Category: ETFs

Eurex enhances European ETF ecosystem with new product
March 17, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

iM Global Partner Launches European Managed Futures UCITS ETF

The ETF is the first managed futures UCITS ETF available in the region. The company said the fund is now listed on Euronext Paris and will soon be available on the London Stock Exchange in sterling.  It mirrors the US-listed iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF, which is managed by DBi, a specialist in hedge…

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February 12, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Invesco AUM Rises 3.1% in January

The asset manager attributed the rise to favourable market returns, which contributed $37 billion, alongside foreign exchange movements that added $1.2 billion.  The firm also said it recorded net long-term inflows of $5.1 billion during the month, non-management fee earning net inflows of $2.3 billion, and money market net inflows of $11.3 billion. The largest…

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January 02, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Tern Makes Investment in Sure Ventures

The investment firm said the transaction represents approximately 2.7% of Sure Ventures' equity following the completion of a £275,000 fundraising by the venture capital fund. Sure Ventures focuses on early-stage software companies in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and IoT sectors. Listed on the London Stock Exchange's Specialist Fund Segment, it…

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Eurex enhances European ETF ecosystem with new product
December 18, 2024 BY Sam Boughedda

iM Global Partner Announces Launch of iMGP Euro Select Fund

The firm said it will be managed by Zadig Asset Management, a specialist in European equities.  The fund, targeting Eurozone companies, aims to provide an investment solution that is seen as a “one-stop shop” for Zadig’s best ideas. The fund will be co-managed by portfolio managers Francesco Rustici and Régis Bégué.  Rustici, a co-manager of…

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December 13, 2024 BY Sam Boughedda

State Street Global Advisors Announces Saudi Bond ETF in Europe

The ETF provides European investors with access to Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning bond market. Listed on the Xetra and London Stock Exchange, the fund aims to track the newly developed J.P. Morgan Saudi Arabia Aggregate Index.  The index, created in collaboration with State Street Global Advisors, captures the performance of liquid USD- and SAR-denominated government and…

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December 06, 2024 BY Sam Boughedda

Tortoise Capital Advisors Gets Go-Ahead For 2 Strategic Fund Merger Proposals

The changes are said to be aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and boosting shareholder value, with the final implementations set for 23 December 2024. The first merger involves Tortoise Midstream Energy Fund (NTG) and Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. (TYG). TYG will emerge as the surviving entity, maintaining its original strategy and becoming Tortoise's flagship closed-end…

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November 27, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

FP Markets Expands its Commodity CFDs Offering adding Lead, Nickel, Aluminium, Zinc and Copper and Spot Silver & Gold vs a range of cross currencies

Complementing its existing range of commodity CFDs, clients trading with FP Markets can now trade and invest in several new and exciting commodities. This includes spot gold (XAU) versus several widely traded currencies, such as the British pound (GBP), the Singapore dollar (SGD) and the Chinese Renminbi (CNH), as well as other popular hard commodities…

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November 09, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Grayscale fights SEC for looser restrictions on trust products

Grayscale’s GBTC operates as a spot bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP), more commonly known as an ETF.  The SEC's involvement in negotiations with Grayscale signifies a critical step in the potential approval of several ETFs for the crypto industry. If the approval goes ahead, the entry of everyday investors into the digital asset space could be…

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September 19, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

ETFs and mutual funds rise against their passive counterparts

In August alone, active ETFs garnered $9.8bn in investor cash compared to $9.5bn pulled by passive funds. For every $4.06 made from passive funds, active ETFs have gained $1 over the last 12 months. The gap appears larger; however, three years ago, passive funds registered $6.02 for every $1 of active ETFs.   That being said,…

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How to circumvent big tech when investing in AI
August 07, 2023 BY Alan Sayer

How to circumvent big tech when investing in AI

Experts predict this niche will be worth trillions in years to come. As such, the market attracts more and more investors, and most think tech giants are the answer to getting one’s hands on a slice of the AI share pie. Although it is true that exchange-traded funds (ETFs) focusing on stocks such as Microsoft…

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