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Osmosis lists climate ETF on London Stock Exchange

Mon, 08/02/2010 - 12:17
Osmosis Investment Management has launched an exchange-traded fund which tracks a specially created index of 100 companies, all of which derive at least 50 per cent of their revenues from products or services focused on the efficient use of natural resources and the mitigation of climate change. »

Pimco launches short term municipal bond strategy fund

Sun, 07/02/2010 - 10:20
Investment management firm Pimco has launched the Pimco Short Term Municipal Bond Strategy Fund, expanding its line up of actively managed exchange-traded funds covering the municipal yield curve. »

Asia Pacific ETF AUM drops 2.3 per cent

Fri, 05/02/2010 - 06:04
Assets under management of Asia Pacific exchange-traded funds declined by 2.3 per cent to USD59.4bn in the week to 1 February, according to Deutsche Bank. »

ETF Securities passes USD1bn in AUM in US ETF market

Thu, 04/02/2010 - 15:55
ETF Securities USA says total assets under management of its four products, ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares, ETFS Physical Silver Shares, ETFS Physical Platinum Shares and ETFS Physical Palladium Shares now exceeds USD1bn. »

European equity ETF turnover rises 18.7 per cent

Thu, 04/02/2010 - 14:53
European exchange based equity ETF turnover rose by 18.7 per cent to EUR1.3bn in the week ending 1 February, according to research by Deutsche Bank. »

Credit Suisse appoints Dan Draper head of ETFs

Thu, 04/02/2010 - 14:00
Credit Suisse has appointed Dan Draper, formerly a managing director and global head of exchange-traded funds at Lyxor Asset Management, as managing director and head of ETFs in its asset management business. »

US ETF turnover jumps 23.3 per cent

Thu, 04/02/2010 - 13:16
US exchange-traded funds turnover rose by 23.3 per cent to USD66bn in the week to 1 February, according to Deutsche Bank. »

US ETF and ETN assets rise 48 per cent

Thu, 04/02/2010 - 11:53
Assets in US listed exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded notes totalled approximately USD744.7bn at January 2010 month-end, an increase of 48 per cent over January 2009 month-end when assets totalled USD504.6bn.  »

DJ Stoxx 600 sector ETFs see USD24.6m net outflows

Thu, 04/02/2010 - 06:32
Dow Jones Stoxx 600 sector exchange-traded funds saw USD24.6m of net outflows during the week ending 29 January, according to a report from BlackRock. »

Commodities start 2010 on a negative note

Thu, 04/02/2010 - 06:06
The S&P GSCI declined 7.89 per cent in January as each of its main components landed in negative territory during the month. »

Qatar Exchange strengthens senior management team

Wed, 03/02/2010 - 16:04
The Qatar Exchange has appointed three executive officers to join its senior management team.  »

EuroCCP to begin clearing exchange-traded currencies

Wed, 03/02/2010 - 14:16
EuroCCP will launch clearing services for European-listed exchange-traded currencies on 5 February. »

Ozannes and Mourant to merge

Wed, 03/02/2010 - 12:53
Ozannes and Mourant du Feu & Jeune, two law firms in the Channel Islands, are planning to merge. »

ETF assets break through USD1trn mark

Wed, 03/02/2010 - 11:47
Global exchange-traded fund assets broke through the USD1trn milestone at the end of 2009, according to a report by BlackRock. »

CFTC publishes proposals for commodity ETFs

Wed, 03/02/2010 - 05:56
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has released proposals for the regulation of commodities exchange-traded funds. »

Currency ETC assets rise to USD49m

Tue, 02/02/2010 - 15:55
ETF Securities has seen assets in its exchange-traded currencies platform grow to USD49m since inception in November 2009 with weekly trading volumes continuing their growth, up 240 per cent since the start of 2010. »

iShares completes shareholder proxy campaign

Tue, 02/02/2010 - 11:59
BlackRock’s iShares product range has completed the proxy campaign to seek shareholder approval of the new investment advisory agreement for 179 US registered iShares funds. »

Global Strategy Board publishes seven ETF directories

Tue, 02/02/2010 - 05:56
Global Strategy Board, an independent research firm, has launched seven exchange-traded fund directories available for immediate download. »

SEI to support FaithShares’ ETFs

Mon, 01/02/2010 - 15:57
SEI has been selected by FaithShares Advisors to provide a fully integrated turnkey solution to support the firm’s faith-based exchange-traded funds. »

Five-for-one stock split for GlobalShares FTSE Emerging Markets Fund

Mon, 01/02/2010 - 14:18
The board of Old Mutual Global Shares Trust has approved a five-for-one stock split of the shares of GlobalShares FTSE Emerging Markets Fund. »