Asset Allocator: Portfolios for a low growth world
UK Sipp provider AJ Bell has created three risk-rated portfolios designed to deliver returns in a low return, low interest rate and low inflation world, explains investment director Russ Mould.
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Investors sell off as markets trough
European investors did themselves a disservice in February. They sold out of pretty much all asset classes when markets hit (in some cases) multi-year lows before recovering their losses in the past couple of weeks. The outflows mainly hit active funds, as ETFs saw modest net inflows.
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Hong Kong to see strong growth in leveraged and inverse ETFs – Cerulli
Leveraged and inverse exchange traded funds, which are expected to be launched in Hong Kong later this year, are likely to boost trading in ETF products in the territory, according to research firm Cerulli Associates.
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China Post Global buys European ETFs from RBS
China Post & Capital Global Asset Management has acquired 10 Europe-listed ETFs from Royal Bank of Scotland as RBS continues its strategy of selling its non-core UK businesses.
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Asia the top region among dwindling global fund inflows – Morningstar
Asia showed the strongest organic growth of fund inflows at 18.6% among the regions analysed by Morningstar in its annual research paper on flows.
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WisdomTree adds two trading firms to Ucits ETF platform
Exchange traded fund provider WisdomTree has added Cantor Fitzgerald and IMC as authorised participants (AP) to its Ucits distribution platform.
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Analysis: Risks of passive investing
Among the ‘factions’ fighting for investors’ attention around the globe, passive investing has see extraordinary growth over recent years, says Graham Bentley, director of Marlborough International.
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Vanguard adds four low-cost fixed income ETFs
Vanguard has expanded its exchange traded fund range with the launch of four low-cost fixed income ETFs on the London Stock Exchange.
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Source broadens US sector range with two new ETFs
UK-based exchange traded fund provider Source launched two new US sector Ucits ETFs, providing targeted exposure to the financial services and real estate sectors of the S&P 500 equity index.
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State Street launches 11 new fixed income ETFs
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), the asset management arm of State Street Corp, has launched 11 new fixed income ETFs on the Deutsche Börse Xetra.
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BMO to launch four ETFs in Hong Kong downmarket
Fifteen months after bringing its first three ETFs to Hong Kong, the firm is launching four more on February 18.
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ETF binge buyers face hangover
European equity ETFs saw record inflows in 2015, according to Morningstar data. However, given the recent falls in share prices, it has now turned out these ETF investors only joined the party once the happy hour was over.