against the euro.
YieldMaxTM Enters the European Market with its First European ETF YieldMaxTM Big Tech Option Income UCITS ETF (ticker: YMAG)
March 27, 2025-Income: YMAG is actively managed to seek monthly income from a portfolio of covered call
strategies on US-listed technology stocks.
Capital Growth: YMAG aims to capture capital growth through exposure to US-listed technology stocks.
Listing: Initially listed on the London Stock Exchange, Deutsche Börse Xetra, and Borsa Italiana.
ECB-Monetary developments in the euro area: February 2025
March 27, 2025--Annual growth rate of broad monetary aggregate M3 increased to 4.0% in February 2025 from 3.8% in January (revised from 3.6%)
Annual growth rate of narrower monetary aggregate M1, comprising currency in circulation and overnight deposits, increased to 3.5% in February from 2.7% in January
ETF and ETP listings on 27 March 2025: new on Xetra and Frankfurt Stock Exchange
March 27, 2025--Vanguard Global Government Bond UCITS ETF invests in a portfolio of fixed income government bonds denominated in local currencies of developed countries. The bonds must have a maturity of at least one year and have an investment-grade rating. The ETF is available to investors in distributing and accumulating share classes with currency hedging against the euro.
