ETF

Ratings agency Moody's has downgraded four iShares fixed income ETFs with exposure to Italian government debt.

Index-based volatility reduction strategies are gaining popularity with ETF providers and investors, according to Standard and Poor's.

As the equity markets experienced a volatile end to the third quarter, the ETP market saw a surge in activity.

BlackRock, owner of ETF provider iShares, has called for greater transparency and consistent regulation in the ETF market.

Pedro Fernandes, head of European ETPs at NYSE Euronext talks about his passion for Brazilian music and flying.

The European ETF market could be making a shift towards full replication as synthetic (or swap-based) ETF providers examine their business models, says former iShares CEO Rory Tobin.

Index provider Russell has launched a set of pan-European indices in partnership with Chi-X Europe as part of a global expansion of its index offering.

HSBC Global Asset Management (GAM) is to launch three low-cost portfolios, offering access to global equity and bond markets as well as alternative investments.

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

The huge losses incurred by UBS allegedly as a result of unauthorised trades which may have involved ETFs have hurled the funds back into the firing line, just when the furore caused by regulator examinations of the instruments had abated.