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- MSCI Bara Introduces New Indexes to Counter Russian Trading Stoppages
- IndexUniverse submits: MSCI Barra MXB has created two new Russia indexes to mitigate the problems recently exposed with the frequent suspension of trading on the Russian stock markets during the global market unrest. The new MSCI Barra indexes will capture the performance of Russian stocks that are traded...
- External links 2008-10-17
- S&P Targets Volatility in Pummeled Indexes
- IndexUniverse submits: Standard & Poor's is zeroing in on volatility levels in four indexes within its Emerging Market and Global Thematic Index Series, indexes that have turned in terrible performance amidst the market crisis. The volatility targeting approach has been common in the structured products arena, but is...
- External links 2008-11-18
- Invesco To Launch Mutual Fund Made Up of PowerShares ETFs
- IndexUniverse submits: Invesco's IVZ AIM family of mutual funds is launching an asset allocation fund using PowerShares exchange-traded funds as the underlying investments. The AIM V.I. ETF Allocation Fund has been designed for the variable insurance market. by Index Universe
- External links 2008-10-28
- Hang Seng Rolls Out Hong Kong REIT Benchmark
- IndexUniverse submits: Making bets on the performance of the real estate investment trust market in Hong Kong may soon become easier. The Hang Seng Indexes Company has launched a REIT index covering real estate investment trusts listed in Hong Kong. The Hang Seng REIT Index will serve as...
- External links 2008-10-29
- Invesco PowerShares Files To Launch First Active REIT ETF
- IndexUniverse submits: Already the first to market with actively managed stock exchange-traded funds, Invesco IVZ PowerShares Capital Management has filed to launch a similar portfolio focused on real estate markets. In an exemptive relief filing dated Oct. 31, PowerShares is asking for the Securities and Exchange Commission to...
- External links 2008-11-03
- Lehman Indexes Folded Under Barclays' Banner
- IndexUniverse submits: With the acquisition of Lehman Brothers and its indexing unit, Barclays BCS Capital said on Monday it's folding those benchmarks under a new brand name: Barclays Capital Indices. The new index family will unite the combined Lehman platform with existing benchmarks run by Barclays Capital to...
- External links 2008-11-03
- MacroMarkets Real Estate ETFs Delayed
- IndexUniverse submits: MacroMarkets is planning to delay the first-ever initial public offering open-auction launch of exchange-traded funds, which had been initially set for an opening auction date of tomorrow. Market conditions, rather than lack of interest in the planned U.S. housing market ETFs, have led the company to delay...
- External links 2008-11-12
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- JPMorgan Launches Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index
- NEW YORK -- JPMorgan is launching a new fixed income index designed to provide its clients with a broad measure of the performance of the most liquid securities in the investment grade corporate bond market. The JPMorgan US Liquid Index, or JULI, provides performance comparisons and valuation metrics across a...
- Research articles 2004-06-17
- Claymore Licenses New Benchmark Global Shipping Index
- IndexUniverse submits: A brand new benchmark, the Delta Global Shipping Index [Index Ticker: DGAGSI], has already attracted the interest of an exchange-traded funds company. The Delta Global Shipping Index has been licensed to Claymore Advisors, which says it plans on launching a global shipping exchange-traded fund. "The creation...
- External links 2008-08-18
- Emerging Infrastructure Index Launches; ETF to Follow
- IndexUniverse submits: Infrastructure investing and emerging markets investing had been among the hottest asset classes for new investment in recent years, and now, a new index seeks to combine the two under one methodology. The rhetoric on the potential market for infrastructure investing, particularly in the developing world,...
- External links 2008-09-24
- Zacks Launches New Micro Cap Index Designed for Investment
- CHICAGO -- When ranking the performance of various stock capitalizations, as defined by Wilshire over the last 5 years, the universe of Micro Cap stocks cumulatively outperformed all other capitalizations by at least 60% and Large Cap stocks by 115%. Traditionally, "passive" indexing emphasizes buying the market or a...
- Research articles 2005-08-04
- Currency Impacts Are Huge When It Comes to Investment Returns
- IndexUniverse submits: By Matthew Hougan If Jim Wiandt is right about the dollar, and I think he is, the impact on investors will be huge. by Index Universe
- External links 2008-08-17
- Goldman and Morgan To Launch European ETF Venture
- IndexUniverse submits: To be called Source, the joint venture will start in Q1 2009, and involve the launch of a number of synthetic (swap-based) ETFs. One ETF market participant told IndexUniverse.com that the venture had been due to start in August this year, but had been delayed by the...
- External links 2008-12-07
- A commodity fund opens door to new investment options; Advisers see a future for ETFs beyond futures.(News)
- Byline: David Hoffman NEW YORK - A new exchange-traded commodities pool has opened the floodgates to a new universe of ETF products, according to industry experts. The DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund, launched Feb. 3 and...
- Research articles 2006-02-13
- JPMorgan Securities Launches Floating Rate Corporate Bond Index
- NEW YORK -- JPMorgan announced today the launch of a new fixed income index designed to provide its clients with a broad measure of the performance of the most liquid securities in the floating rate investment grade corporate bond market. The JPMorgan US Floating Rate Note Index, or FRNI, provides...
- Research articles 2006-11-09
- Van Global Hedge Fund Index Construction Methodology
- The Van Global Hedge Fund Index ("VGHFI" or the "Index") is one of the world's longest running and most widely followed benchmarks for hedge fund performance. The Index measures the average performance, net of fees, of both the overall hedge fund universe as well as of various constituent groups of...
- White papers 2005-07-01
- Motive Added to Russell 3000 Index
- AUSTIN, Texas -- Motive, Inc. (NASDAQ:MOTV), a leading provider of management software, today announced that its stock has been added to the Russell 3000R Index and the Russell 2000R Index. The Russell 3000 measures the performance of the 3000 largest U.S.-based companies ranked by market capitalization. The Russell 2000 is...
- Research articles 2004-09-30
- Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania Joins Russell 3000 Index; Univest Also Receives Inclusion in the Russell 2000 Index
- SOUDERTON, Pa. -- Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (NASDAQ: UVSP) was added to the Russell 3000R Index on June 25 when Russell Investment Group reconstituted its family of 21 U.S. indexes. Univest Corporation's market capital also qualified it for inclusion in the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe, the Russell...
- Research articles 2004-07-07
- IndexIQ CIO Bruno: A Different Way to Track Hedge Funds
- IndexUniverse submits: Salvatore Bruno is chief investment officer at IndexIQ Advisors LLC. Prior to joining the asset manager and index provider, he was a portfolio manager at Deutsche Asset Management. Before that role, Bruno was the head of advanced quantitative research at DeAM. On Thursday, IndexUniverse's...
- External links 2009-03-27
- AlphaShares' Adams Sees Chinese Growth Slowing but Remaining Strong in 2009
- IndexUniverse submits: Mark Adams is director of research at AlphaShares in Walnut Creek, Calif. The money management firm specializes in developing investment strategies centering on Chinese markets for U.S.-based investors. Besides creating its own indexes, the firm also serves as advisor of two China-focused exchange-traded funds sponsored by Claymore...
- External links 2008-12-24
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