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Survey finds bearish sentiment waning as risk appetite improves

Wed, 18/08/2010 - 05:15

Bearish sentiment among investors about the outlook for the global economy and corporate earnings has eased, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers for August. »

Asia Pacific ETF AUM down 2.2 per cent

Tue, 17/08/2010 - 13:13

Assets under management of Asia Pacific exchange-traded funds declined 2.2 per cent in the week ending 13 August to USD63.5bn, according to Deutsche Bank. »

Edward Jones Advisory Solutions adds 12 model portfolios

Tue, 17/08/2010 - 05:01

St. Louis-based financial services firm Edward Jones has added 12 model portfolios to its mutual fund and exchange-traded funds advisory programme, Edward Jones Advisory Solutions. »

Hartmut Graf, chief executive officer, Stoxx

Stoxx launches non-capped supersector indices for Europe

Mon, 16/08/2010 - 13:10

Index provider Stoxx has launched the Stoxx Europe 600 NC Supersector Indices, a set of non-capped supersector indices for the European region. »

Steven A. Baffico, senior managing director at Claymore Securities

Claymore closes four ETFs

Mon, 16/08/2010 - 10:55

Claymore Securities, an exchange-traded fund sponsor with approximately USD3bn in ETF assets under management, is closing and liquidating four lightly followed ETFs. »

Troika Dialog – Index RTS Standard sees RUB300.6m turnover on first day

Mon, 16/08/2010 - 05:13

Turnover on the Troika Dialog – Index RTS Standard, an open-ended mutual fund for Russian investors, totalled RUB300.6m on its first day of trading, while the number of deals totalled 227. »

Components in Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index to decrease to 217 from 258

Sun, 15/08/2010 - 11:15

Dow Jones Indexes has carried out its annual review of the Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index and its semi-annual review of the Dow Jones US Contrarian Opportunities Index. »

Global ETF assets up 5.7 per cent

Fri, 13/08/2010 - 05:01

At the end of July 2010 the global exchange-traded fund industry had 2,282 ETFs with 4,872 listings, assets of USD1,095.2bn, from 124 providers on 42 exchanges around the world, research by BlackRock shows. »

EGShares launches India infrastructure ETF

Thu, 12/08/2010 - 14:02

EGShares, an emerging markets sector exchange-traded fund provider, has launched the EGShares India Infrastructure ETF, the first ETF that offers investors exclusive access to Indian companies positioned to benefit from infrastructure development in India. »

Belmont Capital Group launches in California

Thu, 12/08/2010 - 11:01

Stephen Solaka and Daniel Beckwith have formed Belmont Capital Group in Century City, California. »

Carbon360 launches the Fund Administration Market

Thu, 12/08/2010 - 05:14

Research and consulting firm Carbon360 has launched the Fund Administration Market, a service designed to aid fund managers with the selection of fund administrators. »

Anthony Rochte, senior managing director at State Street Global Advisors

State Street to sub-advise Lincoln’s variable life and annuity solutions

Wed, 11/08/2010 - 15:12

State Street Global Advisors has been selected by Lincoln Financial Group to sub-advise variable life insurance and variable annuity investment options, which employ a tactical asset allocation strategy and invest in a range of investment solutions. »

US ETP inflows total USD5.8bn

Wed, 11/08/2010 - 13:30

Total exchange-traded product inflows in the US added up to USD5.8bn during the week ending 6 August, according to Deutsche Bank. »

Philippe El-Asmar, managing director, head of investor solutions at Barclays Capital

Barclays launches eight iPath ETNs linked to US treasury futures indices

Wed, 11/08/2010 - 11:07

Barclays Bank has launched eight iPath exchange-traded notes on the NYSE Arca stock exchange. »

Nigel Strachan, Ed Devonport, Jersey Funds Association

New heads for Jersey Funds Association

Wed, 11/08/2010 - 05:00

Nigel Strachan, Head of New Business for corporate clients at Kleinwort Benson (pictured above left), has been appointed Chairman of the Jersey Funds Association and Edward Devenport (pictured above right), partner at Mourant Ozannes, takes on the role of Vice Chairman. »