Exchange-traded products
Flood of oil ETF investors reshaping market, analysts say
Investors stampeded into exchange-traded funds tied to crude oil futures in early 2015. Analysts say the huge inflows halted the plunge in oil prices, at least temporarily, and enabled significant producer hedging. But not everyone agrees
Currency-hedged ETF surge prompts hedging concerns
ETF providers are expanding their roster of currency-hedged products as investors hunt for cheaper ways to exploit the decoupling of equity and currency performance in developed countries. The interest is spurring a new wave of innovation – and prompting…
Currency-hedged ETF inflows boom
Quantitative easing in the eurozone has prompted a flood of capital into funds with an in-built currency hedge
Shanghai ETF option volatility spikes on China market fears
A crackdown on margin financing strengthens bearish sentiment
Fears of multi-billion dollar China ETF CGT bill misplaced
Tax treaties likely to save ETF providers from a swingeing retrospective bill
ETF roundup: Amundi ETF adds to Japan equity range
Amundi adds ETF tracking JPX-Nikkei 400 Total Net Return Index; Source launches European Nasdaq Biotech ETF; Boost ETP shows rise in short and leveraged ETPs; ETFGI finds record net new assets in European ETFs/ETPs
Uneven growth in European listed markets
While listed markets are flourishing in some European markets such as Germany and Italy, thanks to low fees and favourable regulatory regimes, in other countries, multi-issuer platforms are beginning to gain a larger following and challenge the exchanges
An ever-increasing desire for ETFs
The ETF Risk European survey has revealed an increase in holdings of ETFs over the past year by more than 40% of respondents – and more than half expect to further increase these holdings over the next 12 months. This is all good news from an investor…
Koris platform brings transparency to European ETFs
Koris International has launched an online platform that tracks the replication quality of European ETFs, allowing users to compare different funds and measure individual replication quality
Best ETF Trading Platform for Institutional Investors
Tradeweb has been named Best ETF Trading Platform for Institutional Investors in this year’s ETF Risk European rankings.
SEC rules against non-transparent active ETFs
The SEC has rejected requests from BlackRock and Precidian that would allow active ETFs to bypass disclosure rules and protect active management strategies
Short and leveraged ETP assets hit nearly $60 billion
Global assets under management in short and leveraged exchange-traded products reached $59.7bn in August; global listed ETFs and ETPs reached $2.7tn in assets at the end of August; Source launches first ETF for US market
First 10-year UST 3x short fixed-income ETF listed on LSE
Boost launches UST 3x short ETF; Source launches JP Morgan Macro Hedge Dual Vega Target 4% TR Ucits ETF; Nasdaq OMX lists Calamos Focused Growth ETF
Lyxor ETFs – Designed for performance
As part of Societe Generale's series of Meet the Experts presentations, Lydia Chan discusses exchange-traded funds
ETF providers take on pension and sovereign wealth challenge
Pension and sovereign wealth funds are not traditionally big investors in ETFs because of concerns over cost, flexibility and restrictions on buying listed securities. But that may be about to change as providers look to woo big institutional investors…
China to launch series of volatility indexes by year-end
Volatility benchmarks set to be launched following the start of equity options in China later in 2014, with participants giving mixed views on the benchmarks' potential to succeed
Vietnam to list first domestic ETF as it liberalises market
ETFs seen as the first step in Vietnamese government's plan to launch a domestic derivatives market in 2016 with the sale of warrants and option contracts
A passive play that’s here to stay
Now in its fourth year, the Asia Risk and Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management Asian exchange-traded funds (ETFs) survey examines key investor trends to enable distributors to provide better service to their clients. This year the survey focuses on the…
Asian insurers turn to equity ETFs for beta exposure
Insurers are exploring ETFs as a way of circumventing sector limits and increasing diversification. So far, the greatest demand is for equity exposure, but fixed-income ETFs are also starting to feature on insurers’ wish-lists. Justin Lee reports
Global ETP inflows hit $33.5bn in April, says BlackRock
Year-to-date inflows in Europe bigger than those for the whole of 2013; Lyxor lists first ETF to track Euronext CAC PME index; commodity ETPs helped by precious metals and agriculture; ETFs tracking the healthcare sector see assets pass $1 billion