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S&P offers commodities and natural resources
Index provider Standard & Poor’s has launched two new indexes: the S&P Global Natural Resources and PMI Commodities and Resources indexes, which are designed to provide exposure to the commodities and natural resources sectors.
ETF expert Deborah Fuhr steps down from managing director role
Deborah Fuhr has stepped down from her position as a managing director based in London at Morgan Stanley this week, according to the investment bank. While Fuhr remains at Morgan Stanley, the bank offers no comment on what role she will now occupy.
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Cashing in on coal
Special Report: Coal
JP Morgan unveils new ETF series
JP Morgan has launched a new series of exchange traded funds (ETFs) comprising four ETFs which provide exposure to the performance of European fixed income bonds. The ETFs track the sub-indexes of JP Morgan’s European Monetary Union Government Bond Index…
Invesco PowerShares unveils first active equity ETFs
Invesco PowerShares has launched the first three actively managed equity exchnage traded funds (ETFs), as well as an actively managed fixed-income ETF, on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Arca.
Lyxor launches four new ETFs with exposure to Asia and Eastern Europe
Lyxor Asset Management, the Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) arm of Société Générale, has launched four new ETFs offering access to South Korea, Hong Kong, Turkey and Eastern Europe, through shares traded on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
MSCI offers volatility
MSCI Barra has launched the MSCI Global Minimum Volatility indexes designed to reflect a minimum-variance or managed volatility equity strategy that focuses on absolute return and volatility.
FTSE and BME launch responsible investment index
Spanish stock exchange Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) and FTSE have launched the FTSE4Good Ibex, a responsible investment index comprising companies listed on the BME that demonstrate good practice in corporate social responsibility. The index is…
Invesco PowerShares launches two ETFs on Nasdaq
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management has unveiled two exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the Nasdaq stock market. The PowerShares Nasdaq NextQ Portfolio tracks the Nasdaq Q-50, a market-capitalisation weighted index comprising 50 securities, which are due…
Barclays launches five new global and emerging markets ETFs
Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has launched five new international Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). The iShares MSCI Israel, Thailand and Turkey Index Funds, listed on NYSE Arca, are the first ETFs to offer exposure to these markets, while the MSCI All…
Lyxor launches new ETFs on water and new energy
Lyxor Asset Management, the ETF arm of Société Générale, has unveiled two new ETFs investing in water and new energy. The Lyxor ETF New Energy is linked to the World Alternative Energy Index, a market cap-weighted benchmark comprising 20 stocks active in…
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