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Mar 8th, 2018 |
By James Lord, CFA
Gold-backed ETFs (including ETPs) lost 5.1 tonnes of gold during February as investors redeemed assets on the back of a decreasing gold price and increasing volatility, according to data from the World Gold Council.
Posted in Commodities |
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Tags: Asia Pacific, Commodities, DWS Xtrackers, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Securities, ETNs and ETCs, Europe, Gold and Precious Metals, iShares, United States and Canada
Mar 6th, 2018 |
By James Lord, CFA
The results of elections in Italy could signal a return to uncertainty for the European Union as Italian voters favoured two anti-establishment parties, the Five Star Movement (M5S) and the Northern League, in a outcome that failed to provide any party with the majority needed to govern. ETF issuers ETF Securities, WisdomTree and SPDR ETFs, offered their take on the election results.
Posted in Alternatives / Multi-Asset |
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Tags: Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Securities, Europe, Fixed Income, iShares, Lyxor, SSGA SPDR, Themes and Strategy, United Kingdom, WisdomTree
Feb 26th, 2018 |
By Rosemary Pearson
ETF Securities has cross-listed its three new ‘disruptive technology’ global equity ETFs onto Borsa Italiana.
Posted in Equities |
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Tags: Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, ETF Securities, Solactive, Themes and Strategy
Feb 22nd, 2018 |
By James Lord, CFA
A new white-label UCITS ETF platform, called marketβeta, is set to be established in Europe, providing third-party asset managers with the infrastructure to build and launch ETFs into Europe without having to establish their own full-service business. The platform is being launched by Graeme Dewar, previously head of strategy implementation at LGIM; and Joy Yang, former head of equities at Vanguard.
Posted in ETF and Index News |
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Tags: ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, ETF Securities, Europe, United Kingdom
Feb 19th, 2018 |
By James Lord, CFA
London-based commodity ETP specialist ETF Securities has reported that weekly inflows into its agricultural ETPs reached their largest levels ever last week, totalling $54.7 million. The firm notes that the majority of agricultural commodities are trading higher in 2018 owing to severe weather conditions affecting forecasts of supply.
Posted in Commodities |
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Tags: Commodities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Securities, Gold and Precious Metals, Themes and Strategy, United States and Canada
Feb 13th, 2018 |
By Jonathan Hobbs, CFA
ETF Securities’ range of industrial metals ETPs saw net outflows of $99 million for the week starting 5 February 2017 amid the global equity market sell-off, according to the firm’s weekly flows analysis. Nitesh Shah, director of research at ETF Securities, said that industrial metals are “arguably the most cyclically exposed of all commodities”, noting these were the highest outflows in ten weeks for this asset class.
Posted in Commodities |
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Tags: Commodities, Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Securities, Europe, Gold and Precious Metals
Feb 7th, 2018 |
By Rosemary Pearson
ETF Securities’ three recently launched ‘disruptive technology’ ETFs have been cross-listed onto Deutsche Börse’s Xetra platform. The three thematic equity ETFs provide investors with exposure to the performance of niche segments of the e-commerce, pharma and energy-storage-technology sectors.
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Tags: Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, ETF Securities, Europe, Solactive, Themes and Strategy
Jan 25th, 2018 |
By Rosemary Pearson
“Bitcoin, and cryptocurrencies more generally, are not a substitute for gold”, concludes the World Gold Council in its latest investment update. While the assertion might not come as a huge surprise, the organisation makes some valid points.
Posted in Commodities |
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Tags: Currencies, ETF Securities, Gold and Precious Metals, iShares, Source, SSGA SPDR, United States and Canada, VanEck Vectors, Volatility
Jan 24th, 2018 |
By James Lord, CFA
New York-based ETF startup GraniteShares has unveiled the lowest cost physical platinum ETF available in the US – the GraniteShares Platinum Trust (PLTM US) – with an annual management fee of 50 basis points.
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Tags: Commodities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, ETF Securities, ETNs and ETCs, Gold and Precious Metals, United States and Canada
Jan 23rd, 2018 |
By James Lord, CFA
ETF Securities has expanded its thematic offering with the launch of three global equity ETFs providing targeted exposure to disruptive technologies in the healthcare, energy storage and commerce industries. The ETFs have been listed on the London Stock Exchange and are part of the issuer’s ‘Future Present’ line-up. Howie Li, CEO of Canvas, ETF Securities’ UCITS platform, commented, “These new additions to our technology range address exciting facets of changes in healthcare, energy storage and commerce.”
Posted in Equities |
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Tags: Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, ETF Securities, Global, Solactive, Themes and Strategy