ETFs

Commodity investments as a whole lost assets during the last two quarters but commodity ETPs held up with $2.8bn of inflows, according to Barclays Capital.

Over-the-counters brings you news and views from the ETF industry.

Axel Lomholt, head of product development at iShares talks about seeing U2 live and a dream to run a lodge in Tanzania.

As equity indices continued their upwards trend last week, Cowen reports a strong increase in primary market activity.

ETF Securities has criticised iShares' proposals to rename some commodities products but says that if ETPS are re-labelled, physically-backed ETFs which lend securities should be in the same category as swap-backed products.

iShares has expanded its equity fund range with the listing of an ETF tracking the MSCI All Country World Index.

The revised Mifid rules are likely to separate swap-based and physically-based ETFs as part of a division of Ucits.

The European ETP market has shown resilience in the face of volatility, growing 10% this year to the end of September.

ETFM provides a roundup of some of this week's ETF and indexing news.

BlackRock reports disappointing third quarter US ETF inflows but strong gains overall, despite a slowdown in activity in August and September.