ETF
Hong Kong to allow high risk ETFs under tight controls
Hong Kong’s main securities regulator has announced plans to allow a limited range of leveraged and inverse products, which are effectively higher risk exchange traded funds (ETFs), to be sold to the public.
Amundi launches pan European multi smart beta ETF
Amundi ETF has extended its smart beta range with the launch of a multi smart beta ETF which offers investors exposure to European equities.
Three buys for Legg Mason as costs rise
Baltimore-headquartered Legg Mason Global Asset Management announced Friday that it has acquired majority stakes in EnTrust Capital and Clarion Partners and a minority stake in Precidian Investments, as it seeks to diversify its offering in the face of rising costs.
BlackRock launches first Israeli Ucits ETF
BlackRock has launched an exchange traded fund for European investors to invest directly in the national Israeli index. It is the first fund to offer direct exposure to the underlying constituents of this index.
Global ETF market soars, BlackRock earnings disappoint
The worldwide market for exchange traded funds (ETFs) saw record inflows of $350.9bn in 2015 as investors flocked to new fixed income trackers and looked outside the US for better equity returns.