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Official Statistics: Forecasts for the UK economy: June 2017
June 21, 2017--Forecasts for the UK economy is a monthly comparison of independent forecasts.
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Source: HM Treasury
BlackRock launches iShares global and European quality dividend ETFs
June 20, 2017--BlackRock has rolled out two new iShares ETFs tracking high income companies which have been screened for strong financial health and sustainable dividend payments.
The funds have begun trading on the London Stock Exchange and offer global or European targeted exposure.
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Source: etfstrategy.co.uk
Monday Morning Memo: Review of the European ETF Market-May 2017
June 19, 2017--The promoters of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) enjoyed net inflows for May. These net inflows led to increased assets under management in the European ETF industry (€578.1 bn) for May, up from €570.6 bn at the end of April. The increase of €7.5 bn for May was driven mainly by net new sales (+€9.0 bn), while market performance contributed a negative €1.5 bn to the assets under management in the ETF segment.
With regard to the overall number of products, it was not surprising that equity funds (€406.7 bn) held the majority of the assets, followed by bond funds (€142.3 bn), commodity products (€17.6 bn), "other" funds (€7.1 bn), money market funds (€3.7 bn), mixed-asset funds (€0.5 bn), and alternative UCITS products (€0.3 bn).
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Source: Detlef Glow, Head of EMEA Research-Thomson Reuters Lipper
Clearstream May report shows ETF assets topping 300Euro billion
June 19, 2017--Custody business for European ETFs grew by 25 percent over past 12 months
Vestima platform simplifies complex cross-border transactions for ETF issuers
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been highly successful with investors in recent years. Clearstream's latest monthly report testifies to the buoyant demand for these passively managed, flexible and extremely versatile instruments, which are meeting the needs of an increasingly sophisticated investor community.
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Source: Deutsche Börse Group
BlackRock takes Scalable Capital stake in Europe 'robo-advisor' push
June 19, 2017--BlackRock (BLK.N), the world's biggest asset manager, made its first push into Europe's "robo-advice" market on Tuesday after taking a stake in Anglo-German digital investment manager Scalable Capital.
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Source: Reuters
VanEck consolidates UCITS ETFs and active funds
June 19, 2017--VanEck has announced the consolidation of its UCITS platforms, consisting of passively managed ETFs and actively managed mutual funds in Europe, into a newly established legal entity in Ireland, the VanEck ICAV.
According to VanEck, the consolidation of its UCITS platforms marks the next step in the company's business expansion following the integration of VanEck's European ETF and active fund business into one business unit in 2016.
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Source: etfstrategy.co.uk
New Bats European Benchmark Indices Now Live
June 19, 2017--One year since launching its index business, Bats offers full benchmark index coverage across Europe
New comparison charting tool on Bats Indices website allows users to compare indices across markets, geographies and sectors
Bats Europe (Bats), a CBOE Holdings, Inc. company and the region's largest equities exchange operator, today announced it has gone live with 18 new regional European benchmark indices, including the Bats Eurozone 50, Bats Nordic 40 and Bats Europe All Companies.
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Source: Bats Global Markets
ESMA consults on draft standards for trading obligation for derivatives under MiFIR
June 19, 2017--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today a consultation paper regarding its draft technical standards specifying the trading obligation for derivatives under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR).
MiFIR's trading obligation will move over-the-counter (OTC) trading in liquid derivatives onto organised venues thus increasing market transparency and integrity alike. MiFIR, which implements parts of the MiFID II framework, outlines the process for determining which derivatives should be...
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Source: ESMA
80% of German institutions 'have no exposure to alternatives'
June 16, 2017--Regulations, costs, and illiquidity are proving to be barriers for German institutions' allocations to alternative asset classes, a survey has shown.
There was "no clear upwards trend" to more alternative asset classes among mandates issued by German institutions last year, according to a Spezialfonds survey by German rating company Telos.
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Source: IP&E
Borsa Italiana: ETF Stat May 2017
June 16, 2017--New Listing
2 new issuers listed their first ETFs in Italy: First Trust and VanEck
19 new ETFs listed on ETFplus market in May
Now available 1208 instruments (763 ETFs, 313 ETCs/ETNs and 132 open-end funds)
Aum
The Asset Under Management (AUM) in Italy sets a new record: €62.30 billion (€56.01bn for ETFs, €6.13bn for ETCs/ETNs and €0.167bn for open-end funds) with a growth of 26.14% compared to May 2016
Trading
Total on-exchange value traded for ETFs, ETCs/ETNs and open-end funds was €9.64 billion (464,031 trades), up by 20.27% compared to May 2016
Open-end funds
Total on-exchange value traded YTD has increased to €75.46 million, vs €19.12 million YTD 2016
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Source: Borsa Italiana
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