State Street

Low liquidity levels in the fixed income markets have led investment grade and high yield ETFs to rack up higher-than-expected tracking errors and lower performance, according to asset manager Robeco.

Actively managed ETFs that aim to outperform a given benchmark need transparent and efficient servicing processes to be competitive, according to State Street.

State Street Global Advisers (SSgA) plans to expand its ETF footprint in Europe and has renamed its French-domiciled fund range to match its global SPDR brand.

US investment firm State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has acquired an exclusive ETF licence to list and trade SPDR funds based on the S&P/ASX 200.

Economic uncertainty and sovereign risk in western markets has boosted flows into gold exchange-traded products, according to the World Gold Council (WGC).

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) and Nuveen Investments have launched an ETF providing exposure to Build America Bonds, on NYSE Arca in the US.

The China Investment Corporation holds $2.4bn in ETFs and is one of many institutional investors to increase usage of these funds, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSgA).

State Street has been appointed by hedge fund group Marshall Wace to provide investment services for its latest ETF.

State Street Global Advisers (SSgA) has partnered with Nuveen Investments to improve its municipal bond ETF offering and other similar investment strategies.

Tom Lydon of Global Trends Investments looks at how European ETF market growth has overtaken the US