Synthetic ETFs
WisdomTree shuts oil ETPs after Shell terminates swap deal
Counterparty departure forces closure of eight oil trackers with $580 million of assets
First Indonesian sovereign bond ETF to boost liquidity in onshore bond market
Fixed income ETF launched at a time of volatility in the Indonesian domestic market
SCM Private: Securities lending fees still a concern
The house that ETFs built
Redwood: ETF transparency is vital
On the right track
China ETFs surge as offshore investors look to avoid QFII restrictions
Chasing the dragon
Active ETFs: can they break into the mainstream?
Despite the lifting of a moratorium by the Securities and Exchange Commission last December, active ETFs have more hurdles to overcome before they're ready for the mainstream. Skittishness from the US regulator isn't helping, writes Yakob Peterseil
Korean regulator allows synthetic ETFs
Issuance of South Korean ETFs to remain largely from local managers despite changes to allow synthetic ETFs
Credit Suisse sells ETF business to Blackrock as synthetic model falters
Synthetic meltdown
iShares cements position as Blackrock snaps up Credit Suisse ETF business
Blackrock's acquisition of the exchange-traded funds operation will give iShares an even more dominant position in the European physical ETF industry
ETF provider of the year – db X-trackers
Asia Risk Awards 2012 winner: db X-trackers – ETF Provider of the Year
Esma levels ETF playing field
Levelling the field for synthetic ETFs
New Esma ETF guidelines change the rules on securities lending in favour of synthetics
The latest European Securities and Markets Authority guidelines for Ucits ETFs will make life more difficult for physically backed ETFs and point to a growing acceptance of synthetic funds
Quant Congress USA: Avoid synthetic ETFs, says Avellaneda
Leveraged and inverse ETFs and ETNs criticised by New York University mathematics professor
UBS anticipates RDR and Esma regulations with mammoth ETF splurge
UBS lists 64 exchange-traded funds on the London Stock Exchange in a single day – the largest ever daily listing of these products in the UK
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ETF Risk: Industry anticipates Esma
Dividend exposure in vogue with ETN providers
UBS and Société Générale are among several banks and index providers to tap demand for dividend exposure with new ETNs and benchmarks this year
Fixed-income investors face greater risks from inflation than deflation, warns iShares
The evaporation of fixed-income yield is set to look even more pronounced when account is taken of inflation expectations, according to an iShares report
Credit Suisse speeds up synthetic-to-physical ETF conversion
Credit Suisse is converting more of its synthetic exchange-traded funds to the physical model, which happens to be favoured by the Swiss Financial Markets Association
Physical ETFs are less risky, say European investors
Research institute Edhec-Risk's annual European exchange-traded funds survey has found that European investors think physical replication is less risky than synthetic exposure