Japan Real Estate Market Now Accessible to U.S. through New ETF
Northern Trust Global Investments (NTGI) has added a sixteenth ETF to its line of NETS funds, capturing the growing popularity in the Japanese real estate market. The new ETF, known as NETS Tokyo Stock Exchange REIT Index Fund ETF (JRE), is considered to be the first ETF set up to follow the Tokyo Stock Exchange [...]
New ETF from WisdomTree Captures Middle Eastern Markets
Investors now have a vehicle to track the performance of the Middle East region. WisdomTree has just debuted its newest ETF on the Nasdaq Stock Market, known as WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund (GULF). Business Wire reports that GULF will provide exposure to about 70 dividend-paying companies located in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, [...]
MSCI To Make Country Market Reclassifications within the Year
By June of 2009, a handful of countries could have a new MSCI market classification. MSCI Barra has begun discussions on the potential upgrade of South Korea and Israel. Polya Lesova of Market Watch writes that the two countries, currently listed as emerging markets, may be raised to developed market status. South Korea’s currency convertibility [...]
