In China, passive outdoes active
Over the trailing three years, more passive China equity funds than actively-managed ones had returns of 20% or more, according to FE data.
Over the trailing three years, more passive China equity funds than actively-managed ones had returns of 20% or more, according to FE data.
Passive investing has made a rapid rise over the past couple of years. When it comes to sustainable investing, however, index-based funds are still relative newcomers.
Global ETF assets under management is expected to climb to $7trn (£5.4trn, €6.3trn) by 2021 facilitated by steady growth in the North American, European and Asian markets, a new PwC survey shows.
Net fund flows into global gold ETFs in the first half this year have already surpassed the same period of 2009 during the financial crisis, as Brexit has created more uncertainties in the global economic outlook.
Exchange traded fund provider WisdomTree has launched a Eurozone Quality Dividend Growth Ucits ETF (EGRA) on the London stock exchange.
Despite Brexit, the chief investment officer of Deutsche Bank’s wealth division, Christian Nolting, still sees upside potential for equities in the UK and Europe.
Pictet Asset Management is overweight gold as concerns grow over political risks and the US dollar, said chief strategist Luca Paolini.
After recent oil ETF launches by China’s CSOP and Samsung AM in Hong Kong, Mirae Asset Global Investments has followed with its own product.
Samsung Asset Management has launched Hong Kong’s first leveraged and inverse ETFs.
WisdomTree has launched the US Quality Dividend Growth Ucits ETF and WisdomTree Global Quality Dividend Growth Ucits ETF on the London Stock Exchange.
Emerging markets specialist ZyFin has listed a Turkish sovereign bond Ucits ETF on the London Stock Exchange today.
British professional investors are increasingly drawn in by the cost efficiency, liquidity and income earning potential of ETFs and ETPs, a study commissioned by Source UK Services found.