iShares Launches 8 Sovereign Debt ETFs
iShares has launched eight country-specific sovereign debt ETFs on the London Stock Exchange, the first ETFs of their kind. The treasury bond ETFs include the countries of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, Finland, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The ETFs will be invested in government issued debt. For original article, click here.
Foreign Government Bond ETFs Are Dually Profitable
The global financial crisis sent bond yields tumbling, but as investors pull out of the most stable of government debt, some bonds look like prime buys in an irrational market. While analysts expect the US dollar to plummet in value over the next few years, investors can earn both through high-yield debt and exposure to [...]
NYSE Euronext to Introduce New Index and ETF with Low Carbon Diet
A new index and corresponding ETF is set to launch, focusing on 100 of the largest European companies that emit the smallest amount of carbon dioxide. The NYSE Euronext had partnered with various environmentally friendly groups to develop the index. Michael Szabo of Reuters reports that the index is made up of companies averaging 42% [...]
ETF in the Works to Track Flourishing European Index
Credit Agricole Structured Asset Management (CASAM) has been given the reins to develop an exchange-traded fund based on the successful Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index. A GlobeNewswire press release reports that the previously mentioned index launched early in 1998 and has since grown by more than 188%. EURO STOXX 50 Index is made up [...]
New ETF Seeks to Track Global Hedge Fund Market
The NYSE Euronext’s Paris market is now the trading platform for the first ETF designed to follow the global hedge fund segment. SGAM Alternative Investments has developed the new vehicle, known as SGAM ETF T-Rex, to track the Hedge Funds Research Index (HFRI), according to Mondo Visione. The HFR index is made up of more [...]
Dow Jones Indexes are Basis for New ETFs in U.S. and Europe
The Deutsche Boerse is the home of 22 new Dow Jones ETFs that have just been licensed to Commerzbank AG. The GlobeNewswire press release has identified the indexes as: Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50, Dow Jones EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones STOXX 600, all 18 Dow Jones STOXX 600 Supersector indexes and the [...]
European Pension Funds Shifting to ETFs in a Big Way
Invesco has released results from their latest European asset management survey to find ETFs now playing a major role in pension funds. The Financial Times article by Sophia Grene reports that this eighth European institutional asset management survey found 44% of institutional investors are now using ETFs in their pension funds, as compared with only [...]
BNY Mellon To Service WisdomTree Dreyfus Currency ETFs
BNY Mellon Asset Servicing is the company of choice to service the WisdomTree Dreyfus currency ETFs. WisdomTree president, Bruce Lavine, believes BNY Mellon is a stronger company after its merger. In the PR Newswire press release, Mr. Lavine is quoted as saying, “The merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial has resulted [...]
Northern Trust Dives into Single-Country Indexes with NETS ETFs
Northern Trust has expanded its NETS (Northern Exchange Traded Shares) portfolio by setting its sights on single-country indexes. As Barclays, State Street, and Vanguard continue to develop their single-country benchmark ETFs, Northern Trust has become part of the action. The MarketWatch article identifies a few of the country-specific ETFs, such as Nets DAX (DAX) for [...]
A Nuclear Evaluation … Comparing ETFs
The price of oil is reaching all-time highs and the nuclear energy industry is in position for major growth. Roger Nusbaum of The Street writes that there are more than 400 nuclear plants worldwide; yet, the trend is for that number to increase by 50%. In short, this industry is expecting strong enough demand to [...]
