Exchange-traded products
Dow Jones launches Islamic index for sharia ETF
Dow Jones has launched a new Islamic index, which has been simultaneously licensed to an exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider in the US. The Dow Jones Islamic Market International Titans 100 Index will track 100 companies outside the US which have passed…
National participation
National Bank Financial in Canada hopes a new generation of exchange-traded funds, which break new ground in the way the products work, will prove as popular as leveraged ETFs and propel the bank to another successful year
Casam adds leveraged and short ETFs
Casam has added leveraged and short ETFs to its range, as well as products based on government and corporate bonds. The ETF provider has also included new equity products in the 17 new structures launched today in Paris.
Source adds three to exchange-traded product platform
Source, the exchange traded product provider has expanded its platform with the addition of three new partners, notably Nomura and also Banca IMI and IMC Group from Italy.
US Wrap: JP Morgan launches kickout on gold equity fund
JP Morgan has unveiled a new autocallable note linked to the Market Vectors Gold Mining ETF. The 18-month investment will pay a coupon of 5.25-6.25% if the fund is at 100% of its initial level after three months. If not, the product will continue to its…
Commerzbank launches commodity index ETF
Commerzbank has launched a new exchange-traded fund which tracks its newly-launched proprietary commodity index on the Xetra platform of Deutsche Börse. The index, launched on May 11 2009, incorporates the 16 most liquid commodities from precious metals,…
Regulators review short-selling restrictions
Regulators from across the globe continue to review and adjust short-selling restrictions.
Testing the metal
Interest in physically backed exchange-traded gold products boomed last quarter on the back of counterparty risk fears. But the industry is divided on what impact the surge of inflows had on the physical gold market's prices. Could the same effect now be…
Size matters at Lyxor
Lyxor has been building its exchange-traded fund business for eight years and now boasts EUR24.4 billion of assets under management - almost a quarter of the European market. What began as a single offering on the CAC 40 now aims to be a complete toolbox…
Tapping the Source
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Merrill Lynch took a look at the exchange-traded product market, particularly in Europe, and decided that to enter as a provider they needed scale. So the three got together and created Source. Richard…
'X' marks the spot
In a little over two years, DB x-trackers has captured an impressive 17% share of Europe's ETF market. With an existing portfolio of more than 100 products, the provider now plans to expand its offering in Asia while developing new product types such as…
Dow Jones launches recovery play index
Dow Jones has launched a new index of US companies which are expected to benefit from measures implemented by the government to aid economic recovery. The Dow Jones US Economic Stimulus Index includes 50 of the largest and most liquid companies from six…
Emerging markets sector funds listed on NYSE
Emerging Global Shares has launched two new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the Arca platform of the New York Stock Exchange, the first offerings from the provider on NYSE. One fund offers exposure to emerging markets metals and mining, while the other…
iShares acquires Mexico’s Naftrac ETF
iShares has acquired the largest and first exchange-traded fund (ETF) in Mexico and Latin America. The Naftrac ETF follows the performance of the IPC (Indice de Precios y Cotizaciones), which is a Mexican stock market index.
Grail swoops into US ETF market with actively-managed ETF
Grail Advisers has listed its first exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the Arca platform of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The Grail American Beacon Large Cap Value ETF is an actively-managed fund which uses multi-managers to achieve its return, like a…
New mortgage finance fund listed on NYSE
State Street Global Advisers has launched a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) linked to the performance of companies involved in mortgage finance within US financial services. The SPDR KBW Mortgage Finance ETF tracks the KBW Mortgage Finance Index, which…
Simple structures
An increase in risk premiums on sovereign debt is giving banks a headache in pricing certain credit-related structured products. Investor appetite for such deals is in evidence, but mainly for simple, unleveraged products. Sophia Morrell reports