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Investors becoming more sophisticated in their use of ETFs, says iShares...
Inflows into US exchange-traded funds are expected to favour risky equity assets this year, and will also express specific country or sector views, according to iShares.
Commodities have asserted themselves as one of the dominant asset classes in the last few years and consequently they are becoming more readily available to investors. However they do not come without...
Exchange-traded funds are used increasingly as underlyings for structured products, in this case the popular iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF and iShares FTSE/Xinhua China...
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BlackRock is launching four new Australian exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including the iShares S&P/ASX 20, the S&P/ASX High Dividend fund. There will also be ETFs tracking the MSCI Australia 200 and the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries. * Deutsche Bank's db...
Copper boosts physically backed commodity ETF market
The physically backed commodity ETF market is set to grow with the inclusion of Copper as JP Morgan and Blackrock file with the SEC
Low volatility favours accelerated plans
UK investors have recently been offered emerging markets as an underlying, a commodity fund and no capital protection as providers have been able to structure some attractive payoffs
Transparency needed over securities lending in ETFs
iShares says it is looking at how it can improve transparency around securities lending
Wells Fargo: Including ETFs
Wells Fargo is offering an accelerated growth product linked to four funds, one of which is an exchange-traded fund. Market participation is set at 125% and the maximum return from the three-and-a-half year product is 44% plus the return of capital
Retrospective analysis: First anniversary kickout
Investors received a fixed return of 16.8% from their investments in the iShares/Xinhua China 25 index fund. Kickout for the 18-month, autocallable structured product took place after one year, at the first date possible.
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