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BlackRock ETF Landscape Industry Review, May 2010

June 30, 2010--GLOBAL
At the end of May 2010 the global ETF industry had 2,218 ETFs with 4,478 listings, assets of US$1,044.1 Bn from 131 providers on 42 exchanges around the world.

YTD ASSETS INCREASED BY 0.8%, COMPARED TO THE 7.6% DECREASE IN THE MSCI WORLD INDEX IN US DOLLAR TERMS.
THE TOP 100 ETFs, OUT OF 2,218, ACCOUNT FOR 64.5% OF GLOBAL ETF AUM, WHILE 458 ETFs HAVE LESS THAN US$10.0 MN IN ASSETS.
YTD THE NUMBER OF ETFs INCREASED BY 13.7% WITH 290 NEW ETFs LAUNCHED.
THE NUMBER OF ETFs LISTED IN EUROPE HAS SURPASSED THE US WITH 946 ETFs LISTED IN EUROPE, COMPARED TO 836 IN THE US.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY PLANS TO LAUNCH 884 NEW etFS.
YTD THE NUMBER OF EXCHANGES WITH OFFICIAL LISTINGS INCREASED FROM 40 TO 42.
YTD THE AVERAGE DAILY TRADING VOLUME IN Us DOLLARS INCREASED BY 132.8% TO US$117.1 BN.
MSCI AND STANDARD & POOR’S (S&P) ARE VIRTUALLY TIED IN TERMS OF etF aUm TIED TO THER BENCHMARKS WITH ASSETS OF US$241.0 BN AND 308 ETFs TRACKING MSCI, WHILE S&P HAS US$239.8 BN AND 272 ETFs, FOLLOWED BY BARCLAYS CAPITAL WITH US$101.4 AND 78 ETFs.

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>Source: Global ETF Research & Implementation Strategy Team, BlackRock


Securitisation drops 5% in second quarter

June 30, 2010--The amount of money raised through securitisation dropped in the second quarter of 2010 compared with the previous year, highlighting the slow pace of recovery in this once-dominant part of the capital markets.

On a global basis, the volume of securitised deals reached just $139bn, according to figures from Thomson Reuters, a 5 per cent drop on the amount seen in the second quarter of 2009.

Compared with the peaks of 2006, when bonds were sold backed by payments on loans ranging from residential mortgages to car loans to leases on aircraft, the securitised markets are still only a fraction of their former selves, in spite of efforts by US and European central banks to prop them up.

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Source: FT.com


SPDR Gold Shares exceeds USD50bn in assets

June 30, 2010--Assets in the SPDR Gold Trust have surpassed USD50bn, according to State Street Global Advisors and World Gold Trust Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the World Gold Council.

"With assets having increased by approximately 32 per cent year-to-date (as of 25 June 2010), SPDR Gold Shares has radically transformed the way in which a wide range of investors access the gold market," says James Ross, senior managing director at State Street Global Advisors.

Jason Toussaint, managing director, investments, World Gold Trust Services, adds: "Strategic asset allocation will continue to play a central role in investors' portfolio performance moving forward, and portfolios that contain even a small allocation in gold have the potential to better cope with varying market scenarios. This milestone for GLD underscores that investors have embraced gold as a viable core holding over the long-term."

As of 25 June, assets under management in the trust totalled more than USD53bn, making it the second largest ETF by assets in the world.

GLD is also cross-listed on the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, the Singapore Exchange the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.

Source: Online News


EDHEC-Risk Study Finds No Theoretical or Empirical Justification for Cap-Weighted Indices

June 29, 2010--After the financial crisis and the accompanying falls in the stock markets, many commentators have questioned the appropriateness of tracking cap-weighted indices. These indices are particularly inefficient and, through their momentum properties, favour the emergence of speculative bubbles.

New research from the EDHEC-Risk Institute shows that financial theory, despite widely-held views to the contrary, does not support investment in these types of indices. It is therefore urgent for investors to seek alternatives to these indices which are justified by neither fact nor theory.

The three main conclusions of the research are the following:

1.A cap-weighted stock market index is not the market portfolio of financial theory (the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) theory is often evoked to show that cap-weighted stock market indices are efficient portfolios and attractive investments). That it is not is clear from the choices made in empirical studies that attempt to come up with reasonable proxies for the market portfolio. These studies attach great importance to including many more stocks than indices do, and their proxies of the market portfolio include bonds, real estate, and non-tradable assets such as human capital.

2. Even if it were possible to construct and hold the market portfolio, the theory does not predict that the market portfolio is efficient unless we make highly unrealistic assumptions. In fact, the authors of the seminal academic research in the 1950s and 1960s, Harry Markowitz and William Sharpe, have themselves emphasised (Sharpe (1991) and Markowitz (2005)) that the market portfolio may not be efficient in a more realistic setting.

3. In view of these arguments, financial theory alone does not justify the current practice of cap-weighting. In fact, from a theoretical perspective, cap-weighted stock market indices seem to offer no particular advantage.

view The EDHEC-Risk Institute Publication, “Does Finance Theory Make the Case for Capitalisation-Weighted Indexing?” paper

Source: EDHEC


ETF Securities Gold Holdings Increase to a Record $10 Billion

June 28, 2010--Gold held in ETF Securities Ltd.’s European exchange-traded products rose to a record $10 billion, accounting for half of the provider’s total global assets under management.

