RBS launches first of its kind CTA ETF

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RBS has launched the world's first ETF that tracks an index exclusively made up of Commodity Trading Adviser (CTA) managers.

Launched on the Deutsche Borse in Frankfurt, the RBS Market Access CTA Index ETF will provide exposure to "a well-diversified pool of CTA managers, including some of the world's biggest CTA names, together with market specialists and smaller managers", says the bank. RBS says the launch has come about through listening to its clients' needs and having forged the right partnerships within the CTA industry in order to deliver this new range of CTA-linked indices. The ETF will track the performances of the following indices: the RBS CTA Index, which allocates an equal weighting to the RB...

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