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2008 Company News
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ETF Securities experiences continued inflows into ETCs as investors bet on rising oil prices
(15/12/08)
ETF Securities Limited (ETFS) has seen continued strong inflows into ETCs. Last week was the fifth consecutive week of inflows into ETCs, with $323 million flowing into a range of ETCs including precious metals, energy and industrial metals.
ETF Securities experiences $185m of inflows into Exchange Traded Commodities last week
(02/12/08)
Flows into short and leveraged ETCs indicate positive outlook ETF Securities Limited (ETFS), the global pioneer of Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs), and provider of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) has seen strong inflows into ETCs last week.
ETF Securities sees increased interest in Crude Oil and Short & Leveraged ETCs
(20/11/08)
ETF Securities Limited (ETFS), the global pioneer of exchange traded commodities (ETCs), and provider of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) has seen strong inflows into long oil ETCs. This has corresponded with falling interest in ETFS Short Crude Oil (SOIL).
ETF Securities launches 13 new equity ETFs on London Stock Exchange with 0% fees
(10/11/08)
ETF Securities, the global pioneer and market leader in Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs) will launch it’s first ever platform of equity index tracking Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) a 0% Total Expense Ratio (TER) until 31 January 2009.
ETF Securities lists Europe's first Carbon ETC last week
(03/11/08)
ETF Securities Limited (ETFS), the global pioneer in Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs), has listed Europe's first Carbon ETC on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in the dedicated ETC segment. ETFS Carbon offers investors, for the first time ever in Europe, the opportunity to gain simple and direct exposure to the carbon emissions allowance futures market.
ETF Securities to list Europe’s first Carbon ETC
(28/10/08)
ETF Securities Limited (ETFS), the global pioneer in Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs), will list the world’s first Carbon ETC on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in the dedicated ETC segment.
ETF Securities completes acquisition of Gold Bullion Securities products on London and Australian Securities Exchanges
(23/10/08)
ETF Securities Limited, the innovator and pioneer of Exchange Traded Commodities (ETC), has formally completed the acquisition of the world’s first gold ETCs - Gold Bullion Securities listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: GBS) and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: GOLD).
Commodity Securities Collateralised and Supplementary Prospectuses Published
(21/10/08)
ETF Securities Limited ("ETF Securities") is pleased to make the following announcement regarding the securities ("Commodity Securities") issued by ETFS Commodity Securities Limited ("CSL"), which are backed by matching contracts from AIG Financial Products Corp. ("AIGFP") whose obligations to CSL are guaranteed by American International Group, Inc (collectively with AIGFP, "AIG").
Three new hires added to meet increasing demand for ETCs and new innovative products
(13/10/08)
ETFS has expanded its finance, product development and sales capabilities with the key appointments of Greg Burgess as Chief Financial Officer, Fred Jheon for product development and Patrick Witteveen as Senior Sales Manager responsible for Switzerland and Luxembourg.
Commodity Securities to be Collateralised
(09/10/08)
ETF Securities Limited (“ETF Securities”) is pleased to make the following announcement regarding the securities (“Commodity Securities”) issued by ETFS Commodity Securities Limited (“CSL”), which are backed by matching contracts from AIG Financial Products Corp. (“AIGFP”) whose obligations to CSL are guaranteed by American International Group, Inc (collectively with AIGFP, “AIG”).
Exchange Traded Commodities shatter trading volume records again
(13/08/08)
ETF Securities Limited, the global pioneer of exchange traded commodities (ETCs), saw record trading volumes in its Exchange Traded Commodities (ETC) platform over the past 6 weeks.
ETF Securities announces world’s first Shariah compliant precious metal ETC platform
(05/08/08)
ETF Securities, the global pioneer in exchange traded commodities (ETCs), has announced that its physically backed precious metals platform is now Shariah compliant.
Commodities outperform equities by 40% during first half 2008
(02/07/08)
ETF Securities' end of first half results for 2008 (1H08) show that commodities were once again the top performing asset class.
Ownership of Gold Bullion Securities products on London and Australian Securities Exchanges to transfer to ETF Securities
(27/06/08)
Gold Bullion Holdings Ltd has agreed to sell to ETF Securities Limited management and control of its Gold Bullion Securities products, being:¢ the Lyxor Gold Bullion Securities product (LSE code GBS), which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, Euronext Paris, Borsa Italiana and the Deutsche Boerse; and the Australian listed Gold Bullion Securities product (ASX code GOLD).
ETF Securities Assets Surge Through US$6 Billion
(26/06/08)
ETF Securities Limited, the global pioneer of exchange traded commodities (ETCs), has seen assets top $6 billion as demand for Exchange Traded Commodities continues to grow at an exponential pace.
ETF Securities expands team for the German and UK & Ireland regions
(17/06/08)
ETF Securities Ltd (ETFS), the global pioneer in Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs) and leading German Issuer of Exchange Traded Commodities, has expanded its sales team with the key appointments of Nigel Longley, who takes the role of Sales Director responsible for the German and Austrian markets.
