Quality bond ETF providers ‘remain few and far between’
There are very few ETF providers capable of tracking bond markets in a quality way, according to State Street Global Advisors.
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Equity ETF inflows accelerate to record highs
European-domiciled ETFs saw $11.1bn in net inflows in March, according to Blackrock. That’s an all-time record for the month. ETF investors in other parts of the world also joined the party in great numbers.
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UAE’s Oman Insurance offers life bond with capital protection
Dubai-headquartered Oman Insurance Company (OIC) has launched a new single premium insurance plan which offers a portfolio of exchanged-traded funds (ETFs) with built-in downside protection.
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High hopes for marijuana ETF launch
A ‘Marijuana ETF’ has been launched to track the performance of firms producing or selling the drug, following a boom in its trade across Canada and the US.
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Coutts opens online platform; launches passives range
Coutts is offering access to five risk-graded multi-asset passive funds via a new online platform, Coutts Invest.
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HSBC GAM latest passive provider to join ETF Forum
HSBC Global Asset Management is the latest exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider to join the ETF Forum, an industry body tasked with educating UK financial advisers about the passive investment products.
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AJ Bell unveils holdings for multi-asset launches
AJ Bell’s first fund launch, a range of five diversified multi-asset funds that are risk-rated from cautious to adventurous, will start trading on 18 April 2017.
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Record inflows for US inflation-linked bond ETFs
US inflation-linked bond ETFs saw record inflows in February, according to Lipper data. European investors are taking advantage of break-even inflation rates that are lower than they probably should be.
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WisdomTree adds India smart beta Ucits ETF to range
WisdomTree has launched accumulating and distributing share classes of its India Quality Ucits ETF (EPIQ), which offers smart beta exposure to Indian stocks with a focus on above average returns on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE).
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Investors pile into European small cap ETFs
European small and mid-cap exchange traded funds saw higher net inflows in February than their large cap equivalents, according to Blackrock data.
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ETF industry grew faster than hedge funds in 2016 – ETFGI
The amount of money invested in exchange traded funds (ETFs) last year was $530bn (£430bn) larger than the total invested in the entire global hedge fund industry, according to new data from ETFGI, an independent research and consultancy firm.
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Lyxor launches green bond Ucits ETF
Lyxor Asset Management, the European fund manager wholly owned by Societe Generale, has launched what it claims to be the world’s first green bond exchange-traded fund (ETF).