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Video: Have ETFs developed beyond simple index trackers into complex...
"Are ETFs complex financial instruments", is the first question in a series of videos from Structured Products magazine that address the world of exchange-traded funds. As regulators and observers try...
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A-share ETF investors to face higher tracking error due to SFC collateral...
A new rule from the securities regulator, effective September 12, means some Hong Kong-listed A-share ETFs will have to fully collateralise counterparty risk exposure from their P-note issuers. The move...
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Asian ETF market lurches forward
The exchange-traded funds market in Asia-Pacific stalled after making a promising start. But that’s all changing with a 25% increase in the number of products recorded in the first few months of this year. Richard Jory reports from the Art of Indexing...
iShares launches local currency emerging market debt ETF
iShares has listed an exchange-traded fund in London in response to institutional demand for access to emerging market bonds and currencies
Macroeconomic uncertainty boosts demand for gold and oil exposure
Continued uncertainty about inflation and deepening concerns over sovereign default risks in Europe are making the commodities increasingly attractive as hedging tools
ETF roundup
iShares has listed the world's first short-dated sterling-denominated corporate bond exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the London Stock Exchange. The ETF tracks the Markit iBoxx £ Corporate Bond 1-5 index and complements iShares' existing sterling-denominated...
More ETF regulation expected following BIS, FSB and IMF scrutiny
In the week that three intergovernmental bodies turned their focus on the ETF industry, market participants say they see more regulation ahead
FSB concerned about counterparty and liquidity risk in ETF market
FSB warns of counterparty risk due to rapid growth of synthetic ETF market; also expresses concern about on-demand liquidity in stressed conditions, particularly linked with vertically integrated providers.
iShares launches its first physically backed ETCs
The rising popularity of commodity-linked products has prompted iShares to launch physically backed, exchange-traded commodities for the first time
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