ETF Securities to launch entire range of 66 Short and Leveraged ETCs on Deutsche Börse
(11/06/08)
ETF Securities, the global pioneer of Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs) and leading ETC Issuer in Germany, will double the size of its ETC platform with the introduction of 33 Short ETCs and 33 Leveraged ETCs on Deutsche Börse’s Xetra platform.
ETF Securities sees massive growth in Short Oil and Livestock ETCs
(04/06/08)
ETF Securities Limited, the global pioneer of exchange traded commodities (ETCs), has seen assets and volumes expand massively making ETFS Short Oil ("SOIL") one of the most successful ETC launches in the past 18 months. In addition, livestock has seen significant demand over the past 12 weeks.
ETF Securities' physical precious metals ETCs accumulate over $1,865m of assets in first year of listing
(29/05/08)
ETF Securities Limited, the global pioneer of exchange traded commodities (ETCs), sees growth of over $1,865 million assets in its Physical precious metals ETCs. This growth has far exceeded precious metal analyst forecasts, proving how popular physically backed precious metals ETCs have become.
Platinum and Palladium ETCs approach $1 billion as platinum seen as most popular commodity in 2008
(21/05/08)
ETF Securities Limited, the global pioneer of exchange traded commodities (ETCs), has seen demand for platinum and palladium ETCs rise sharply, bringing total ounces under management to US$880 million.
ETF Securities Short and Leveraged ETCS accumulate $155m in the first 8 weeks
(22/04/08)
ETF Securities has seen another successful launch of ETCs to the market with $155m garnered by the new ETCs in just eight weeks. Short and Leveraged ETCs have contributed to 15% of all net inflows across all ETCs.
Commodities outperform major asset classes during first quarter 2008
(07/04/08)
ETF Securities’ end of first quarter results for 2008 (1Q08) show that commodities were once again the top performing asset class. The DJ-AIG Commodities IndexSM returned 9.6% during 1Q08 with the ETFS All Commodities ETC returning 9.4% over the same period.
ETF Securities expands research and sales team with key hires as AUM soars over US$ 5billion
(19/03/08)
ETF Securities, the global pioneer of exchange traded commodities (ETCs), has added to its research capability with the key new hire of Nicholas Brooks as Head of Research and Investment Strategy.
ETF Securities list 33 Leveraged ETCs and 4 new commodities on the London Stock Exchange today
(17/03/08)
ETF Securities, the global pioneer of exchange traded commodities (ETCs) has added to its ETC platform with the introduction of 33 Leveraged ETCs. And DJ-AIG have added four new commodity indices: Cocoa, Lead, Tin and Platinum. The new ETCS will be available as of today on the London Stock Exchange.
ETF Securities expands team for the Nordic and UK & Ireland Regions
(11/03/08)
ETF Securities Ltd (ETFS), the global pioneer in Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs), has expanded its sales team with the key appointments of Emil Petersen to be Head of Nordic Sales and Neil Jaimeson to be Senior Sales representative for the UK & Ireland.
ETF Securities list 29 Short ETCs on the London Stock Exchange
(26/02/08)
ETF Securities, the global pioneer of exchange traded commodities (ETCs) will add to its ETC platform with the introduction of 29 Short ETCs today. The Short ETCs will complement ETF Securities’ existing 55 Classic and Forward ETCs which already provide investors long exposure to the commodities market.
ETF Securities increases resources in their legal and product development teams
(13/02/08)
ETF Securities Ltd (ETFS), the global pioneers in Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs), have expanded their legal function and product development capabilities with the key appointments of Charles Carvell as Senior Lawyer, developing the ETC platform and Benoit Autier as a Manager in the Product Development team.
Platinum and Precious Metal ETCs continue to Shine in January
(05/02/08)
ETF Securities Limited, the global pioneer of exchange traded commodities (ETCs), has seen total Assets Under Management (AUM) grow in the past month by 32% to over $3.3 billion. Last week alone, ETF Securities experienced a record breaking month for AUM growth of $800 million.
ETF Securities to launch entire range of ETCs providing 33 types of both Short and Leveraged Exposure
(31/01/08)
ETF Securities, the global pioneer of exchange traded commodities (ETCs) will add to its ETC platform with the introduction of 33 Short ETCs and 33 Leveraged ETCs. The Short and Leveraged ETCs will complement ETF Securities’ existing 51 Classic and Forward ETCs which already provide investors long exposure to different parts of the futures curve.
ETF Securities continues explosive growth in 2008
(15/01/08)
ETF Securities Limited has seen total Assets Under Management (AUM) grow in the past 5 weeks by 25% to over $2.9 billion. Last week alone, ETF Securities experienced one of its biggest ever weeks for AUM growth of over $170 million.