One topic that gets glancing treatment in the book, but has been linked to high freuency-trading (HFT) in the past, is exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Given the controversy surrounding Michael Lewis's new book and the discussion it’s opened up, I thought it would be worth discussing.
As ETF investors pull their money from emerging markets, that money showing up a little further down the capital markets food chain apparently: in frontier markets. Consisting of countries whose markets and economies aren’t quite ready for prime time (think Kuwait and Vietnam), frontier economies have long-drawn attention from institutional investors keen to get in on the ground floor in markets with favourable demographics and a willingness to embrace growth.
Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. has selected CIBC Mellon to provide fund administration, custody and exchange-traded fund (ETF) services for the Horizons family of 38 leverage and inverse ETFs.
BlackRock's iShares has launched the iShares Core Series for Canadian investors, a suite of low-cost exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Passive products like ETFs and index funds could help plan sponsors get around potential regulatory gaps when it comes to pooled registered pension plans (PRPPs)..
New data from analysts at Credit Suisse Trading Strategy find investors favouring trading in individual stocks over exchange-traded fund (ETF) use. As macro headlines fade, is stock picking going to trump ETFs?
A report by Cogent Research on behalf of Invesco says about one-quarter of institutional decision-makers use smart beta exchange-traded funds that number is expected to rise.
How are Canadian pension funds using ETFs? Here are five key things we learned at the second annual ETF Summit held in Toronto on March 5.
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are growing in popularity among institutional investors, but how can pension investors incorporate them into their portfolios?
Schwab Retirement Plan Services has launched a full-service 401(k) program based on low-cost exchange-traded funds.