ETFs

SPDR ETFs, the exchange traded fund (ETF) platform of State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), has registered a new fixed income ETF for sale in the UK.

Morningstar has changed its methodology for rating closed-ended funds, with the aim of making it easier for investors to compare risk-adjusted performance against open-ended equivalents.

John Paulson, the billionaire hedge fund manager, cut his holdings in a gold ETF during the third quarter.

Nasdaq OMX and PC Bond, a provider of Canadian fixed income benchmarks, have joined forces to create a family of US Treasury indices.

FTSE has partnered with the Nairobi Securities Exchange to develop indices for Kenya, which could precipitate the introduction of ETFs to the market.

Equity ETF inflows topped bond ETFs for a second week at the start of November but positive sentiment following the Eurozone deal disappeared as a turn in events left equity indices down.

ETF cash flows showed a divergence of sentiment between the US and Europe in October, with the replication debate taking its toll on Europe, Deutsche Bank reports.

McGraw-Hill and CME Group - owners of S&P Indices and Dow Jones Indexes - have agreed a deal to form a joint indexing venture.

Standard and Poor's (S&P) has created six volatility strategy indices, designed to respond to specific market environments.

Deutsche Bank has listed the first ever ETFs linked to Pakistan and Bangladesh on the Singapore Stock Exchange.