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NEWSLETTER | 12 Jun 2020

Markets are continuing to rise, ETFs are continuing to be launched – all apparently in defiance of the fundamentals. This pandemic of ours has cost us dear but the markets and, to some extent, investors seem to have shrugged it off.

This week’s ETF Express newsletter brings you launches which seem to reflect this odd dissonance with an array of new products in the most topical of sectors, cybersecurity and biotechnology, from First Trust, plus a buffered outcome launch from those masters of risk over at AllianzIM. We also have news of a new launch bringing us a centrally cleared Bitcoin ETP.

Kevin Carter at EMQQ has seen it all with his emerging market technology ETF – not always in a good way – and is enjoying quite the run at the moment. Meanwhile, the nervous have turned to gold – a rich vein that has run steadily through investment return news over the past few months and we have the World Gold Council’s latest figures for record breaking gold ETFs.

There’s something for everyone in all of this but on top, we have The Investment Association reporting, a bit like the BoE report last month, that ETFs provided liquidity during the market crisis.

Meanwhile, we have confirmed speakers for our etfLIVE North America Digital Summit in October. Please follow this link for more information…

Beverly Chandler
Managing Editor, ETF Express

Companies in this issue
AllianzIM
BlackRock
EMQQ
First Trust
HSBC GAM
Leverage Shares
Roundhill Investments
The Investment Association

Truss Edge
VTB Capital
The World Gold Council

ETC Group to launch centrally cleared Bitcoin ETP with HANetf

Thu | 11 Jun 2020, 15:27

ETC Group is to list the world’s first centrally cleared Bitcoin Exchange Traded Cryptocurrency, BTCetc Bitcoin Exchange Traded Crypto - (BTCE), on Deutsche Börse’s XETRA platform later this month.

Thu | 11 Jun 2020, 15:27

London has seen the addition of two new thematic ETFs from First Trust, the USD127 billion US headquartered investment manager, which launched its first ETF in 2005.

Thu | 11 Jun 2020, 15:27

The May 2020 BlackRock iShares report finds that global ETP inflows fell at the headline level to USD45.8 billion in May, down from almost USD69billion in April. Despite the overall drop in flows, which, BlackRock says can be attributed to global equity flows ending the month flat, buying in fixed income ETPs increased to USD35.2 billion the second highest monthly inflow into the asset class on record.

Thu | 11 Jun 2020, 15:27

Allianz Investment Management LLC (AllianzIM), the subsidiary of Allianz Life, has stepped into the ETF world with its launch of a new ETF product line based on buffered outcome products, comprising the AllianzIM US Large Cap Buffer10 Apr ETF (NYSE Arca: AZAA) and the AllianzIM US Large Cap Buffer20 Apr ETF (NYSE Arca: AZBA).

Thu | 11 Jun 2020, 15:27

May you live in interesting times is famously a curse, but Kevin Carter, founder of EMQQ, has certainly achieved that with his emerging market technology ETF which he launched first in the US, five and a half years ago, and in the UK in 2018.

Thu | 11 Jun 2020, 15:27

The UK’s Investment Association finds that in the view of their members: “ETFs have proven themselves resilient despite the initial market shock and that they have provided a key source of liquidity and price discovery during the crisis.”

Thu | 11 Jun 2020, 15:27

The World Gold Council reports that in the last five months, gold-backed ETF inflows have outpaced records for any whole calendar year, hitting record AUM highs of USD195 billion.

Thu | 11 Jun 2020, 15:27

Portfolio ,management technology specialist Truss Edge has added a specialised family office service to its offering which can accommodate a range of investments including hedge funds, real estate, private equity and other non-fungible assets in addition to ETFs.

Global ETF launches 04-11.06.20

Thu | 11 Jun 2020, 15:27

Another busy week for launches saw AllianzIM make its ETF debut with the launch a new product line based on buffered outcome products designed to match the returns of the S&P 500 Price Return Index up to a stated cap, while providing downside protection. Other interesting launches included a 28-strong range of S&L ETPs from Leverage Shoes, a Sports Betting ETF from Roundhill and a bitcoin ETP from ETC Group and HANetf.

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