Stoxx has launched the Stoxx Global 3D Printing Tradable Index, which represents 30 companies that generate revenues directly from the 3D printing sector.
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FlexShares Exchange Traded Funds, sponsored and managed by Northern Trust, has launched three funds that invest in international securities and complement its existing quality dividend fund (QDF) suite.
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Nine Vanguard index funds have transitioned to new target benchmarks, with eight domestic index funds moving to University of Chicago’s Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) indices and one international index fund adopting a FTSE index.
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Ossiam, an affiliate of Natixis Global Asset Management (NGAM) offering exchange-traded funds, has listed its ETFs tracking the Ossiam World Minimum Variance Strategy on the Swiss SIX Exchange.
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The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a consultation paper on Principles for Financial Benchmarks, which seeks public comments on a set of high-level principles for benchmarks used in global financial markets.
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BlackRock’s exchange-fund business iShares maintained its leadership position in the global ETF market, capturing USD26bn in net new business in the first quarter of 2102.
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iShares has launched three unhedged exchange-traded funds to the Canadian marketplace. The new funds – iShares S&P 500 Index ETF, iShares MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF and iShares MSCI Emerging Markets IMI Index ETF – began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on 15 April.
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As investor interest in smart beta gathers steam, this etfexpress report separates the hype from reality and outlines the risks and opportunities of smart beta investments
Gina Germano (pictured), managing partner and head of sub-investment grade at Goldbridge Capital Partners, which launched its first funds this summer...
A look at the options available to managers re-examining their current home jurisdiction in the light of the changes that have swept the alternative investment management industry over the past three years
