FTSE WPU
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What is FTSE WPU?
Wealth Parity Unit (WPU) is a basket of eleven currencies and two commodities, Gold and Oil. FTSE WPU is designed to protect global investors' wealth against currency swings and inflation. Global investors have very large exposures to major currencies like the US Dollar and Euro. Hedging concentrated currency exposure into FTSE WPU reduces the currency risk by diversification.
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Papers
Global investors are worried about the Euro and Europe. They are also concerned about the long term outlook for the US Dollar and Yen. Read Managing the US Dollar and Euro Risks
In the News
FTSE Group (“FTSE”), the award-winning global index provider, today announces the launch of the FTSE Wealth Preservation Unit (WPU), a stable global currency unit enabling global investors to preserve wealth over the long-term providing protection from currency and inflation risk. Read Press Release
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