Barclays Global Investors
Barclays links up with Mark-it
Barclays Capital has signed up to provide global historical and current credit derivatives data to Mark-it Partners, a UK credit data company. In return, the bank will have access to Mark-it’s credit price services, including daily mark-to-market data…
Deutsche Börse launches S&P 500 ETF
Deutsche Börse has started trading its first exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the Standard & Poor’s 500 US benchmark index. The so-called iShares S&P 500 ETF is managed by Barclays Global Investors (BGI).
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Barclays Global Investors gets SEC approval for fixed-income ETFs
Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has been approved to launch the first US fixed-income exchange-traded funds (ETFs), following approval at an open meeting of the US Securities and Exchange Commission on May 29. Seven BGI fixed-income US Treasury and…
Barclays launches natural resources ETF
Barclays Global Investors has launched a new exchange–traded fund (ETF) that tracks an index made up of US companies in the natural resources sector. The product lets investors gain exposure to the natural resources sector using a single security.