In 2015, Middle East to see rising interest in Exchange Traded Products | GulfNews.com

In 2015, Middle East to see rising interest in Exchange Traded Products | GulfNews.com:



"The Middle East market would witness growing interest in structured products like Exchange Traded products (ETP) in 2015, Standard & Poor’s Dow Jones Indices told Gulf News.



Currently there are about 6 ETP’s in the Middle East traded in the United States, and Blackrock, the world’s biggest money manager, plans to start an ETP for Saudi Arabian shares. The fund plans to hold 25 per cent or more of its total assets in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the underlying index is concentrated.



“In 2015, we expect the growing interest in ETPs to continue globally and notably in Latin America, Middle East and Africa. In terms of the types of ETPs investors are likely to be interested in, we continue to see a trend of people seeking yield, dividends, low volatility and factor-based passive funds,” John Davis, Global Head of ETP Licensing at S & P Dow Jones indices told Gulf News."



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