News - ETFs

FSA publishes exchange traded product factsheet

IFAonline | 23 Apr 2012 | 11:49

The FSA has flagged up a number of consumer risks associated with exchange traded products (ETPs) in a fact sheet published today.

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RDR prep eats into Cofunds' profits

Cofunds has reported a 10% dip in profits for last year, citing investment in retail distribution review (RDR) readiness as the reason for the drop.

IFAonline | 19 Apr 2012 | 16:00
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Standard Life appoints Vanguard to run trackers

Standard Life has appointed Vanguard Asset Management to manage its range of 15 tracker funds.

IFAonline | 02 Apr 2012 | 15:18

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FundsNetwork launches unbundled pricing model

Fidelity FundsNetwork has become the first supermarket to launch an unbundled pricing model.

IFAonline | 02 Apr 2012 | 10:30
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Euro regulator resists radical clampdown on ETFs

The regulatory body for the European Union has proposed stricter disclosure requirements on providers of exchange traded funds (ETFs), but has backed away from imposing more radical reforms on the sector.

IFAonline | 30 Jan 2012 | 12:15
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FundsNetwork builds 'no advice' option to counter legacy confusion

Platform FundsNetwork is developing functionality to allow advisers to declare whether or not their post-RDR activities constitute “advice” in a bid to clear up ambiguities surrounding legacy commission.

IFAonline | 16 Jan 2012 | 14:30
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Skandia: SIPPs in danger of being used unnecessarily

SIPP investors who have the vast majority of their assets held in Unit Trusts or OEICs may be better off using a platform pension due to cost, says Skandia.

Retirement Planner | 10 Jan 2012 | 12:29
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Advisers alarmed by ‘dangerous’ inverse ETF trend

Advisers have expressed concern at the rise in popularity of 'short ETFs' – products designed to track the inverse price of an index or underlying asset.

IFAonline | 06 Jan 2012 | 12:15
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ETF Securities put up for sale for £1bn

Graham Tuckwell, one of the pioneers in the exchanged traded fund market, has put his company ETF Securities up for sale with a potential £1bn ($1.6bn) price tag.

ETFM | 05 Dec 2011 | 08:51
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Gold ETF value soars to record high

Investors have accumulated the largest-ever gold hoard this week as Europe’s deteriorating debt crisis has prompted investors to flock to safe havens.

ETFM | 25 Nov 2011 | 15:00
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Most investors spooked by synthetic ETFs, says Morningstar

Nine out of ten investors are concerned about synthetic exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the back of a series of warnings from global regulators about their dangers, research suggests.

ETFM | 21 Nov 2011 | 11:30
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SPDR launches new fixed income ETF

SPDR ETFs, the exchange traded fund (ETF) platform of State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), has registered a new fixed income ETF for sale in the UK.

ETFM | 17 Nov 2011 | 09:13
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Morningstar updates ratings for closed and open-ended comparison

Morningstar has changed its methodology for rating closed-ended funds, with the aim of making it easier for investors to compare risk-adjusted performance against open-ended equivalents.

IFAonline | 16 Nov 2011 | 14:00

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