Exchange traded commodities: expanding the investable universe

Exchange traded commodities are one of the fastest growing product areas in the ETF arena. Martin Norris on the growing phenomenon Exchange traded commodities (ETCs) have yet to enter the mindset of most investors when it comes to finding somewhere to park a portion of one’s cash. Yet the ETC industry, part of the much larger exchange traded funds (ETF) universe that has been in existence in the US for 15 years (eight in the UK), has, in recent months, been one of the fastest growing areas of the European asset management industry – attracting in the process a growing number of adherents...