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Germany: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2018 Article IV Mission
May 14, 2018--Germany's economic performance is impressive, supported by prudent economic management and past structural reforms. Growth is robust. The unemployment rate has fallen to levels not seen in decades and employment is rising. Household and corporate balance sheets are strong and the public debt ratio is declining rapidly.
Inflation remains low but wage growth is picking up, reflecting the strength of the labor market. Looking beyond these positive cyclical developments and in an environment of unfavorable demographics, boosting productivity growth and investment would raise the long-term growth potential and reduce the persistently large current account surplus. The new government's coalition agreement contains several welcome measures which will continue to address some of these challenges. Yet, the current favorable economic environment provides an opportunity for the new government to take more forceful policy actions.
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Source: IMF
Thomson Reuters-Monday Morning Memo: The Market Concentration by Fund Domicile is No Reason to Worry
May 14, 2018--It is no secret that the European fund market is quite fragmented in some areas. But when it comes to the market concentration of fund domiciles, the picture changes from fragmented to rather concentrated. According to our European fund market report for Q1-2018, there were 34 fund domiciles in Europe, accounting for 10.54 trillion euros of assets under management.
It is no surprise that the international fund hubs Luxembourg (33.56% market share) and Ireland (16.58%) were the largest fund domiciles, since the vast majority of the so-called cross-border funds (funds sold in more than one country) are domiciled in these two countries, while "local" funds (funds domiciled in a single country and mainly sold in that country) play a smaller role. That said, the combined market share of Luxembourg and Ireland (50.14%) does not look exceptionally dominant at the moment.
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Source: Detlef Glow, Head of EMEA Research-Thomson Reuters Lippe
Neue Lyxor-ETFs mit Fokus auf Nachhaltigkeit auf Xetra gestartet
14.Mai 2018--Seit Montag sind drei neue Exchange Traded Funds des Emittenten Lyxor International Asset Management über Xetra und Börse Frankfurt handelbar.
Mit den drei ETFs erhalten Anleger die Möglichkeit, an der Wertentwicklung von Aktienunternehmen zu partizipieren, die ein besonders hohes ESG-Rating im Bereich Umweltschutz, soziale Verantwortung und Unternehmensführung (Environment, Social & Governance) aufweisen.
Die Referenzindizes umfassen große und mittelgroße Unternehmen, die in ihrem Wirtschaftßektor über ein hohes ESG-Rating verfügen. Unternehmen, deren Produkte negative soziale oder ökologische Auswirkungen haben, werden hingegen nicht berücksichtigt. Mit den drei ETFs können Anleger zwischen einem Investment in der Eurozone, den USA sowie einem weltweiten Investment wählen.
mehr/a> IMF Regional Economic Outlook Europe: Managing the Upswing in Uncertain Times Inflation and wage growth remain subdued in most advanced economies and are projected to gather pace only very gradually, given slack in labor markets. In central and eastern Europe, by contrast, where economies are cyclically much further ahead, wages are growing rapidly and inflation is expected to pick up appreciably in 2018, potentially affecting competitiveness. view the IMF Regional Economic Outlook Europe: Managing the Upswing in Uncertain Times Few funds sold to retail investors beat benchmark after fees view more
Solactive launches Media and Communications Index tracked by BMO Global Communications Index ETF
Starting from the Solactive GBS Developed Markets Large & Mid Cap Index as the founding
universe, the index implements a sector-based filtering strategy selecting companies
operating in telecommunications, media and publishing services, communication equipment,
web-based data, and game software. view more New Xtrackers ETFs with sustainability focus launched on Xetra Companies that generate more than five per cent of their earnings from tobacco products are also excluded. The four ETFs provide a choice of investment in stock corporations from Japan, the USA, Europe and around the world.
view more Tradeweb European Exchange-Traded Funds Update-April 2018
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Number of banks per RFQ jumps in EU, posing risk to prices view more
Barclays licenses two EURO iSTOXX 50 ESG Focus indices view more If you are looking for a particuliar article and can not find it, please feel free to contact us
Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Markets
May 14, 2018--Full Executive Summary
Europe continues to enjoy strong growth. Activity has firmed up in many economies, and the forecast is for more of the same. Real GDP increased by 2.8 percent in 2017, up from 1.8 percent in 2016. The expansion is largely driven by domestic demand. Credit growth has finally picked up, which is helping Europe's banks rebuild profitability.
