The ETF Investor - Episode 6 - Bond indices, and SA dropping out of the WGBI

04/14/20 • 22 min

This episode focus on bond indices, how they are constructed, who governs the index rules, and how changes can drive investor demand for specific bonds. There is also specific reference to South Africa being dropped from the FTSE WGBI (World Government Bond Index) at the end of April.

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ABSA offers a series of ETFs that assist in managing the volatility of equity investments, something that has suddenly become very pertinent in the dramatic sell-off and swings experienced in markets since late February. How do these work, and how can they benefit you in your portfolio?

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The ETF Investor - Episode 7 - Standard Bank Oil ETN

In this episode we focus on the Standard Bank Oil ETN to better understand the investment opportunity to get exposure to oil as a commodity. This comes on the back of the historic and unprecedented event of oil prices, and in particular the WTI – the West Texas Intermediate – oil future for May, falling to below zero at the start of this week.