Institutional use of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is climbing as American institutional investors adopt ETFs both as an everyday tool in routine portfolio functions and as a means of obtaining long-term strategic investment exposures.
Plan sponsors are sticking to what they know and taking it slow when it comes to smart beta ETFs, according to a recent survey of asset managers. They’re still unsure how these products fit, and they’re using them as a tactical short-term plan instead of a core long-term position.
Assets of Canadian-listed exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded products reached a new record high in April.
A new research paper looks at the link between exchange-traded funds and stock prices and provides the first real data to show that, in some cases, ETF use can create market instability—depending, of course, on what you’re doing with them.
Inflows into emerging markets exchange-traded funds surged at the end of March. As investors pile back in, the International Monetary Fund is calling for tempered expectations for emerging markets. How can investors make the most of news that is both good - and no-so-good?
BMO Asset Management has cut the maximum annual management fee on seven of its exchange-traded funds.
Just as fixed income exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are enjoying their time in the sun, providers are looking to create even more bond products to attract investors’ attention. The latest push in the space involves so-called “zero” or “negative” duration ETFs, which are designed to protect investors from rising rates. Will plan sponsors bite?
Never mind the Ukraine or growing tensions between Japan and China. Flows into exchange-traded funds flourished in March with net inflows of US$11 billion, pushing assets in the industry up to a heady new high of US$2.45 trillion, according to a report from ETFGI.
Horizons ETFs Management and its affiliate AlphaPro Management say that AlphaPro's family of actively managed and specialty exchange-traded funds have reached $2 billion in assets under management.
FTSE TMX Global Debt Capital Markets has acquired the indexes business of MTS, whose indexes track the performance of the largest and most widely traded government-issued securities in European bonds.