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This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the inception of legendary proprietary derivatives trading company O'Connor & Associates. Jayne Jung talks to Michael Greenbaum, one of the founders, and some of the early partners
Deutsche Börse lists Lxyor’s emerging markets ETFs
Deutsche Börse has listed Lyxor Asset Management’s emerging markets ETFs on the XTF segment of its trading platform Xetra. While three of the four new index funds track emerging markets indexes, one tracks the DJ Eurostoxx 50 Index.
Indexchange launches new commodity ETF to trade on Xetra
German-based ETF specialist Indexchange Investment has launched the Dow Jones AIG Commodity Swap ETF on the XTF segment on Deutsche Börse’s Xetra.
Van Eck launch nuclear energy ETF
New York-based asset management firm Van Eck Global has launched the Market Vectors–Nuclear Energy ETF (NLR) on the American Stock Exchange (Amex).
Daiwa launches Japanese sharia compliant ETF
Daiwa Asset Management is to launch a sharia compliant Japanese equity ETF on the Singapore Stock Exchange. The ETF contains the 100 largest constituents by market cap from the FTSE Japan Universe.
Van Eck goes nuclear at Amex
New York-based asset manager Van Eck Global has launched its Market Vectors Nuclear Energy ETF (exchange-traded fund) on the American Stock Exchange (Amex). It is the first ETF listed in the US that enables investors to gain exposure to companies…
S&P launches three Shariah Indexes
S&P has launched three new Shariah compliant indexes, the S&P/Citigroup Global Property, Pan Arab, and the World Property Shariah indexes. The indexes cover the Pan Arab region and publicly traded property companies in developed and emerging markets.
SGI launches three new indexes
Société Générale Index (SGI) has launched the SGI Wise family of indexes, based on the proprietary Wise Model that aims to outperform European equity markets.
ETF trading surges on LSE
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) trading value on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) increased by 175% to £3.3 billion on July last year.
Vanguard launches ETF tracking MSCI EAFE Index
Vanguard has launched the Europe Pacific ETF, which tracks the performance of the MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East).
BGI launches property ETF
Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has launched the iShares S&P World ex-US Property Index Fund ETF on the New York Stock Exchange.
ETF Securities launches six new oil ETCs
ETF Securities (ETFS) has launched six new oil Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs) on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), offering direct exposure to one, two and three-year oil futures prices in Brent and WTI oil benchmarks.
Euronext to launch volatility indexes
Stock exchange Euronext is to launch three volatility indexes to capture implied volatility embedded in option prices. The AEX Volatility Index, the BEL 20 Volatility Index and the CAC 40 Volatility Index can be used as underlyings for structured…
First oil futures curve ETFs to list on LSE
Within the next two weeks The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is expected to list the first exchange-traded funds (ETFs) exposed to parts of the oil futures curve.
Deutsche Bank launches ETF linked to S&P CNX Nifty index
Frankfurt-based Deutsche Bank has launched the first internationally traded exchange-traded fund (ETF) linked to the Standard & Poor's CNX Nifty, an index on the National Stock Exchange of India.
BBVA launches two new ETFs on FTSE indexes
FTSE has granted Spanish banking group BBVA a licence to launch two new ETFs on the FTSE Latibex Brasil Index and the Latibex Top Index.
Deutsche Bank lists first ETF linked to India's Nifty on Deutsche Börse
Deutsche Bank has listed two ETFs on Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment: the db x-trackers S&P CNX Nifty ETF tracks the performance of S&P’s Indian Nifty 50 Index, and the db x-trackers MSCI Korea TRN Index ETF tracks the performance of the MSCI Total Return…
First oil futures curve ETFs listing on LSE
In the next two to three weeks, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) is expected to list the first exchange-traded funds (ETFs) exposed to parts of the oil futures curve.
Deutsche lists 25 new db x-trackers ETFs
Deutsche Bank has taken its tally of db x-trackers ETFs listed on Deutsche Boerse this year to 49 with the addition of 25 new launches.
IIC Launches iTraxx Total Return Indexes
International Index Company (IIC) has launched three iTraxx Total Return Indexes which measure the performance of holding the respective on-the-run iTraxx credit default swap (CDS) contracts with the remaining notional invested in money market…
Euronext reports SP and ETF increase
Euronext has reported a year-on-year increase of 32.8% for average daily Structured Product transactions, include warrants and certificates. The increase in exchange-traded funds transacted on the Euronext exchange was 113.4%.
Deutsche Bank Launches Nine New ETFs
Deutsche Bank subsidiary, db x-trackers, has launched nine new exchange traded funds (ETFs) based largely on emerging markets indexes.
BGI launches first Clean Energy ETF to list in Europe
Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has launched three new iShares on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) including the first clean energy ETF to list in Europe.