ETFs

The NASDAQ OMX Global Water Index is designed to track the performance of companies worldwide that are creating products that conserve and purify water for homes, businesses and industries.

Deutsche Bank has inaugurated its US exchange-traded funds (ETF) platform, db-X US, with the launch of five currency-hedged equity index trackers in New York.

BlackRock's Investment Institute will run the asset manager's exchange traded fund (ETF) strategy following the exit of global head of research Deborah Fuhr.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has proposed wide ranging reforms and a tightening of the rules around how exchange traded funds (ETFs) operate in Europe.

Synthetic ETFs have grown ever more complex in how they are structured and in the underlying exposures the funds aim to achieve. All of which has caused these investment products to be subjected to increasing levels of scrutiny.

Trading visibility, or the lack of it, is one of the ETF industry's biggest challenges. With over-the-counter (OTC) trading on the rise in Europe, the true depth of liquidity is increasingly hidden, dampening confidence among investors and hindering asset...

Speaking out on the recent developments within the European ETF market, Valérie Baudson, Managing Director of ETFs with Amundi, said that identifying the risks to which ETFs are exposed is one way to ensure investors avoid them.

So far in 2011 there have been more than 200 exchange-traded products launched which brings the ETF line-up close to the 1,300 mark. Over the last few years, the exposure accessible through ETFs has become increasingly ‘granular', says ETF Database.

Blackrock reports there were US$85.7m net inflows to STOXX Europe 600 sector ETFs during the first week of July, while LaBranche states that Gold ETFs witnessed the largest weekly increase since May 2010 from 1.15m oz to 67.58m oz.

Exchange Traded Concepts (ETC) has launched a new platform designed to be the fastest and least expensive method for companies to bring an ETF to market. ETC says it is an innovative approach to address the legal and financial hurdles that often limit...