MSCI Inc announced today that UBS Global Asset Management (UBS) has licensed 27 MSCI Hedged Indices for a new series of ETFs launched today…
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Thomas Merz, Head of UBS ETF Europe, commented, “By basing our physically replicated ETFs on a range of MSCI Hedged Indices, we are able to offer our clients a way to reduce currency risk and optimize portfolio returns in a transparent and cost-efficient way.”
“We are very pleased to license our indices to UBS for the launch of this new series of currency hedged ETFs,” said Deborah Yang, Managing Director and Head of the MSCI Index Business in EMEA and India.
“UBS’s decision to use nearly 30 MSCI indices as the basis for these new ETFs reflects not only the wide range of indices we offer, but also MSCI’s position as the index of choice for the ETF market.”
In a 2013 report, Greenwich Associates named MSCI the “benchmark of choice” for international equity ETFs.
Source: ETFWorld – MSCI Inc.
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