etfexpress Awards USA 2012

By James Williams – The inaugural etfexpress USA 2012 Awards demonstrate the growing range of new products and players in the burgeoning US marketplace, notes etfexpress Publisher Sunil Gopalan. »

When you consider that the commodity ETP space has grown from one sole product in 2004 to over 140 today, over which time average annual inflows have totalled USD8billion, it’s perhaps unsurprising that Invesco PowerShares moved quickly to forge a leading position in this high-growth product segment. »

VelocityShares is a leader in designing exchange-traded products and sophisticated tail-risk strategies for institutional investors. The team focuses on developing liquid instruments that enable institutional investors to manage their risk and express short-term market views: an increasingly vital function in today’s current risk on, risk off environment. »

New York-based Global X Funds, headed up by CEO Bruno del Ama, currently has over 100,000 investors in more than 100 countries. »

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing provides clients with a turnkey solution to entry into the ETF market, and as such offers extensive support as a full service provider. ETF basket creation and calculation, global custody services, fund accounting and administration, distribution support through Pershing, transfer agency services and derivatives collateral management are just some of the areas in which the firm delivers its expertise. »

The top ETF, ETN and ETP Providers in the USA, as voted for by the readers of etfexpress… »