Europe ETP News for the Past 30 days
you are currently viewing::Geopolitical and macroeconomic developments driving market uncertaintyFebruary 13, 2025--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor, today publishes its first risk monitoring report of 2025, setting out the key risk drivers currently facing EU financial markets. ESMA finds that overall risks in EU securities markets are high, and market participants should be wary of potential market corrections. Structural developments Market-based finance: The financing of European corporates lost momentum in 2024. The market environment remains challenging, and equity issuance stayed weak overall. Corporate bond issuance fell slightly in 2H24 but remained close to historically high levels. Given the upcoming corporate bond maturity wall from 2025 to 2028, with 47% of debt maturing in this period, debt sustainability remains a risk. Source: esma.europa.eu |
Goldman Sachs targets leading role in active ETFs in Europe
February 14, 2025-Competition heats up as other fund groups are poised to expand product ranges
Goldman Sachs Asset Management is aiming to become a "leading provider" of active exchange traded funds in Europe as fund groups including JPMorgan, Schroders and Jupiter prepare to expand across the market.
New on Xetra: two equity ETFs from Xtrackers with access to the Scandinavian equity market and developed countries worldwide excluding the US
February 14, 2025-Since Friday, two new exchange-traded funds issued by Xtrackers have been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt.
With the Xtrackers MSCI Nordic UCITS ETF, investors gain access to the Scandinavian stock market. The fund invests in large and medium-sized companies based in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, each representing around 85 per cent of the market capitalisation of each country.