A new benchmark for dim sum bonds adds an important layer of transparency to yuan-denominated fixed income. It could also be a game changer for how Chinese companies are valued.
The year is off to a good start for active management: Russell
A new inflation-linked emerging markets exchange-traded fund (ETF) is more evidence that the ETF industry is waking up to the needs of plan sponsors—and it's delivering products to respond to their needs.
More and more plan sponsors are turning to passive investments for at least a sliver of their equity portfolio, often using exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to manage transitions or add liquidity. But what if ETFs could give better beta? Enter smart beta ETFs, products that fall somewhere between active and passive investing and let investors tilt weightings in a benchmark index to suit their preferences.
George Friedman lists today's top geopolitical risks.
A few decent numbers have investors dancing around and pulling money out of safety assets like gold and cash and putting it into U.S. equities. This has had a huge effect on exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to the latest data from BlackRock, which reports that in March, the global exchange-traded product (ETP) industry posted its best first quarter ever with asset flows of $70.1 billion.
FTI's Philip Alfieri on why real resources are the way to go.
Performance led by equities, real assts and private capital.
An article in Pensions & Investments suggests that active ETF assets could reach $500 billion by 2020 (compared with just $12.5 billion today). The question is, Would Canadian plan sponsors use them? If so, how?
In a recent research note, iShares Russ Koesterich points to signs that investors are revisiting the risk profile of emerging market debt. He cites some interesting data that shows a clear decline in credit default swaps for many emerging market issuers at the same time as more investors are buying contracts for developed markets.