Blackrock: Active vs passive should be a thing of the past
The active versus passive debate could be history by 2025, according to Blackrock’s Joe Parkin.
The active versus passive debate could be history by 2025, according to Blackrock’s Joe Parkin.
Everyone has heard about the bitcoin bubble; Neil Woodford has warned of a new tech bubble; and now investors are voicing concerns about a passives bubble. But if such a bubble exists, is it ready to burst? Or will index funds continue to steal market share away from their active peers?
Canada Life has expanded its multi-asset range with the launch of five life and pension funds to complement its active range and make its first large-scale push into passive funds.
Regulatory change could continue the boom in demand for passive strategies, according to a survey by KPMG and Blackrock.
Guernsey-based platform Momentum Wealth International has introduced a range of ETFs for the first time, in the expectation that financial advisers will make increasing use of this type of investment vehicle in client portfolios.
Passive funds have enjoyed a stellar time in the US as valuations ride higher and higher. Here, IG Group’s Oliver Smith looks at the six best ETFs to access booming US markets.
US asset manager BlackRock has unveiled a diversified commodities exchange traded fund (ETF) with a total expense ratio of 0.19% as part of its iShares range of passive index trackers.
‘Lower for longer’ has become the typical characterisation of central banks’ interest rate policy. But it could also be applied to volatility, believes Blackrock.
Passive funds have performed strongly in recent years, benefitting from relatively low volatility and more accommodative monetary policy in most developed economies, says David Macdonald, VAM Funds’sales and marketing director.
Record inflows in May powered total assets invested in exchange trade funds (ETFs) around the world across the $4trn mark. And Europe is picking up the pace.
WisdomTree has united with Bloomberg Barclays to launch SHAG, an exchange-traded fund (ETF) targeting short-duration US fixed income.
The use of index trackers by professional investors has skyrocketed in recent years. Investors have been attracted by the easy access to ETFs, their transparency and of course their low fees. But what do they exactly use ETFs for? Greenwich Associates asked 132 institutional investors the question.