Deutsche Boerse launches regulated spot platform for crypto assets
March 5, 2024--Crypto trading on the new Deutsche Börse Digital Exchange (DBDX) for crypto assets goes live
Regulated spot crypto asset trading platform is targeted at institutional clients
Crypto Finance and DBDX provide a complete crypto ecosystem and value chain for institutional trading, settlement, and custody of crypto assets
Deutsche Börse Group, one of the world's leading exchange organisations, has launched the Deutsche Börse Digital Exchange (DBDX), a crypto spot platform for institutional clients. DBDX offers a fully regulated and secure ecosystem for trading, settlement and custody of crypto assets that leverages the existing connectivity to market participants.
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Source: deutsche-boerse.com
HSBC AM expands thematic range with India tech ETF
March 5, 2024--Tracks S&P India Tech index
HSBC Asset Management has expanded its thematic technology line-up with an India tech UCITS ETF, tracking the S&P India Tech index.
The HSBC S&P India Tech UCITS ETF will have exposure to companies with a market cap of at least $300m that generate at least 80% of their revenue from digital technology, communication, and software related businesses, as classified by FactSet's Revere Business Industry Classification System.
HSBC AM said it was a "more diversified index than solely IT companies" as its revenue-based approach also captures technology-oriented companies from various sectors.
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Source: investmentweek.co.uk
ETC Group launches best in class Ethereum Staking ETP on XETRA
February 27, 2024--ETC Group is proud to unveil its latest ETP listed on Deutsche Börse XETRA, the ETC Group Ethereum Staking ETP (ticker ET32; ISIN DE000A3G90G9), a total return exchange-traded product that tracks the Compass Ethereum Total Return Monthly Index.
Specifically tailored to meet the rigorous requirements of institutional investors, the ETC Group Ethereum Staking ETP offers superior outcomes compared to alternative staking offerings and other similar ETPs on the market.
It is the first real institutional-grade, low-cost, liquid, and transparent staking ETP, anchored to a genuine benchmark to ensure optimal investor outcomes.
Tracking the Compass Ethereum Total Return Monthly Index as benchmark
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Source: ETC Group
Official Statistics: Forecasts for the UK economy: February 2024
February 27, 2024--A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in February 2024.
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Source: gov.uk
ECB-Monetary developments in the euro area: January 2024
February 27, 2024--Annual growth rate of broad monetary aggregate M3 stood at 0.1% in January 2024, after 0.2% in December 2023 (revised from 0.1%)
Annual growth rate of narrower monetary aggregate M1, comprising currency in circulation and overnight deposits, stood at -8.6% in January, compared with -8.5% in December
Annual growth rate of adjusted loans to households stood at 0.3% in January, compared with 0.4% in December
Annual growth rate of adjusted loans to non-financial corporations decreased to 0.2% in January from 0.5% in December
Components of the broad monetary aggregate M3
The annual growth rate of the broad monetary aggregate M3 stood at 0.1% in January 2024, after 0.2% in December, averaging -0.2% in the three months up to January. The components of M3 showed the following developments. The annual growth rate of the narrower aggregate M1, which comprises currency in circulation and overnight deposits, stood at -8.6% in January, compared with -8.5% in December.
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Source: ECB
ESMA Working Paper-ESG funds during the 2020 COVID-19 market turmoil: performance and flows-ESG funds outperformed and received higher net flows than their non-ESG peers
February 24, 2024--Summary:
In this paper we analyse the performance and flows of ESG active equity UCITS funds relative to their non-ESG peers in a period of financial distress, corresponding to the first wave of COVID-19. Compared to other crisis events in the recent past, it has the advantage of looking at a complete exogenous shock affecting the economic and financial market as a whole.
An analysis of performance and flows of EU ESG funds versus EU non-ESG funds during stressed market conditions has been lacking so far. Moreover, it is a first attempt to address the heterogeneity within the cohort of active funds with some active funds significantly outperforming compared to others. The main findings confirm this hypothesis and show that ESG funds outperformed and received higher net flows than their non-ESG peers.
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Source: ESMA
Sprott and HANetf launch Europe's first Junior Uranium Miners UCITS ETF on London Stock Exchange and Xetra
February 23, 2024--HANetf has partnering with Sprott Asset Management for the fourth time to launch Europe's first Junior Uranium Miners ETF[1], focused on smaller uranium miners, selected for their exposure to the global growth of nuclear power.
Sprott Junior Uranium Miners UCITS ETF (URNJ) is listed on LSE, Xetra, with Borsa Italiana to follow. URNJ tracks the Nasdaq Sprott Junior Uranium MinersTM Index.
The US-listed version of the ETF has gathered $311 million in AuM since its launch in February 2023.
HANetf and Sprott first partnered to launch Sprott Uranium Miners UCITS ETF (ticker: URNM), which has become Europe's largest uranium-focused ETF, gathering over $282 million in AUM.
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Source: HANetf
ECB Officials' Full Statement on Bitcoin's Failed Promise and ETFs
February 22, 2024--In their full blog post, European Central Bank Director General Ulrich Bindseil and Advisor Jürgen Schaaf express their view that Bitcoin has not fulfilled its potential as a global, decentralized digital currency.
Bitcoin has failed on the promise to be a global decentralised digital currency and is still hardly used for legitimate transfers. The latest approval of an ETF doesn’t change the fact that Bitcoin is not suitable as means of payment or as an investment.
On 10 January, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for Bitcoin. For disciples, the formal approval confirms that Bitcoin investments are safe and the preceding rally is proof of an unstoppable triumph. We disagree with both claims and reiterate that the fair value of Bitcoin is still zero. For society, a renewed boom-bust cycle of Bitcoin is a dire perspective.
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Source: coindesk.com
BNP Paribas Asset Management launches two fixed income ETF funds with an active ESG approach
February 20, 2024--BNP Paribas Asset Management ('BNPP AM') announces today the launch of the first two funds in its new suite of innovative fixed income exchange-traded funds ('ETFs'). BNP Paribas Easy Sustainable EUR Corporate Bond and BNP Paribas Easy Sustainable EUR Government Bond are sub-funds of the BNP Paribas Easy Luxembourg SICAV and began trading on 20 February on Borsa Italiana and Deutsche Börse Xetra.
A solid bespoke sustainability approach, accessible through ETFs
BNPP AM's ESG active fixed income ETF range applies an index-like approach combined with its proprietary approach to sustainability. Investors will benefit from BNPP AM's proprietary ESG methodology, exclusion policies and active engagement. By integrating its own solid sustainable approach while aiming to replicate the performance of the benchmark, BNPP AM will offer the flexibility to adapt to future regulatory changes.
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Source: bnpparibas-am.com
EU remains skeptical of crypto investments despite Bitcoin ETF fever-VanEck Europe CEO
February 20, 2024--European investors are still warming to the idea of cryptocurrency-related investment products while U.S. institutions continue to drive capital into nascent spot Bitcoin ETFs.
The launch of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States is having a knock-on effect in Europe, but investors on the continent remain cautious of investing in the cryptocurrency space.
VanEck Europe CEO Martijn Rozemuller spoke exclusively to Cointelegraph about the rising wave of institutional investor interest in spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs in the U.S., painting a contrasting picture of the European landscape.
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Source: cointelegraph.com
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