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…
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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
Assets invested in ETF Industry in Japan and ESG reach new records at end of May
Deborah Fuhr discusses with Dan Barnes the highlights from ETFGI’s research on the trends in ESG ETFs and the ETF industry in Japan at the end of May. #PressPlay
Global ETF industry trends at the end of May 2020
Dan Barnes ETF TV and Deborah Fuhr, ETFGI global assets break through $6 trillion milestone again, where monthly and year to date flows have been allocated and how Covid has impacted new product launches and product closures. #PressPlay
Industry reactions to March volatility
Dan Barnes and Deborah Fuhr discuss Industry associations and central banks have reported on the volatility and high trading volumes seen in March 2020, with papers published by the Investment Association, the Bank of England and International Capital Markets Association. ETF TV examines the conclusions these reports came to and…
How the Fed programme is impacting ETF markets
The acquisition of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by the Federal Reserve began on 12th May 2020, under its Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF). The SMCCF is a special purpose vehicle (SPV), partly funded by a US$75 billion investment from the US Treasury, established to support corporate bond markets and thereby…
Fixed income ETFs: Positive performance and pricing
Fixed income ETFs have come through the greatest test of all in March, proving they could function in highly volatile markets. Tom Stephens, head of international ETF Capital Markets at JP Morgan Asset Management, Deborah Fuhr and Dan Barnes of ETF TV, discuss how they performed when markets were stretched,…
Highlights of trends in the Global ETFs industry at the end of April 2020
Dan Barnes of ETF TV and Deborah Fuhr ETFGI discuss the key highlights from ETFGIs’ research on trends in the global ETF universe at the end of April. In April $57.73 billion of net inflows mostly to fixed income and commodities. Year to date there have been a record number of ETF closures. Focus…
The implications of European Benchmarks Regulation on index-based products
The European Benchmarks Regulation will have an impact on any providers of benchmarks that are used for financial products offered in the European Union (EU). The UK has followed these rules to date and are likely to track the rules however, UK based firms will become third country index providers…
How control of indexing can impact investors
Following the suspension of index rebalancing by major index providers during March, concern around control of index provision has risen. The question of how control of indexing impacts funds and investors needs addressing. Self-indexing is one option for firms, but this raises questions of its own. In the latest ETF…
Can a negative oil price hurt passive investors?
When the West Texas West intermediate (WTI) crude oil future, a benchmark for US crude oil prices, moved into negative territory in mid April, that impacted other products too. One exchange-traded product provider closed its leveraged funds after heavy losses. Deborah Fuhr and Dan Barnes of ETF TV discuss the…
How index providers decision to postpone index rebalances impact investors and ETFs
Dan Barnes producer at ETF TV discusses with Tobias Sproehnle chief executive officer at Moorgate Benchmarks and Deborah Fuhr Managing Partner at ETFGI and producer at ETF TV – Why index providers decided to postpone index rebalances and how that has impacted investors and ETFs. #PressPlay to watch.