ETF risk
Redwood: ETF transparency is vital
On the right track
EC asset management chief: funds industry needs binding rules
Follow the Lueder
Esma rules unlikely to impact securities lending
Living on borrowed time
ETF indexes face clean up
Let there be light
Not all ETF returns are equal
Sponsored statement: Lyxor
ETF providers seek to manage regulatory pressure
A light at the end of the tunnel
Deutsche closes down 36 ETFs and ETCs to “tidy up” its product range
Products with €110 million of assets under management will be shut down as the bank has not seen sufficient client demand
Iosco calls for regulators to address counterparty risk on ETFs
Point and Counterpoint
Canada takes aim at tax-advantaged bond funds that use derivatives strategies
Targeting the little guy
UBS launches constant maturity commodities ETF
ETF roundup
AIFMD regulation more suitable for some strategy ETFs, says EC official
EC asset management head proposes regulation of some strategy ETFs under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, instead of Ucits
HKMA and RBA voice fears over Iosco benchmark proposals
Responses to Iosco's Principles for Financial Benchmarks reveal concerns that many markets will not be able to support transactions-based rates; RBA questions 'lexicographic hierarchy'
Gold ETFs can weather latest turmoil as speculative selling eases, say providers
The crash in the gold price in mid-April had dramatic effects on gold ETFs, but some providers say investors' allocations are holding firm
How ETFs could prove useful to insurers
The right tool for the job?
IndexIQ carves out hedge fund replication niche
Replicating success
Actively seeking alpha with AdvisorShares
AdvisorShares may be small, but it has an outsize footprint in the tiny yet growing active exchange-traded funds market. Yakob Peterseil talks to Noah Hamman, founder and chief executive, about bringing active management to ETFs
Special report: ETFs
The evolution of ETFs
Bond wave boosts fixed-income ETF issuance
Bonding agents
China ETFs surge as offshore investors look to avoid QFII restrictions
Chasing the dragon
Alternative Ucits shaken by regulatory changes
Esma guidelines for Ucits funds and the introduction of the AIFM directive are casting doubt over the future shape of the alternative Ucits industry as demand for the products remains strong
Insurers explore exchange-traded funds to boost yield
Exchange-traded future
Active ETFs: can they break into the mainstream?
Despite the lifting of a moratorium by the Securities and Exchange Commission last December, active ETFs have more hurdles to overcome before they're ready for the mainstream. Skittishness from the US regulator isn't helping, writes Yakob Peterseil