ETFs Archives

Invesco’s Saudi ETF becomes largest in the kingdom

Nik Pratt -

Invesco’s MSCI Saudi Arabia UCITS ETF has become the largest exchange traded fund offering exposure to the region after raising $315 million in the...

FRENCH ASSET MANAGEMENT: A piece of the action

Funds Global MENA -

Funds Europe’s annual report on the French industry looks at business over the past year, as firms respond to ever-greater pressure on fees and...

Invesco launches Saudi ETF in Europe

Nik Pratt -

Invesco has launched what it claims is the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) in Europe to offer passive exposure to Saudi Arabia. The Invesco MSCI Saudi...

Middle East ETF assets dropped in April

Nik Pratt -

Assets invested in exchange-traded funds and products (ETFs and ETPs) in the Middle East and North Africa fell 1% to $37.9 billion in April...

UAE firm plans Abu Dhabi-listed ETF

Nik Pratt -

ADS Investment Solutions, a subsidiary of UAE-based financial firm ADS Securities, is planning to launch an ETF focused on Saudi Arabian equities. The fund will...

Amwal lists Qatar’s first ever ETF

Nik Pratt -

Qatar-based asset manager Amwal has listed what it claims is the largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the Gulf region. The ETF will be listed and...

Dubai Financial Market reveals ETF platform

George Mitton -

The Dubai Financial Market, the main stock exchange in the emirate, has launched a platform for transacting in exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The exchange says the...

“Index products aren’t asset management, it’s banking.” – Du Toit

Funds Global MENA -

Index funds are so different from actively managed funds they could be considered banking products, says the chief executive of Investec, a South Africa-based...

ASSET SERVICER ROUNDTABLE: Local is lekker

Funds Global MENA -

Our panel in Cape Town discussed the move to T+3, the complexity of trade settlement on the continent and the challenges of building a...

ASSET SERVICER ROUNDTABLE: Local is lekker

Funds Global MENA -

Our panel in Cape Town discussed the move to T+3, the complexity of trade settlement on the continent and the challenges of building a...