This is significant news for retail investors as the firms mutual funds have exclusively been available only to trained advisors. The firm listed 2 ETFs last week, plans to list another ETF in December and is working to convert 6 mutual funds with approx. $20 billion in assets into ETFs…
Videos
ETF TV News November 16th: Update on new ETFs
Deborah Fuhr and Dan Barnes give you an update on the newest exchange-traded funds to be issued, with discussion on the largest by seed capital, thematic investments and the trends they represent. 20 new ETFs/ETPs were listed and 22 new cross-listings during the week of November 9, 2020. Name Ticker…
New investment opportunities open through options on bond ETFs
Options on fixed income exchange traded funds have launched on the Eurex Exchange, to meet the demands of end investors. For firms who have used these instruments under the 40 Act regime in the US, these provide a UCITS equivalent in Europe and they may lead to take up at…
ETF TV News November 9th: Update on new ETFs
Deborah Fuhr and Dan Barnes discuss the newest exchange-traded funds to be issued, including thematic investments and several Nasdaq-focused instruments, and examine the trends that those new issues reflect.
ETF TV News November 2nd: Update on new ETFs
Deborah Fuhr and Dan Barnes discuss the latest exchange traded funds to be issued, and examine the trends that those new issues reflect.
SEC allows ETFs 200% leverage and derivatives transactions
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the derivatives risk management rule which is designed to provide a comprehensive approach to the regulation of funds’ use of derivatives The new rule 18f-4, permits mutual funds (other than money market funds), exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), registered closed-end funds, and business development…
ETF managers could reduce FX hedging risk through this execution model
The growth of the global exchange traded fund business is increasing the complexity of FX hedging for asset managers, in terms of their overall international business and for specific FX-hedged products. Balancing FX overlay programmes with FX swaps, forward and spot trades to hedge risk against the trading of ETF…
Investments in sustainable ETFs have increased urgency
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…
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…