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Dr. Ana Armstrong, chairman of Distinction Asset Management, takes a closer look at the agricultural sector.
With fluctuating oil prices continuing to make news, Chris Butler, co-manager of the Martin Currie Global Resources fund, looks at the wider supersector.
Redemptions in commodity ETFs have been mostly confined to “a few precious metal and energy products” despite a widespread fall in prices, according to ETF Securities.
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Deutsche Bank’s db x-ETC platform has unveiled sterling hedged versions of its oil, agriculture, physical gold and physical silver ETCs on the London Stock Exchange.
Exchange-traded products tracking diversified broad commodity indices saw global assets increase by $5.2bn in Q1 2011, marking the largest quarterly inflows for the sector on record, ETF Securities says.
European-domiciled exchange-traded products garnered over €1.9bn in the week ending 4 March, according to Deutsche Bank.
Gold exchange-traded products have seen outflows of over €1.4bn since the start of the year, driven by increased equity market confidence, according to Deutsche Bank.
Deutsche Bank has stopped new issuance of its PowerShares DB Agriculture Double Long exchange-traded note (ETN).
The Bank of Montreal has launched 10 ETFs on the Toronto Stock Market, adding target maturity and commodity funds to its product range.
The rapid expansion of the ETP industry has opened access to commodities, allowing more investors to tap the asset class, ETF Securities says.
ETF Securities has seen flows into its All Commodities ETC so far this year outstrip those into any of its other commodity securities.
Van Eck Global has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a Market Vectors Constant Maturity (CM) Commodity Index ETF.
Agribusiness is set to enjoy sustained growth with sugar alone seeing demand rise by as much as 50% in the next 20 years, according to industry experts.
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