Archive for March 2014
Mar 12th, 2014 |
By Simon Smith, CFA
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.
Posted in Equities |
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Tags: Alternatives, Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, Global, Global X Funds, Hedge Funds, Solactive
Mar 11th, 2014 |
By Simon Smith, CFA
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.”
Posted in Commodities |
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Tags: Alternatives, Commodities, Equities, ETF Industry News, ETF Securities, Europe, Fixed Income, Gold and Precious Metals, United Kingdom
Mar 11th, 2014 |
By Simon Smith, CFA
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.
Posted in ETF and Index News |
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Tags: Commodities, Equities, ETF Industry News, First Trust, Fixed Income, Global, Guggenheim, iShares, Vanguard
Mar 5th, 2014 |
By Simon Smith, CFA
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.
Posted in Alternatives / Multi-Asset |
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Tags: Asia Pacific, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, Fixed Income, Leveraged and Inverse ETFs, Lyxor, United Kingdom, United States and Canada
Mar 1st, 2014 |
By Simon Smith, CFA
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.
Posted in Fixed Income |
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Tags: ETF Industry News, Fixed Income, iShares, United States and Canada