Its ETFS Physical Gold product held $5.2 billion of metal as of June 11, and ETFS Gold Bullion Securities contained $4.8 billion, London-based ETF Securities said today in a report.

Total assets under management climbed to an all-time high $20 billion as of June 17 including commodity, currency and equity products, up 70 percent from last July, it said.

Gold ETP holdings advanced to an all-time high this year and coin sales from mints accelerated on buying by investors seeking to protect their wealth from Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis and on concern the global economic recovery may falter. Bullion climbed to a record $1,265.30 an ounce on June 21 and is up 15 percent this year.

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Source: Business Week


Keeping Ahead of the Curve: Investment Management in the New Regulatory Landscape

June 25, 2010--Ensuring compliance with existing regulations and preparing for new regulatory developments is a normal part of doing business for financial services organizations. However, the breadth and volume of regulatory initiatives around the world has surged in response to the global financial crisis, putting increasing strain on businesses already under pressure. Proposed regulatory reforms to the investment management and financial services industries seek to lessen systemic risk and enhance investor protection.

This report by KPMG International highlights a survey of top executives in the investment management services industry on how they view new regulatory reform and the potential impact on their business.

The executives were polled on new regulations affecting strategic objectives, the markets in which they operate, financial targets for the future, and the impact of regulation on investment returns.

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Source: KPMG


BlackRock's O'Brien steps down, leaves investment management

June 25, 2010--Mike O’Brien, head of EMEA institutional business at BlackRock, is to leave the company.
He is to pursue business interests outside investment management.

O’Brien spent 10 years at Barclays Global Investors before it was acquired by BlackRock last year.

His successor is to be Charles Prideaux, currently chief executive of BlackRock's fundamental equities business.

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Source: IP&E


Banks win battle for limits to Basel III

June 24, 2010--Plans by global regulators to compel banks to set aside billions of dollars in extra capital to cope with future crises are to be pared back after intense lobbying by the industry.

After wrangling over the details of a regulatory overhaul published six months ago, a consensus on the Basel committee is suggesting that its proposals be thinned down.

A draft of the latest thinking of the committee, set up to oversee global financial regulation, is to be presented at this weekend’s G20 summit in Toronto.

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Source: FT.com


Corporate Clean Energy Investment Trends in Brazil, China, India and South Africa

June 23, 2010--Overall Findings
1. Companies in BASIC countries are making very sizeable investments in clean energy. The scale of corporate investments in the four countries studied, particularly in China which is the world’s largest investor in this area, is very large. These investments are being driven by regulation, but also by other purely business-led considerations such as cost reduction and energy security.
2. High-level policy signals are necessary and useful. All four of the countries studied have framework legislation which sets out principles and aspirations for greater energy efficiency and use of renewable energy. These high-level signals can influence investment; they also create societal expectations which help to shape internal company policies.

3. In addition to high-level signals, clear and specific regulation is also needed. Although high-level policy signals are useful, corporate investment decisions are most strongly influenced by regulation that provides very specific requirements and mechanisms for action. Recent work by Chatham House describes this as “investment grade” policy.

4. CDM has made a contribution, and consideration should be given to its future role. The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has played an important role in incentivizing corporate investment, particularly for renewable energy. CDM’s uncertain future may affect levels of corporate investment in BASIC countries.

Summary of Findings by Country
Brazil

Energy Efficiency
Strong regulatory requirements for the energy sector are having an effect on corporate investment;

In other industrial sectors policy and regulation exist, but are not currently playing a major role in corporate investment decisions;

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Source: Carbon Disclosure Project


June 2010 “Islamic Market’s Measure” Preliminary Report - Monthly Report On The Performance Of The Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes

June 23, 2010--Based on the close of trading on June 22, the global Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index, which measures the performance of 100 of the leading Shari’ah compliant stocks globally, gained 1.59% month-to-date, closing at 1939.90. In comparison, the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index, which measures the 50 biggest companies worldwide, posted a gain of 1.56%, closing at 156.04.

The Dow Jones Islamic Market Asia/Pacific Titans 25 Index, which measures the performance of 25 of the leading Shari’ah compliant stocks in the Asia/Pacific region, increased 5.59%, closing at 1807.02. The Dow Jones Asian Titans 50 Index, in comparison, posted a gain of 3.86%, closing at 127.91.

Measuring Europe, the Dow Jones Islamic Market Europe Titans 25 Index, which measures the performance of the 25 of the leading Shari’ah compliant stocks in Europe, closed at 1839.72, a gain of 1.90%, while the conventional Dow Jones Europe Index gained 4.94%, closing at 229.51.

Measuring the performance of 50 of the largest Shari’ah compliant U.S. stocks, the Dow Jones Islamic Market U.S. Titans 50 Index increased, closing at 1993.00. It represents a gain of 0.78%. The U.S. blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 1.55%, closing at 10293.52.

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Source: Mondovisione


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