Exchange-traded products
Source offers European ETF investors access to volatility
Source has brought exposure to volatility to the European market through an ETF based on the S&P 500 Vix Futures Index
Vanguard expands ETF offering with products on equities, fixed income and property
US ETF company Vanguard has increased its business with products on US equity benchmarks, real estate and bonds
Gold ETFs hit new highs as currency fears proliferate
In flows to gold reached record highs over the last two months as investors move their asset allocation from currencies such as the Euro into physical gold
Rory Tobin parts company with iShares
iShares International chief executive Rory Tobin has left the firm
Deutsche lists 10 exchange-traded commodities on the LSE
Deutsche Bank has listed 10 new exchange-traded commodities on the London Stock Exchange to complement the 19 it issued earlier this year in Frankfurt
Credit Suisse bolsters ETF team in Germany and Austria
Credit Suisse has continued the recruitment to its ETF team with the appointment of Levente Kulcsar and Annabelle Wegner in Germany and Austria
More ETFs face SEC trade curbs
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) will fall under new circuit breaker rules.
Vanguard creates ETFs on equities, fixed income and property
Vanguard has increased its US ETF offering with the addition of a host of new products based on the benchmark S&P 500 and Russell 2000, and including equities, fixed income and property
RDR 'to fuel ETF boom'
The FSA's plans to overhaul regulations governing investment advice will spark a boom in the use of ETFs in the UK, according to BlackRock.
UK ETF investors abandoning FTSE 100 in favour of global indexes
The balance of UK investments in ETFs has shifted from the FTSE 100 index towards ETFs based on the S&P 500, MSCI Emerging Markets and Japan in the first quarter of 2010.
China and the renminbi: A Risk.net article collection
The recent financial crisis in the west has presented China with a range of challenges as well as opportunities.
Chris Lee reappears at Deutsche Bank as head of GMIP and db-X, Asia
Deutsche Bank has hired Chris Lee as head of structured products for Asia, just a few months after he left a similar position at UBS
New short-bond ETFs facilitate interest rate hedging and directional views
Deutsche Bank has listed short-bond ETFs on the London Stock Exchange as an interest rate hedge or for taking directional views on UK and US sovereign debt
UK ETF trading reaches record levels in May, says Barclays
The trading of ETFs in the UK recorded a healthy uptick in May, with FTSE and emerging markets-based products dominating demand.
Funds find favour
Funds are the structure of choice this year, as the exchange-traded funds business grows and structured product houses look for fund solutions. But the fund industry has its limitations, not least because of the complexity of structuring and the expense…
ETF role in Dow 'flash crash' under scrutiny
The role of ETFs in the US market “flash crash” on 6 May is under scrutiny following a preliminary report suggesting ETFs and index futures were linked to the event.
Coming of age
As Australia braces itself for a shift to a fee-for-service regime for financial advisers, low-cost, relatively transparent products such as exchange-traded funds look set to flourish. Wietske Blees reports
