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BlackRock Projects Smart Beta ETF Assets Will Reach $1 Trillion Globally by 2020, and $2.4 Trillion by 2025

May 12, 2016--19% annual organic growth driven by minimum volatility, single and multifactor funds
World's largest smart beta ETF provider launches nine new multifactor sector ETFs

Record demand for smart beta products 'democratizing' factor investing and driving innovation BlackRock's (NYSE:BLK) iShares business, the world's largest manager of exchange traded funds (ETFs), projects that smart beta ETF assets will reach $1 trillion globally by 2020 and $2.4 trillion by 2025.1 With current smart beta ETF assets at $282bn, 2 this reflects an annual organic growth rate of 19%, double the growth rate of the overall ETF market.

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Source: BlackRock


World Gold Council-Gold Demand Trends Q1 2016

May 12, 2016--Gold demand reached 1,290 tonnes Q1 2016, a 21% increase year-on-year, making it the second largest quarter on record. This increase was driven by huge inflows into exchange traded funds (ETFs)-364t-fuelled by concerns around the shifting global economic and financial landscape.

Higher prices and industrial action in India pushed global demand for jewellery down (-19%), while total bar and coin demand was marginally higher (+1%). Central banks remained strong buyers, purchasing 109t in the quarter. Total supply increased 5% to 1,135t. Hedging by producers (40t) supported an increase of 56t in mine supply, although countered by a marginal decline in recycling.

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Source: World Gold Council


State Street Global Advisors Strengthens its Global ETF Business

May 11, 2016--Jim Ross Named Chairman of New Global SPDR(R) Business and Industry Veterans Nick Good and Rory Tobin Named Co-Heads

State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), the asset management business of State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT), today announced that it has strengthened its ETF business globally through new roles for several leaders and by unifying distribution and infrastructure accountability under a new Global SPDR business.

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Source: State Street Global Advisors


First ever FinTech bridge established between Britain and Singapore

May 11, 2016--The new FinTech Bridge will help UK FinTech firms and investors access the Asian market and expand to Singapore, as well as attracting Singaporean FinTech companies and investors to the UK.

Singaporean officials and FinTech companies gathered with UK FinTech companies in Downing Street today to celebrate the launch of the UK's first ever FinTech Bridge, which included the signing of a regulatory cooperation agreement between the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

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Source: HM Treasury


ETF inflows slow down during April

May 10, 2016--Investors' appetite for exchange traded funds slowed in April to its slowest pace in more than sixteen months, reflecting economic and political uncertainty.

Just over $10bn in new money was invested with ETFs last month, with fixed income attracting the bulk of inflows, while equities experienced modest support after a strong recovery in March.

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Source: FT.com


IOSCO Issues Report on Impact of Storage and Delivery Infrastructure on

May 9, 2016--The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions today published The Impact of Storage and Delivery Infrastructure on Commodity Derivatives Market Pricing.

The report sets out the findings and conclusions of the review of the impact of storage infrastructures on the integrity of the price formation process of physically-delivered commodity derivatives contracts traded on regulated exchanges.

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Source: IOSCO


Solactive And BlueStar Launch The Israel Economic Exposure Indexes

Unique Pair of Indexes Track Israel's Domestic-focused and Globally-Oriented Companies
May 9, 2016--Solactive AG and BlueStar Indexes today announced the introduction of a pair of indexes designed to reflect the segmentation of the Israeli economy between globally-oriented firms and companies primarily focused on serving the domestic economy.

Collectively the series are known as the Solactive-BlueStar Israel Economic Exposure Indexes.

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Source: BlueStar Global Investors LLC


Doing Business 2016-Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency

May 6, 2016--Singapore is first on ease of doing business
Entrepreneurs in 122 economies saw improvements in regulatory framework
Expansion of the areas measured in the dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property and enforcing contracts topics.

The trading across borders topic has been revised to increase its relevance

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Source: World Bank


BlackRock ETF Landscape April 2016

May 6, 2016--Summary
APRIL ETP FLOWS FAVOR EMERGING MARKETS AS NON-U.S. DEVELOPED MARKETS EQUITIES STRUGGLE
Global ETP flows of $11.1bn in April eased from robust March levels, but similar themes persisted, most notably emerging markets and investment grade corporate bonds.

Broad EM equity flows remained strong with $3.1bn in April, establishing the best two month total in over three years, and EM debt contributed an additional $2.1bn

Investment grade corporate bonds generated half of fixed income flows of $8.4bn, though high yield slowed and U.S. and European government bonds experienced further outflows

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Source: BlackRock ETP Research


MCB Capital Markets launches India Sovereign Bond ETF

May 5, 2016--World's first Exchange Traded Fund focused on India's sovereign bonds was launched today by the MCB Capital Markets and will be listed in Mauritius, providing global investors access to the Indian government securities.

MCB India Sovereign Bond ETF, a global open-ended scheme, will invest in the most liquid sovereign bonds with a typical maturity between 8 and 13 years.

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Source: Economic Times India


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