Exchange-traded products
Stiff competition in US ETF market forces closure of 40 funds
The big three providers in the US ETF market are consolidating their market share, while smaller firms are struggling
New Esma ETF guidelines change the rules on securities lending in favour of synthetics
The latest European Securities and Markets Authority guidelines for Ucits ETFs will make life more difficult for physically backed ETFs and point to a growing acceptance of synthetic funds
ETF roundup
ETF roundup
Fixed-income ETF market to hit $2tn within a decade, says iShares
iShares makes a bold prediction for the decade ahead as inflows into fixed-income exchange-traded funds increase, but others are less optimistic
UBS anticipates RDR and Esma regulations with mammoth ETF splurge
UBS lists 64 exchange-traded funds on the London Stock Exchange in a single day – the largest ever daily listing of these products in the UK
ETFs under the microscope
Under the microscope
Esma: making time for ETFs
The July 2012 issue of ETF Risk covers regulation, liquidity risk and tracking error
Data: ETF top providers and products
Data on top providers and products by assets, and asset growth by replication method
ETF tracking error conundrum
Tracking error conundrum
Windhaven puts focus on ETFs
Betting on beta
The ETF liquidity mirage
Smoke and mirrors
Lyxor launches 'smart' risk-allocation ETFs
Lyxor has entered the risk-control exchange-traded funds market with the listing of two alternatively weighted funds on NYSE Euronext
China ETFs look offshore
Looking across borders
Sponsored survey: Deutsche Bank X-trackers ETFs
Investors more aware of ETFs
Commodity ETP activity drops 24% in a week, driven by precious metal fund outflows
Activity in commodity exchange-traded products falls sharply amid poor performance of the asset class
Sponsored webinar: Regulation
ETF Risk: Industry anticipates Esma
Fund managers to increase ETP exposure, finds Lyxor survey
A survey from Lyxor finds that fund managers expect to increase their allocations to exchange-traded products over the next three years
May sees US fixed-income ETP record despite flight from high-yield bond products
High-yield ETPs in the US experienced their first outflows since November 2011, but inflows into government bond products propelled May to a record-breaking month for fixed-income ETPs
Outflows for gold ETPs despite high equity market volatility
During May 2012 the price of gold dropped over 6% and investors withdrew over €1 billion from gold ETPs
Exchange-traded sliced and diced
ETNs and ETFs: going head to head
Lack of local market-makers hampers the development of Asean ETFs
A reliance on external players is holding back the ETF sector in Malaysia and Indonesia
Emerging markets debt is the 'beta of choice' for ETF investors
Exchange-traded funds that give investors exposure to emerging markets debt are increasingly popular and funds denominated in local currencies are also on the rise
Synthetic ETF providers praised for counterparty risk efforts, but multiple model needs work
A Morningstar report says synthetic exchange-traded funds have made welcome strides in tackling counterparty risk, but transparency is still lacking in multiple counterparty ETFs
Vanguard brings its physically-backed ETFs to Europe
Vanguard has launched its first exchange-traded funds in Europe with five listings on the London Stock Exchange