ETFs

Most of the indices used to underpin fixed income ETFs have inherent problems around pricing, weightings and selection criteria, according to Morningstar.

Three-quarters of investors prefer to use physical ETFs and only 8% would use swap-based funds as their first choice, according to Morningstar.

iShares has launched an ETF providing exposure to short-dated corporate bonds denominated in sterling on the London Stock Exchange.

Coal investments look set to appreciate as concerns over the safety of nuclear power resurface, according to commodity ETP specialists ETF Securities.

Index services group Indxis is looking to license its UK Dividend Achievers index to ETF sponsors, as well as investment banks and managers.

Deutsche Bank has launched six ETNs on NYSE Arca, providing flat and leveraged exposure to international sovereign debt.

Laurent Kssis at LaBranche Structured Products Europe (LSPE) discusses European ETF trades for the week ending 25 March.

Van Eck has started accepting creation orders on its Market Vectors Egypt ETF, almost two months after suspending normal trading.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted iShares exemptive relief to launch actively-managed ETFs.

Laurent Kssis at LaBranche Structured Products Europe (LSPE) discusses European ETF trades for the week ending 18 March.