Global ETF News Older than One Year
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.
view the Gold Demand Trends Q1 2016
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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
view the World Bank report-Doing Business 2016-Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency
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
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.
Source: Economic Times India
Statement of intention by Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. not to make an offer for London Stock Exchange Group plc
May 4, 2016--The Management Board of Deutsche Börse AG has noted that Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. has today released a statement of intention not to make an offer for London Stock Exchange Group plc.
Source: Deutsche Börse AG
