Infrastructure

For the first time, investors will have direct access to India’s infrastructure industry with the launch of a new ETF by Emerging Global Shares. The new ETF will be the eighth fund from EG Shares, which specializes in various sectors within emerging markets. For example, EG Shares has emerging market ETFs for both the financial [...]

For the first time, investors will have direct access to India’s infrastructure industry with the launch of a new ETF by Emerging Global Shares. The new ETF will be the eighth fund from EG Shares, which specializes in various sectors within emerging markets. For example, EG Shares has emerging market ETFs for both the financial [...]

Facing stiff competition from other fund sponsors, Emerging Global Shares brought its newest fund to market in just four months, hoping to quell interest from other fund issuers in emerging markets. The Brazil Infrastructure Index ETF (BRXX: News) builds on a general interest among investors in both emerging-market and infrastructure sector ETFs. The fund will [...]

Emerging Global Shares could not have picked better timing with the release of its new China Infrastructure Fund (CHXX: News). Amidst stimulus efforts undertaken around the world, investors have been eying infrastructure names as sound investments in a shaky economic climate. The China Infrastructure Index ETF will invest in the 30 largest companies that center [...]

First Trust Advisors has announced the launch of its First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund (GRID), which will be the first to track electrical infrastructure technology companies. Large infrastructure investments as part of the stimulus package have put Smart Grid technologies on the forefront of green investing. The Smart Grid is [...]

EGA Emerging Global Shares has filed for a new line of seven exchange-traded funds that would center on BRIC nations and their economies. Six of the funds target infrastructure and mid cap stocks, while the remainder is set to track a broader index of Asian companies. The new funds filed with the SEC are: 1. [...]

Jefferies exhibits no delay when it comes to releasing funds in the height of their demand. Two new issues, launched on October 27, provide investors exposure to agriculture and metals, two popular anti-inflationary investments. The Jefferies TR/J CRB Global Agriculture Equity Index Fund (CRBA: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News) and the Jefferies TR/J CRB Global [...]

On the heels of the “green” trend, Pax World Management has filed with the SEC to create three new funds based upon geographic targeting of eco-friendly companies. The merger of specific geographic areas and socially responsible investing could be a winner for Pax. The three new funds, to be listed on the NYSE Arca, are [...]

As Japan exits the monetary policy debacle of the “Lost Decade,” the Democratic Party of Japan won a landslide election, signaling a new chapter for the history books. Many investors believe this event could be a deciding moment for the Japanese economy. The Democratic Party of Japan intends to shift the nation from an infrastructure-led [...]

All the popularity surrounding precious metals may be stealing from steel’s thunder, but the metal has nonetheless racked up impressive gains since the universal stock recovery in March. Since March 1, steel producing companies have rallied considerably on a better global economic outlook. The Market Vectors Steel ETF (SLX: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News) has [...]