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you are currently viewing:The critical role of ETFs in providing liquidity and facilitating price discovery amid market stressApril 28, 2025--
KEY POINTS Active ETFs with more flexibility to navigate volatility also benefitted at the expense of passive exposures US President Donald Trump announced a wave of new tariffs on 2 April, which he branded ‘Liberation Day’, arguing they would help boost the US economy. At this stage, uncertainty around trade policy, global growth, and inflation remains very high. It is impossible to predict exactly when markets will start to stabilise, and this has triggered a huge increase in volatility across financial markets globally. This uncertainty is highlighted by the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), which recently closed at its highest level since April 2020, during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic. Source: axa-im.co.uk |
ESMA's activities in 2024 focused on strengthening the EU capital markets and putting citizens and businesses at the heart of it
June 16, 2025-The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor, has published its Annual Report for 2024. The activities conducted and results achieved in 2024 support ESMA's strategic priorities and thematic drivers- to foster stable and effective markets, strengthen supervision, and enhance retail investor protection while enabling sustainable finance and facilitating technological innovation and the use of data.
Janus Henderson launches active fixed income ETF
June 2, 2025--Janus Henderson's fourth active fixed income ETF launch outside of the US this year
Janus Henderson Investors has launched the Janus Henderson Tabula Euro Short Duration Income UCITS ETF (JHES). available to European investors.
ifo Institute Raises Growth Forecast for Germany
June 12, 2025--The ifo Institute has revised its economic forecast for Germany upward. The German economy is expected to grow by 0.3 percent in 2025 and 1.5 percent in 2026. Compared to the spring forecast, the growth rates have been raised by 0.1 and 0.7 percentage points respectively. "The crisis in the German economy reached its low point in the winter half-year," says Timo Wollmershäuser, Head of Forecasts at ifo.
ESMA publishes latest edition of its newsletter
June 10, 2025-The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor, has today published its latest edition of the Spotlight on Markets Newsletter.
Your one-stop-shop in the world of EU financial markets focused in April and May on the Call for Evidence (CfE) related to the retail investor journey under MiFID II. This CfE seeks feedback from stakeholders to better understand how retail investors engage with investment services.
Active ETF fever grips selectors-is the end in sight for mutual funds?
June 6, 2025--MONTREUX: Selectors share their active ETF action plan as new products flood the European market.
Our allocation is still small, but we have seen a growing interest for active ETFs, and ETFs in general - probably one of the biggest trends that we are seeing so far,' Generali's 40 under 40-listed fund selector, Sofia Righetti said at Citywire's Montreux forum.
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ETF and ETP listings on June 4, 2025: new on Xetra and Borse Frankfurt
June 4, 2025--The SPDR S&P Europe Defense Vision UCITS ETF invests in at least 30 European-based companies (excluding Russia) involved in defense-related activities.
