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About ETFS
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ETF Exchange (ETFX)
ETF Exchange is the world’s first 3rd Generation ETF Platform offering investors access to low cost swap backed ETFs with credit diversification across a number of participants rather than reliance on a single bank. As the banks, APs and market makers compete for business, true liquidity and competition is created.
ETF Securities is working with: Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital, Citi, and Rabobank International who are participants on the platform, acting as distribution partners, authorised participants and swap providers.
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Introducing Third Generation ETFs
Third generation ETFs meet investor demands for increased levels of transparency, liquidity and counterparty risk management. Third Generation ETFs provide diversified index replication across a consortium of the strongest financial players and concentrate liquidity within a single platform.
About ETFs
| Investment objective |
ETFs track equity indices and enable investors to gain exposure to different markets or sectors just as easily as buying or selling an ordinary share.
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UCITS |
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| Issue size |
ETFs are open-ended |
Benefits of ETFs
| Accurate |
Accurate ETFs accurately track the underlying index Liquid ETFs are open-ended funds, and therefore are not limited to on-exchange volumes. |
| Accessible |
Accessible ETFs are traded and settled on regulated stock exchanges, the same as any equity, and can be purchased and held in ordinary brokerage or custodial accounts. |
| Simple |
Simple ETFs provide exposure to a index comprised of multiple companies in one trade. |
| Transparent |
Transparent ETF pricing is based on a transparent formula with the pricing updated daily on the ETF Securities website. |
| Guaranteed pricing |
Guaranteed pricing ETFs are priced using published indices. |
| Flexible |
Flexible Investors can go long or short ETFs, and they are lendable and marginable. |
| Proven record |
Proven record ETFs are managed by the same team which created the world's first exchange traded commodity; this team has over 4 years experience in developing commodity related investments. |
Partners
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Bank of America Merrill Lynch is one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small- and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. With offices in more than 40 countries and territories, the combined company serves corporate and institutional clients in 150 countries worldwide. Our equity markets professionals provide a full range of equity and equity-linked sales and trading services, including sophisticated portfolio analytics and electronic trading.
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Barclays Capital
Barclays Capital is the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC. With a distinctive business model, Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients with a full spectrum of solutions to their strategic advisory, financing and risk management needs. Barclays Capital has offices around the world, employs over 25,000 people and has the global reach, advisory services and distribution power to meet the needs of issuers and investors worldwide. For further information about Barclays Capital, please visit our website: www.barclayscapital.com.
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Citi
Citi, the leading global financial services company, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 140 countries. Through Citicorp and Citi Holdings, Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com or www.citi.com.
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Rabobank
Rabobank Group is a Netherlands based, international financial services provider operating on the basis of cooperative principles with a predominant focus on providing allfinanz services in the domestic market. Internationally the Group’s focus is on food and agriculture. In line with its cooperative roots, Rabobank Group is a cooperative bank, comprised of independent local Rabobanks, plus their central organisation Rabobank Nederland and its (international) subsidiaries.The organisation has more than 60,000 employees worldwide and operates in 46 countries.
Rabobank Group has the highest credit rating, Triple A, awarded by international rating agencies including Standard & Poor's and Moody’s. In terms of Tier I capital, the organisation is among the top 25 largest financial institutions in the world. Total assets amount to EUR 615 billion and a net profit to EUR 1.3 billion in the first half of 2009.
Internationally, the Rabobank Group operates specialized entities including De Lage Landen (leasing and vendor financing), Robeco Group (asset management), Rabo Real Estate Group (real estate management) and Sarasin (private banking).
For more information about the Rabobank Group go to www.rabobank.com
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Disclaimer: None of, BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital, Citi, or Rabobank International accept any responsibility or liability for the content of this communication.
