Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have dominated investment headlines in 2014, with media and researchers alike pointing to ETF flows in order to track investor sentiment about an ever-growing set of global markets and an increasingly diverse range of investment products. In this post, I’ve rounded up some of the top ETF developments in 2014 covered by this blog and what they could mean for 2015 and beyond.
This year's been very good for the exchange-traded fund/exchange-traded product industry in the United States.
U.S. investors are buying currency-hedged exchange-traded funds. But what does that mean for Canadian plan sponsors?
India exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are attracting record flows. What does India's good news mean for investors?
November was a huge month for exchange-traded funds as assets flowed in at record levels. But amid all the good news, investors appeared to give up on China as China-listed funds experienced a third month of outflows.
The rising cost of derivatives has many institutional investors turning elsewhere for ways to hedge—and exchange-traded funds are on the list of alternatives for some.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a new exchange-traded mutual fund. But what does this mean for transparency, something institutional investors love about their exchange-traded funds?
Depending on which data set you look at, October was either a great month or a decidedly spooky one, where Canada-listed exchange-traded funds experienced outflows in a month that was positive on a global basis. But there were a few bright spots.
The Bank of Japan will start using exchange-traded funds based on an equity gauge that is ostensibly governance-based. The JPX-Nikkei Index 400, launched last year, has also been referred to as a “shame index” because of its focus on return on equity as a key measure of inclusion. But the index has its critics.
At a time when bond markets are under pressure, exchange-traded funds are keeping the markets moving—and protecting them from big shocks. That’s according to a BlackRock report posted on its website last week.