Appetite for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment is not only increasing but becoming more urgent. This is driven by several factors, which includes retail appetite responding to COVID 19 and environmental concerns, regulations which are cementing benchmarks and transparency, and the longer-term trend of an industry shift to responsible…
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Assets invested in ETFs and ETPs break $7 trillion milestone
Deborah Fuhr of ETFGI discusses with Dan Barnes the trends in the ETF industry based on ETFGI’s August research. August marked the 15th month of net inflows. ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of $55.18 billion taking year-to-date net inflows to $428 billion which is significantly higher than the US$272 billion gathered…
Jim Ross tackles some of the ETF industry’s biggest issues
Industry veteran Jim Ross, formerly executive vice president and chairman of the Global SPDR Business at State Street Global Advisors gives his assessment of the exchange traded fund industry today. In a wide ranging discussion that captures active versus passive investing; the development of non-transparent ETFs and the importance of…
FIX EMEA Trading Conference: Standardisation of ESG key for investors
At the FIX EMEA conference this year, a better understanding of data for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing will be a key theme, underpinned by the new disclosure reports and regulatory demands globally. In the latest ETF TV, Rebecca Healey, co-chair EMEA Regional Committee, FIX Trading Community, discusses how…
July continues to see significant inflows into the ETF market
With exchange-traded funds (ETFs) at a new record of assets under management and net inflows at the third highest on record, the ETF market is having a very good year, with investment in gold being led by concerns around inflation. There is mor egold nwo held by ETFs and ETPS…
Value in ETFs across short and long investment horizons
Interest in the gold market has spiked as a result of COVID-19 however there have been dislocations between spot and derivative instruments as physical delivery became challenging. This has driven up interest in gold exchange traded products (ETPs); flows have also increased in environmental, social and governance (ESG) based exchange…
Anna Paglia: Insights from a 20-year career and today’s priorities
Through her 20 year career, Anna Paglia, global head of ETFs & indexed strategies at Invesco tells us how the exchange-traded fund business has grown from its entrepreneurial roots, on the forefront of innovation, to its trillion-dollar business today. She explains her career path, her top three priorities over the…
Investors’ confidence in fixed income ETFs is significant
Investor confidence in fixed income exchange-trade funds (ETFs) has been boosted by resilience to volatility, the US government’s buying of ETFs and the engagement of authorised participants (APs) to support the creation and redemption of ETFs through choppy markets. Eric Pollackov, global head of ETF capital markets at Invesco outlines…
Deborah Fuhr, ETFGI discusses global ETF flows in June and H1 2020
ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of US$65 billion during June, year-to-date net inflows are $294.48 billion which is significantly higher than the $209.51 billion gathered at this point last year. Fixed income and gold are areas of specific focus. #PressPlay
World Bank’s ID ETF is boosting local currency bond markets
The World Bank has developed the issuer-driven exchange traded fund (ID ETF) to help support local currency bond markets through increased liquidity and transparency. Having seen success in Brazil, these innovative products are being developed in other emerging and developing market economies. To develop ID ETFs requires close work between the…
Hong Kong Stock Exchange has enhanced market making in ETPs to boost liquidity
Last year the Hong Kong Stock Exchange HKEX celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Tracker Fund of Hong Kong (TraHK) its first listing of and ETF; it has grown as a hub for dealing in exchange-traded products (ETPs) within Asia Pacific time-zones, mostly as an institutional market. Individual investors are increasingly using exchange-traded funds, with…
Will new ETF classifications muddy the waters?
Bruce Bond, President at Innovator ETFs and Steve Cohen, Managing Director at ProShares discuss the proposed new ETF classifications by a buy-side consortium with Deborah Fuhr of ETF TV and ETFGI, and ask if investors need new labels or a better framework. #PressPlay