Weekly newsletter | ETF Express

From HiFi to WiFI to Single’s Day

Thu, 14/11/2019 - 13:44

This week’s ETF Express newsletter opens with an interview with Nasdaq’s Steve Oh, head of ETF Listings and Business Development at the exchange. Nasdaq was the first electronic trading exchange and still prides itself on its technology. We also have the launch of REX Shares’ latest Microsectors ETN, focusing on FANG+, and GraniteShares reports on the launch in the UK of its single stock short and leveraged ETPs, all in time for active traders hoping to sail profitably through the UK’s December election. »

DFM platforms still struggle with ETFs

Thu, 07/11/2019 - 11:07

This week, in response to our piece a few weeks ago on the problems UK platforms have with including an ETF offering, Philippa Aylmer has talked to a number of participants in the wealth and ETF industry in the UK. Read her findings in our piece. »

How diversified are emerging market indices?

Thu, 31/10/2019 - 13:32

Last week saw the ETF Express team in New York hosting the inaugural US ETF awards with a very well attended and popular event. Many congratulations to our worthy winners. »

New ETF services on the Horizon

Thu, 24/10/2019 - 12:45

This week's newsletter features an interview with technology supplier Horizon on the firm's increased offering in the ETF space which will include fixed income, says CEO, Sylvain Thieullent. »

Gold rush boosts LSE ETPs

Thu, 17/10/2019 - 12:46

Our journey around the stock exchanges comes a little closer to home this week for those of us based in the UK. We have an interview with Lida Eslami, head of business development for ETPs at the exchange. The gold rush from earlier this year saw gold ETPs become the most traded of equities on the exchange which shows the combined power of the precious metal and the ETP. »

China ETFs all set for growth

Thu, 10/10/2019 - 16:06

This week saw the London-based Inside ETFs conference and we have a piece based on KraneShares’ Brendan Ahern presentation at the event on the growing strength of China and the current rebalancing of the indices to include more China A-Shares. Watch out which index or ETF you pick in this market, Ahern warns, recommending that investors seek out the growth stocks represented by the new China internet and e-commerce sector. »

Head of ETFs at NYSE has front seat for ETF growth show

Thu, 03/10/2019 - 13:06

We have an interview with Douglas Yones this week, with Bailey McCann finding out that the head of ETFs at the NYSE has seen one of his busiest years yet and doesn’t expect it to slow down anytime soon. »

SEC adopts new rule on ETFs

Thu, 26/09/2019 - 14:48

Just as ETF Express was going to press, news came in that the SEC has announced its new rule and amendments on ETF regulation. Read our report on this in this week’s newsletter. »