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Bid to close Enron loophole
Legislation aimed at preventing price manipulation and excessive speculation in energy markets has been introduced to the US Senate, writes David Watkins
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BME and FTSE launch responsible investment index
Spanish stock exchange Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) and FTSE Group (FTSE) are to launch the FTSE4Good Ibex, a new responsible investment index comprising Spanish companies listed on BME’s markets, early next year.
HSBC launches climate change indexes
HSBC's Corporate, Investment Banking and Markets division (CIBM) has launched an index to track the stock market performance of companies that stand to profit from the challenges posed by climate change, alongside four investable sub-indexes.
Range of 29 forward commodity ETFs to be listed on LSE
Twenty-nine new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking the forward prices of a variety of commodities and commodity baskets are due to list on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in the next four weeks.
Hamich leaves Stoxx to look for opportunities
Lars Hamich is leaving Stoxx, the pan-European index provider, after 11 years with parent company DowJones Indexes. Hamich previously worked for Deutsche Börse as a product manager where he was the Dow Jones representative and developer of the DowJones…
SPA boosts ETF listings on LSE
SPA ETF has launched three new ETFs on the London Stock Exchange which will track the MarketGrader 40, 100 and 200 quantitively-driven indexes.
Bid to close Enron loophole
Legislation aimed at preventing price manipulation and excessive speculation in energy markets has been introduced to the US Senate
Lyxor offers access to Indian and South African markets
Lyxor Asset Management has launched two new ETFs on the London Stock Exchange: the Lyxor ETF South Africa and the Lyxor ETF India.
Barclays Global Investors launches first municipal bond ETF
Barclays Global Investors has launched an iShares S&P National Municipal Bond Fund on the American Stock Exchange, the first fund to offer US investors the chance to invest in an exchange traded fund linked to a municipal bond index.
Deutsche amplifies European ETF business
Deutsche Bank has launched 18 new db x-tracker ETFs on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) which provide exposure to domestic and international equity markets.
Van Eck Moo-ves into agribusiness with new ETF
Van Eck Global has launched a new agribusiness ETF on the American Stock Exchange. The fund, titled Moo, was created by the New York-based asset consultancy and has been designed to mirror the performance of the DAXglobal Agribusiness Index (DXAG), which…
First Trust expands with new ETFs
ETF specialist First Trust Portfolios has launched two new ETFs on the American Stock Exchange (Amex): the FTSE Epra/Nareit Global Real Estate Index Fund and the Dow Jones Stoxx Select Dividend 30 Index fund.
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