Exchange-traded products
ADX sets sight on first ETF launch
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) hopes to list its first exchange-traded fund (ETF) by the end of the year, as the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) refines the regulations to list ETFs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Claymore and Delta offer shipping exposure
Claymore and Delta have listed a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the Arca platform of the New York stock exchange which exposes investors to shipping equity. The fund is linked to the Delta Global Shipping Index, which reflects the performance of…
MSCI offers GCC and Arabian exposure
Index provider MSCI Barra has launched four new indexes as part of its MSCI Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and Arabian Markets indexes family. The new indexes are designed to underlie financial instruments such as structured products and ETFs.
BNP Paribas AM launches ETFs/Dow Jones offers South Korea
BNP Paribas Asset Management (AM) has launched four ETFs on the Dow Jones Stoxx Asia/Pacific 600 ex-Japan, South Korea Titans 30, Case Egypt Titans 20 and Turkey Titans 20 indexes. The ETFs will begin trading on Euronext Paris today.
Dow Jones offers new Indian index
Dow Jones Indexes has launched the Dow Jones India Titans 30 index, which is designed to provide exposure to the 30 largest and most liquid stocks listed on the Bombay Stock exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India. The index will be licensed as…
MSCI Barra produces global currency indexes
MSCI Barra has launched global currency indexes that can be licensed for portfolio management and benchmarking purposes, as well as to serve as the basis of structured products and other index-linked investment vehicles such as ETFs.
Lyxor AM launches first ETF on Gulf region
Lyxor Asset Management, the exchange-traded fund (ETF) arm of Société Générale, has launched the first ETF focusing on Kuwait in collaboration with Coast Investment and Development Company, on the London Stock Exchange.
Db x-trackers launches first regional sharia-compliant ETFs on the LSE
Db x-trackers, the exchange-traded fund (ETF) arm of Deutsche Bank, has listed the first regional sharia-compliant ETFs on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The new db x-trackers include the S&P 500 sharia ETF, the S&P Europe 350 sharia ETF and the S&P…
Dow Jones Brazil Titans 20 ADR Index licensed to underlie ETFs
Dow Jones Indexes has licensed its Brazil Titans 20 ADR Index for the first time as an underlying for an exchange-traded fund (ETF) in South Korea. The index measures the American Depository Receipt (ADR) prices of the 20 largest, most liquid Brazilian…
Nasdaq launches Ireland index
Index provider Nasdaq OMX has launched the Nasdaq OMX Ireland Index, a modified market-capitalisation weighted index which provides exposure to the largest and most liquid Irish companies that are listed on an eligible global exchange. The index has been…
MSCI Barra adds to thematics with agriculture and food chain indexes
Index provider MSCI Barra has launched the MSCI Agriculture and Food Chain indexes, equity-based indexes designed to measure the performance of the various components of the agriculture and food industries, from production through to distribution.
Van Eck launches new Africa ETF
Van Eck Global has launched a new Africa exchange traded fund (ETF) on the Arca platform of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The Market Vectors – Africa ETF will seek to replicate the performance of the Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 index.
Dow Jones launches GCC index
Dow Jones Indexes has launched the DJ GCC Titans 40 Index, which is designed to measure the performance of 40 stocks traded in five of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The index has…
iShares extends inflation-linked bond ETF range
iShares, the exchange-traded fund (ETF) arm of Barclays Global Investors (BGI), plans to extend its inflation-linked bond ETF range, as inflation pressures continue to amount in global markets. At present, the iShares inflation-linked ETFs listed on the…
New Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 index to underlie ETF
Dow Jones Indexes has released the Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 Index, a pan-African index that measures the stock performance of 50 companies that generate the majority of their revenues in Africa, or have their headquarters based in Africa. Investors…
PowerShares launches Frontier Countries ETF on Nasdaq
Invesco PowerShares has launched its frontier countries ETF, designed to offer access to particular equity markets in the Middle East and North Africa, on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
S&P gauges Gulf
Index provider Standard and Poor’s has launched the S&P GCC 40 index, which is designed to provide exposure to 40 of the largest and most liquid companies on the primary exchanges in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The…
Nasdaq OMX offers wind energy
Index provider Nasdaq OMX and research firm Clean Edge have launched the Nasdaq OMX Clean Edge Global Wind Energy index, which is designed to provide exposure to companies that are primarily manufacturers, developers, distributors, installers and users…
Eighth European Performance Awards 2008
European Performance Awards 2008
Climbing the mountain
Canada's structured products market has suffered serious setbacks such as allegations of misleading marketing and a rival product explosion to name but two. But tighter regulation and a raft of new thematic structures made speakers at the 2008 Structured…
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