Exchange-traded funds (ETFs)
Exchanging places?
Assets under management in European-domiciled mutual funds have plunged more than EUR60 billion this year, while exchange-traded funds have seen healthy capital inflows of over EUR20 billion. With the pattern repeated in the US as traditional asset…
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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.
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 ETF juggernaut rolls on
Deutsche Bank has launched 11 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) across the bonds, inflation and money-market sectors.
ETF growth means AUM will top $2 trillion by 2011
The global trend of growth in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) looks set to continue, spurred by a rise in institutional investor participation and geographical growth.
Amex plans new ETF product
The American Stock Exchange (Amex) is working towards providing actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETF) without fully disclosing fund holdings, said Tony Baker, managing director of ETF Marketplace, Amex's ETF division.
Mutual funds: Reputational repair
Stung by market timing and late-trading scandals, US mutual funds such as Putnam are scrambling to shore up their battered reputations. But the fallout may be far from over.
Deutsche Börse adds more fixed-income ETFs
Deutsche Börse has added three more bond exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as part of its XTF segment.
Polaris and State Street launch first ETF on Taiwan exchange
Taiwan’s Polaris International Securities Investment Trust and Boston-based State Street Global Advisors have launched Polaris Taiwan Top 50 Tracker Fund (TTT), the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) to be listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. Trading on…
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).
Eurex launches futures and options on exchange-traded funds
Eurex, the European derivatives exchange, yesterday provided investors with a new hedging tool by launching futures and options on exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Reconstructing volatility
Options on stock baskets have become a mainstay of the equity derivatives business, but pricing and hedging of such products is highly sensitive to implied volatility and correlation assumptions. Here, Marco Avellaneda, Dash Boyer-Olson, Jérôme Busca and…