It’s been a shaky start to 2015 for global markets - and ETF investors have responded by pushing more money into fixed income and commodity products to smooth out the ride according to new research from London-based ETFGI.
The exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry is set to reshape the asset management business in some key ways—at least that’s according to a flurry of research reports released last week. From the largest money managers to the smallest retail investors, they are all finding new ways to use ETFs as well as to access them as product innovation remains paramount for providers.
Exchange-traded funds will pay a prominent role in the growth of financial investments globally.
Environmental, social and governance criteria have gradually moved into the mainstream for active managers making day-to-day decisions. However, they have made little headway in the passive space. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have fallen behind in the push for responsible investment—there are only 10 “socially responsible” products in the U.S. ETF universe. That could be about to change.
The Canadian exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry had significant growth in 2014, doubling 2013’s inflows with more than $10.3 billion last year, according to BMO Global Asset Management’s 2015 ETF Outlook Report.
It was a “very good” year for global exchange-traded funds (ETFs), says Deborah Fuhr, managing partner of ETFGI in London who shared her firm’s data on ETF inflows in 2014. Canada didn't do too badly, either.
The stock-picking possibilities of smart beta exchange-traded funds are endless—but are we still talking about passive investing? Possibly not, according to FINRA's latest compliance sweep.
America’s next financial crisis will likely come from the growing complexity of financial products such as exchange-traded funds and derivatives, both of which comprise a large portion of the market.
BlackRock says its iShares business led the global industry by capturing US$102.8 billion in new flows in 2014.
As 2014 drew to a close, a couple of major research firms took a look at where most of the action was happening in the exchange-traded fund world.