Archive for March 2014

Global X Funds expands Guru ETF family

Mar 12th, 2014 | By
Global X Funds expands Guru ETF family

Global X Funds, a New York-based provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with more than $3 billion in managed assets, has unveiled two new “Guru”-themed ETFs, which seek to participate in the ideas of some of the world’s most sophisticated investors. Listed on the NYSE Arca, the Global X Guru Small Cap Index ETF (GURX) and Global X Guru International Index ETF (GURI) exploit 13F filings to tap into the highest conviction ideas of a select group of hedge funds and other institutional investors.


ETF Securities launches ETP portfolio simulator for retail investors

Mar 11th, 2014 | By
ETF Securities launches ETP portfolio simulator for retail investors

ETF Securities, a leading London-based provider of exchange-traded products (ETPs), has introduced a portfolio simulator aimed at retail investors looking to build ETP portfolios. The simulator is designed to help investors to further familiarise themselves with ETPs and their associated benefits and risks. Commenting, Frank Spiteri, Head of Retail Distribution Strategy at ETF Securities, said: “The tool not only helps users understand the benefits and risks of investing through ETPs but encourages them to include asset classes such as commodities as part of a diversified portfolio.”


Global ETF and ETP flows rebound in February

Mar 11th, 2014 | By
BlackRock introduces GBP-hedging on ESG corporate bond ETFs

Flows into ETFs and ETPs listed globally rebounded in February with net inflows of $29.0 billion, according to ETFGI, a London-based consultancy. When combined with the positive market performance over the month, the inflows helped push global industry assets under management to a new record high of $2.44 trillion. Dissecting the overall net inflows, ETFGI found that fixed income ETFs/ETPs gathered $16.8 billion – the largest net inflows – followed by equity ETFs/ETPs with $10.2 billion. Commodity ETFs/ETPs saw net inflows of $870 million.


Lyxor introduces double short ETFs on Treasuries, gilts and Japanese government bonds

Mar 5th, 2014 | By
Lyxor introduces double short ETFs on Treasuries, gilts and Japanese government bonds

Lyxor, Europe’s third largest provider of exchange-traded funds, has extended its fixed income line-up with the launch of double short ETFs linked to the government bonds of the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan. The ETFs are two times inversely linked to the performance of each country’s benchmark 10-year government bond and thus provide investors with a tool to help protect their portfolios from rising interest rates. The products could also be used for short-term trading purposes by investors anticipating a rate rise.


Fixed income ETFs poised for bigger role in institutional portfolios

Mar 1st, 2014 | By
Growth stocks ETF switches from active to passive management

Fixed income exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are poised to take on a bigger role in institutional portfolios, according to a new report from Greenwich Associates, a financial services industry research firm. Institutional investors are making sweeping changes to their fixed income portfolios in response to the post-crisis regulatory changes in the bond markets, current interest-rate environment and expectations of future rate increases. The report suggests that these responses could provide a significant boost to ETF use by institutions.