While leading indicators have recently begun to ease, they remain at high levels. Accordingly, the forecast is for growth to stay strong, reaching 2.6 percent in 2018 and declining to 2.2 percent in 2019. Amid the good times, however, fiscal adjustment and structural reform efforts are flagging.
Source: IMF
May 13, 2018--Italian consultancy Prometeia say managers do not take enough active risk
Less than one in five of the funds sold to retail investors in Europe in the past three years outperformed their benchmark after fees were taken into account, says research by Prometeia.
The Italian consultancy examined the three-year record of 2,500 equity, bond and money market funds, with combined assets of €1.8tn, and found that only 18 per cent beat their benchmark. Absolute return, target date and alternative mutual funds were excluded from the analysis.
Source: FT.com
May 11, 2018--Tracked by BMO Global Communications Index ETF
Solactive is pleased to announce the release of the Solactive Media and Communications
Index, a free-float market-cap-weighted index intended to mirror the price movement
of global stocks in the media and communications industry.
The index includes companies operating in more traditional sectors, such as telecommunications and television broadcasting, and also companies operating in new media sectors, such as social media
and online streaming services.
Source: Solactive AG
May 11, 2018--Four new exchange traded funds issued by DWS are tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt as of Friday.
The four new ETFs enable investors to participate in the performance of large and medium-sized stock corporations with a particularly high rating in environmental, social and governance factors (ESG), as well as a small current and future carbon footprint.
No companies from sectors with high potential for a negative ESG impact such as alcohol, gambling, weapons or nuclear energy are permitted in the reference indices.
Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Markets
May 9, 2018--The following data is derived from trading activity on the Tradeweb European-listed ETF platform.
ETF total traded volume
Activity on the Tradeweb European-listed ETF marketplace remained strong in April.
Total traded volume reached €16.7 billion, while 36.6% of transactions were processed via Tradeweb's Automated Intelligent Execution tool (AiEX). The proportion of trade enquiries resulting in completed transactions remained high at 94%, a demonstration that institutional clients are receiving strong pricing.
All ETF asset classes saw net buying in April. Equity-based products accounted for 67% of the total platform flow, while activity in commodity ETFs also increased to 6%, as a proportion of the overall traded volume. Europe Equities narrowly beat its North America counterpart to emerge as the month's most heavily-traded ETF category.
Source: Tradeweb
May 9, 2018--Some requests for quote are sent to over 20 dealers, raising worries about information leakage.
Dealers fielding buy,side requests for quotes on swap trades are facing sharply increased competition from other banks, due to a recent clarification from European regulators.
And the impact on prices may be the opposite of what regulators intended.Dealers fielding buy-side requests for quotes on swap trades are facing sharply increased competition from other banks, due to a recent clarification from European regulators. And the impact on prices may be the opposite of what regulators intended.
Source: risk.net
May 8, 2018--STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Börse Group's index business and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, has licensed the EURO iSTOXX 50 ESG Focus Index and the EURO iSTOXX 50 ESG Focus GR Decrement 5% Index to the British bank Barclays as underlyings for the issuance of structured products.
"We observe a growing demand for equity investments driven by ESG criteria and the launch of the EURO iSTOXX 50 ESG Focus Index is a key step forward. The index stands out as the natural ESG version of the EURO STOXX 50 benchmark, since both indices share the same underlying stock basket. A decrement version completes the family to meet current client demand.
Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Markets
