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Monday Morning Memo: Performance Review of Long-Term Mutual Funds Registered for Sale in Europe, Year End 2018
January 7, 2019--The year 2018 was a bumpy ride for the global securities markets as investors faced fears about a global trade war, geopolitical uncertainties and corporate scandals, as well as increasing interest rates. The resulting sluggish performance of the securities markets is also reflected in the average returns of long-term mutual funds registered for sale in Europe (-5.68%) for the year 2018.
That said, a view on the average results does hide that some funds were able to generate solid positive results, even as the respective classification average might be negative.
Real estate funds (+1.54%) had on average the best performance of all long-term mutual funds registered for sale in Europe, followed by bond funds (+1.09%), while all other asset types showed on average negative returns. Equity funds (-10.01%) showed the weakest returns, bettered by commodity funds (-8.09%) and mixed asset funds (-6.86%).
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Source: Refinitiv
Investment banks muscle in on Europe's ETF battle
January 6, 2019--Global lenders beef up staffing and technology to try to gain trading edge
Europe's exchange traded fund market has become a global battleground, with some of the largest investment banks busily honing their ETF trading capabilities.
Société Générale, Citigroup, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, HSBC and BNP Paribas have all hired staff and invested in new facilities to respond to institutional clients' appetite for ETFs.
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Source: Deutsche Börse Group
January 3, 2019--The gold holdings of the exchange-traded bearer bond Xetra-Gold (ISIN: DE000A0S9GB0) increased to 181.47 tonnes at the end of the year 2018. This is a plus of more than seven tonnes over the course of the year.
At the beginning of 2018, 174.24 tonnes of gold were stored in the central vault for German securities in Frankfurt. The assets under custody currently amount to 6.6 billion euros. Xetra-Gold is thus the leading physically backed gold security in Europe. Xetra-Gold holdings always increase when investors buy Xetra-Gold shares via the stock market. Exactly one gram of gold is deposited in the central safe for each share certificate.
Source: Deutsche Börse Group
January 2, 2019--In 2018, Cash Market of Deutsche Börse achieved an order book turnover of €1.72 trillion-the highest trading volume since 2008 and an increase of 17 per cent compared to the previous year (€1.47 trillion).
Of this amount, €1.57 trillion were attributable to Xetra, €40.11 billion to the Börse Frankfurt venue and €105.81 billion to Tradegate Exchange. The shares with the highest turnover in 2018 on Xetra (split by main indices) were Bayer AG with €75.43 billion (DAX index), Osram Licht AG with €7.41 billion (MDAX index), Puma SE with €1.92 billion (SDAX index) and Wirecard AG with €26.16 billion (TecDAX index).
Source: Deutsche Börse Group
January 2, 2019--GERMANY'S economy was dented again as the manufacturing sector slowed once more with new orders falling at the fastest rate in four years, a survey showed today.
Markit's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for manufacturing, which accounts for about a fifth of the economy, tumbled to a 33-month low of 51.5 in December, down from 51.8 in November. The number is inching closer to the 50.0 level which marks a contraction
Source: express.co.uk
December 31, 2018--The UK's financial regulatory body, the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority), has revealed that it is has ongoing investigations into 18 companies with respect to cryptocurrency transactions.
According to a report in the Sunday Telegraph, the FCA is concerned about risks to UK investors and has launched inquiries into 67 UK-based companies since November, with 18 still ongoing. Of the 49 cases closed, the body has issued consumer alerts regarding 39 of the businesses.
Source: cryptoglobe.com
December 31, 2018--The euro, Europe's common currency, turns 20 on 1 January 2019. Exactly 20 years ago, on 1 January 1999, 11 EU countries launched a common currency, the euro, and introduced a shared monetary policy under the European Central Bank.
The historic moment was a milestone on a journey driven by the ambition of ensuring stability and prosperity in Europe. Today, still young, the euro is already the currency of 340 million Europeans in 19 Member States. It has brought tangible benefits to European households, businesses and governments alike: stable prices, lower transaction costs, protected savings, more transparent and competitive markets, and increased trade. Some 60 countries around the world link their currencies to the euro in one way or another, and we can and are doing more to let the euro play its full role on the international scene. Other EU Member States are expected to join the euro area once the criteria are met.
Source: European Commission
