iShares ETFs Listed On London Stock Exchange
BlackRock’s iShares has now listed the Dow Jones Global Sustainability Screened fund and Europe Sustainability Screened fund on the LSE. Both the funds are backed by physical storage of products and are not based on value of the underlying index alone. Further, the two ETFs offer access to the sustainable sector to Europeans as well. [...]
Precious Metals Show Promise on Risk Aversion Rebound
Investors hoping to string a portfolio safety net have injected a record amount of cash into ETFS Securities’ gold funds. The British fund grew by 7% in just one day, as investors looked to protect their portfolios from inflation. Stateside, assets in US based Gold Shares (GLD: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News) rose in the [...]
Dollar ETFs Face Eleven Month Low on Weak Economy
Currency ETFs are not the most popular exchange-traded funds due to their less than volatile temperament. However, recent volatility in the US dollar is motivating investors into buying non-American denominated ETF currency funds. The US dollar now treads on an 11-month low after breaking through many important and longstanding support and resistance lines, according to [...]
ETF Securities’ Silver Trust Prepares for Launch
ETF Securities has wasted no time in bringing its new Silver ETF to market. Despite stiff competition from iShares, ETF Securities is preparing to launch its new ETF on July 24. The exchange-traded fund, which will be named ETF Securities Silver Trust (SIVR: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News), will trade on the NYSE Arca. The [...]
London’s ETF Securities Prepares to Penetrate the American ETF Market
ETF Securities, one of the largest exchange-traded fund sponsors in Europe, is planning to take the US markets by storm. After filing to create a variety of commodity ETFs to trade on US exchanges, the firm has hired an ETF marketing firm for an aggressive American campaign. William Rhind, a Barclays Global alumnus, will lead [...]
ETF Securities Mines American Profits with New Gold ETF
ETF Securities, one of the largest ETF issuers in London, will soon open another ETF in the United States. After filing for a platinum-based ETF, the firm has recently amended its SEC filing on a gold fund to include new details for a future ETF. Just last week, ETF Securities filed with the SEC to [...]
Opposition Builds against U.S. Platinum Fund
Hopes that American traders can invest in a domestic platinum fund are fleeting. As ETF Securities looks to bring a platinum ETF to the US, many key industrial sectors are expressing adamant opposition against the new fund. Even as softer demand from the industrial sector is giving platinum prices some flexibility, industrial users of platinum, [...]
Pound Enjoys Lift from Improving Global Sentiment
The British Pound continues its improvement against the US dollar, striking a multi-month high against the greenback. Investors, who are sensing the worst of the recession is over, are plowing money back into the UK economy, which hinges heavily on the banking sector as its biggest commodity. The Pound fell as low as $1.35 Dollars [...]
Investors Hoard Record Volumes of Oil in ETCs
Investors have snapped up record amounts of oil exchange-traded commodities funds in 2009, buying twice as much in 2009 thus far than all of 2008. The phenomenon is happening all over the world where investors are finding oil’s price incredibly cheap. Reuters reports that economists and analysts alike have put the production costs for oil [...]
Study Expects Platinum Will Soar with New ETF
A recent report from the CPM Group of New York showed that platinum could be headed higher pending the SEC approval of a new US based platinum ETF. Weakening demand for platinum in the auto sector punished prices last summer; however, greater investor interest in precious metals could send platinum up on the rebound. The [...]
