Global ETF News Older than One Year
State Street Names Michael Ho for Push Into Hedge Funds
June 10, 2015--Michael Ho, who heads active emerging market stock investing for State Street Corp.'s asset-management arm, will lead the unit's expansion into alternatives.
State Street Global Advisors named Ho to the newly created position of chief investment officer for alternatives, confirmed Brendan Paul, a spokesman for the Boston-based bank. Ho will oversee a team that will manage hedge fund strategies for institutions and intermediaries, Paul said.
Source: Bloomberg
First Bridge Data- 'ETF 20/20 Report' June 2015
June 10, 2015--Highlights
16 new launches including an innovative product that replicates exposure to spot VIX.
Index benchmark switches for 10 Invesco PowerShares ETFs.
The best & worst performing ETF categories and strategies.Assets for ETFs listed inthe US grew by $18B in May 2015 to $2.155T. As ofend May 2015, there were 1,714 ETPs listed in the US.
Source: First Bridge
Commodity markets braced for El Nino impact
June 10, 2015--Farmers and commodity investors around the world are braced for weather disruptions affecting harvests and markets as leading meteorological agencies have warned of a longer and stronger than expected El Niño phenomenon.
Japan's Meteorological Agency warned on Wednesday that the El Niño of 2015 is growing stronger and that its effects could last until the winter.
Source: FT.com
S&P lowers ratings of Barclays, Deutsche and RBS
June 10, 2015--Ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgraded several U.K. and German banks, including Deutsche Bank and Barclays, saying it considers government support for these banks to be uncertain.
The rating arm of McGraw Hill Financial downgraded Germany's Deutsche Bank and the U.K.'s Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland to "stable" and Commerzbank to "negative".<>view more
Source: CNBC
London Stock Exchange Group and Haitong Securities sign Agreement
June 10, 2015--LSEG and Haitong Securities agree to wide ranging collaboration across trading, ETFs and IPOs
Further significant boost to growing ties between UK and China
Haitong Securities Chairman, Wang Kaiguo opens London trading London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Haitong Securities. The agreement was signed by London Stock Exchange plc CEO, Alexander Justham and Haitong Securities Chairman, Wang Kaiguo.
Source: London Stock Exchange Group
Investors dump junk exchange traded funds as bond turmoil spreads
June 10, 2015--Investors are accelerating their withdrawal of money from one of the riskiest areas of the US credit market, tracked by exchange traded funds, as global bond yields continue rising.
With US Treasury yields at their highest level since September, nearly $2bn has been pulled from two popular high-yield, or junk ETFs this month...
Source: FT.com
Western stock exchanges look to China for market growth
June 9, 2015--China offers better growth prospects for stock and derivatives exchanges as making money in mature western markets becomes tougher due to overcapacity, top bourse officials said on Tuesday.
"Clients are really trying to get access to Asia and China right now,"Jeff Sprecher, chairman and CEO of the Intercontinental Exchange, told the IDX derivatives conference in London.
Source: Reuters
Global holding and use of yuan fall
June 9, 2015--THE international holding and use of the yuan fell in April from a month ago for the first time in over two years, hurt by the currency's depreciation in the first quarter, Standard Chartered Bank said today.
The bank's Renminbi Globalization Index, which measures business growth in major offshore yuan centers, dipped 0.8 percent from March to 2,154 points in April, the UK-based bank said in a report.
Source: Shanghai Daily
IMF-Is the Glass Half Empty Or Half Full?: Issues in Managing Water Challenges and Policy Instruments
June 9, 2015--Summary: This paper examines water challenges, a growing global concern with adverse economic and social consequences, and discusses economic policy instruments. Water subsidies provided through public utilities are estimated at about $456 billion or 0.6 percent of global GDP in 2012.
The paper suggests that getting economic incentives right, notably by reforming water pricing, can go a long way towards encouraging more efficient water use and supporting needed investment, while enabling policies that protect the poor. It also discusses pricing reform options and emphasizes an integrated and holistic approach to manage water, going beyond the water sector itself.
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Source: IMF
MSCI May Upgrade Pakistan To Emerging Markets, Saudi Arabia Is Not Ready
June 9, 2015--There is a chance Pakistan will be in the emerging markets again, while Pakistan's far wealthier brother Saudi Arabia is nowhere close to entering the club, tracked by close to $1.7 trillion funds.
Indexer MSCI said today it will review Pakistan for a potential upgrade to emerging markets in its annual review next June.
Source: Barron's
