ETF assets surpass $4 trillion milestone
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.
Passive Investing
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WisdomTree offers short-duration SHAG to investors
WisdomTree has united with Bloomberg Barclays to launch SHAG, an exchange-traded fund (ETF) targeting short-duration US fixed income.
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What do investors use ETFs for?
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.
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Now is a ‘dangerous time’ to invest in passives
The hype around passive products has never been more intense, but Brooks Macdonald Asset Management’s Jon Gumpel warns that there could be danger ahead for passive investors.
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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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‘Expensive’ trackers overlooked in active/passive debate
Passive funds charging investors over the odds have fallen under the radar as the debate over active fees has raged, according to Morningstar’s Jonathan Miller.
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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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Japan leads the region in passive equity investing
As passive investing continues to gain ground world-wide, Japan remains the heavyweight investor in Asia.
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Passive investments set to overtake actives by 2024, says Moody’s
Assets held in passive investments will represent more than 50% of the US market in four to seven years’ time, with the growth rate in Asia expected to increase, according to a Moody’s report.
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ANALYSIS: Time to put an end to rip-off passive funds
Active managers are under pressure like never before to either justify or cut their fees, but have passive funds been getting an easier ride than they deserve as a consequence?
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It is time for active managers to leave benchmarks behind
Benchmarks are a vital part of the asset management sector. Funds are measured against them, bonuses worked out in relation to them and entire sectors of the industry predicated upon them. But, if recent trends are extrapolated outwards, the days of the benchmark in its current form should be numbered.