By Fiona Boal, Head of Commodities and Real Assets at S&P Dow Jones Indices.

The headline S&P GSCI rose 4.9% in January.

As dollar weakness continues, Jeff Weniger, Head of Equity Strategy at WisdomTree makes the case for investors to position their portfolios toward commodities.

First Trust has expanded its line-up of target outcome products with the launch of the world’s first ETF offering ‘buffered’ exposure to gold.

Nornickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and refined nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper, has entered the exchange-traded products market with the issuance of a series of ETCs on Xetra.

WisdomTree has reorganized its $100 million actively managed broad commodity ETF with the fund adopting a revised investment approach.

HANetf has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management. The milestone represents a significant achievement for the London-based white-label issuer which is led by ETF veterans Hector McNeil and Nik Bienkowski.

By George Milling-Stanley, Head of Gold Strategy, SSGA.

Despite some moderation on the volatility front post-election, the new year is looking poised to serve up more uncertainty for investors.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management has finalized its takeover of Perth Mint’s $500m gold ETF, which it has renamed the Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF (AAAU US).

DWS has reduced the fees charged on 21 of its European-domiciled ETPs including ten global equity sector ETFs, eight core market equity ETFs, two commodity basket ETFs, and one physically backed silver ETC.

By Fiona Boal, Head of Commodities and Real Assets, S&P Dow Jones Indices.

November proved to be a good month for risk assets, including commodities.