Exchange-traded funds are one of the most poorly understood investments among Canadians, according to a report by the BMO Wealth Institute.
As investors feel from inflation-protected exchange-traded funds, Pimco's El-Erian warns that major economies are driving straight for a possible inflation crisis.
In the asset management space, the relationship between active exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and active mutual funds is rather like that uneasy relationship between the older generation and the kids. Those new and shiny active ETFs promise all the benefits of skilled and experienced management on the cheap. The question is, can both products exist under one roof? Or will the young upstarts kick the old guard out onto the heath?
First Asset Investment Management Inc. is launching two equity exchange-traded funds replicating Morningstar U.S. equity indexes. This development will allow Canadian investors to access the American market with Morningstar Index-powered ETFs.
As exchange-traded fund product launches stall and more funds close, providers begin to focus on the real challenge -- making it easy for investors to buy their products.
The Canadian exchange-traded fund industry is poised for continued growth, according to a BMO Global Asset Management report.
Fixed income exchange-traded funds (ETFs) now make up 20% of the ETF market, with about $250 billion invested. But their role is growing in other ways, according to a new study by BlackRock. It shows that during the most volatile months in the bond market (May 1 to July 5), some fixed income ETFs bore the brunt of the trading frenzy, not the underlying assets.
If bitcoins do turn out to be a new kind of bubble—a tulip bulb for the 21st century—then an exchange-traded fund (ETF) could add a lot of soap to the water. But if bitcoins do end up being the currency of the future—and that’s a big if—an ETF might help to add credibility to the space.
As institutions continue to dominate indexes, they’re also using exchange-traded funds to manage macro risks and tail risk, and to short specific stocks.
Seemingly in response to recent BRIC-bashing, stock index provider MSCI has decided to create a product that excludes these four countries. While MSCI’s main emerging market index is heavily weighted to BRIC (which make up 40%), the new MSCI EM Beyond BRIC Index will give investors exposure to 17 other countries.