Europe ETF News for the Past Year
The Circular Economy in Cities and Regions of the European Union
April 15, 2025-Abstract
The transition to a circular economy is critical for achieving sustainable development, resource efficiency, and building a resilient future for all. Over the past decade, the European Union (EU) has demonstrated an unprecedented commitment to advancing a circular economy, advocating for action at national, regional and local level. However, most economies remain predominantly linear.
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of circular economy practices, challenges, and opportunities in cities and regions, building on a survey of 64 cities and regions of the EU, lessons learned from 10 place-based policy dialogues in specific cities and regions, and desk research. The report concludes with policy recommendations to accelerate a territorial approach to the circular economy for place-based policies that are aligned with EU-wide goals.
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Source: OECD
ESMA publishes implementing rules on Liquidity Management Tools for funds
April 15, 2025--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor, is publishing today the draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) and a final report on the Guidelines (GL) on Liquidity Management Tools (LMTs).
These provisions will make EU fund managers better equipped to manage the liquidity of funds, in particular in case of market stress. In addition, the draft RTS will also clarify the functioning of LMTs, such as the use of side pockets for which rules currently vary significantly across the EU. Through their role in mitigating financial stability risks, these rules are an important contribution to the ongoing debate on Non-Bank Financial Intermediation.
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Source: ESMA
ESMA publishes latest edition of its newsletter
April 15, 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 February and March on the Warning on the use of AI for investing as well as on key files related to securitisation and central counterparties.
Despite their innovative potential and popularity, AI tools can generate advice that could be inaccurate or misleading and that may result in poor investment decisions and significant financial losses. In this context, ESMA and the national competent authorities (NCAs) have published a Warning and coordinated #AIInvestorAlert, an EU-wide social media campaign.
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Source: ESMA
25 years of ETFs in Europe: Comprehensive set of measures to promote ETF trading on Xetra
April 11, 2025--Deutsche Borse introduced ETF trading in Europe on 11 April 2000
ETF segment starts anniversary year with record quarter
Reduction of ETF settlement fees increases trading efficiency
Innovative trading offer for private investors sets new standards
Deutsche Börse is celebrating the 25th anniversary of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in Europe today. On 11 April 2000, Deutsche Börse became the first stock exchange in Europe to introduce trading in ETFs, thus setting a milestone in the financial industry.
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Source: Deutsche Börse
WisdomTree Issuer ICAV-Change of Fund Names and Index Methodology
April 10, 2025-The directors of the ICAV (the "Board of Directors") wish to advise you of a proposed changes to certain sub-funds of the ICAV (the "Funds") to meet the requirements of EMSA's guidelines on funds' names using ESG or sustainability-related terms (the "Guidelines").
Current name: WisdomTree Recycling Decarbonisation UCITS ETF
New name: WisdomTree Recycling UCITS ETF
Current name:WisdomTree Energy Transition Metals and Rare Earths Miners UCITS ETF
New Name: Wisdomtree Strategic Metals and Rare Earths Miners UCITS ETF
The Guidlines will apply to the Funds with effect from 21 May 2025
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Source: WisdomTree Issuer ICAV
RoboMarkets expands opportunities for retail clients: new stocks, ETFs, and enhanced trading conditions
April 9, 2025--RoboMarkets, a leading regulated brokerage company, continues to expand its range of investment opportunities for its clients. The R StocksTrader platform has added new assets, including stocks from the US, Europe, the UK, Switzerland, and UCITS ETFs.
This update includes over 1,160 new instruments, significantly expanding investment opportunities for traders and investors.
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Source: RoboMarkets Deutschland GmbH
Amerant Investments enters Europe with launch of first UCITS ETF-active Latin American Debt ETF
April 8, 2025-World's first European defence ETF from a European ETF firm launches on Xetra and Euronext Paris
HANetf, a European firm, has launched Future of European Defence UCITS ETF (ticker: ARMY) on Deutsche Börse Xetra and Euronext Paris-a world first.1
The ETF tracks the VettaFi Future of Defence Ex US Index, following a similar methodology to HANetf's award-winning Future of Defence UCITS ETF (ticker: NATO), which has $1.9 billion in assets under management (AUM).2
The new Europe-focused defence ETF excludes the US, allowing for higher exposure to European companies while also excluding companies involved in controversial weapons.
This marks the first time that a European ETF firm has launched a European focused defence ETF.
The ETF will also be available on London Stock Exchange and Borsa Italiana in due course.
HANetf, Europe's first and only independent white-label UCITS ETF and ETC platform3 , and leading provider of digital asset ETPs, is delighted to announce the launch of Future of European Defence UCITS ETF (ticker: ARMY). This marks the first time a European firm has launched a European defence ETF4. The ETF is listing today on Deutsche Börse Xetra and Euronext Paris, with London Stock Exchange and Borsa Italiana shortly following.
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Source: HANetf
Bourse Direct enrichit son offre avec le nouvel ETF Amundi PEA Monde
April 7, 2025-Bourse Direct poursuit l'enrichissement de son offre ETF en ré fé rençant le nouvel Amundi PEA Monde (MSCI World) UCITS ETF. Conçu pour ré pondre aux attentes des investisseurs en quê te d'une exposition diversifié e aux marché s internationaux, cet ETF est éligible au Plan d'é pargne en actions (PEA) et affiche des frais de gestion attractifs, inférieurs à ceux de produits comparables sur le marché .
Une exposition globale avec des frais réduits
L'ETF Amundi PEA Monde (MSCI World) UCITS ETF vise à reproduire la performance de l'indice MSCI World, qui regroupe des sociétés de grande et moyenne capitalisation à travers 23 pays développés.
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Source: Bourse Direct
ETF and ETP listings on 7 April 2025: new on Xetra and Boerse Frankfurt
April 7, 2025--The Fair Oaks AAA CLO Fund UCITS ETF is actively managed and invests primarily in European and US collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) with an AAA rating. These consist of securitised and bundled corporate loans that have floating interest rates.
It is a currency-hedged share class that reduces currency fluctuations against the U.S. dollar.
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Source: Xetra
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.
In the euro area, markets had focused on the near-term macroeconomic backdrop, with incoming data in the euro area surprising on the upside.
Lower energy prices responding in part to the prospect of a ceasefire in Ukraine, looser fiscal policy due to increased defence spending and a potential relaxation of Germany's fiscal rules had supported investor sentiment. This contrasted with developments in the United States, where market participants’ assessment of the new US Administration's policy decisions had turned more negative amid fears of tariffs driving prices up and dampening consumer and business sentiment.
A puzzling feature of recent market developments had been the dichotomy between measures of policy uncertainty and financial market volatility. Global economic policy uncertainty had shot up in the final quarter of 2024 and had reached a new all-time high, surpassing the peak seen at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. By contrast, volatility in euro area and US equity markets had remained muted, despite having broadly traced dynamics in economic policy uncertainty over the past 15 years.
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Source: ECB
