Laurent Kssis at LaBranche Structured Products Europe (LSPE) discusses European ETF trades for the week ending 7 January
European aggregate bond products remained the clear focus of interest for LSPE clients in the first week of 2011. Products such as the iShares Barclays Capital Euro Aggregate Bond ETF took over a third of our creation orders, with iShares accounting for $40m of that. Emerging markets are also still experiencing positive patterns, with iShares MSCI Emerging Markets and MSCI Eastern Europe 10/40 funds, as well as ETFs focusing on Malaysia and Indonesia ETFs, all benefiting. Even though Russia was closed for trading last week, demand for Lyxor ETF Russia was strong, with LSPE creating a f...
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