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…
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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.
Why stale prices in underlying bonds caused Fixed Income ETFs to trade at discounts
Dan Barnes producer at ETF TV discusses with Deborah Fuhr Managing Partner ETFGI and producer at ETF TV – why stale prices in the underlying bonds cause Fixed Income ETFs to trade at discounts. We have seen both large trading volumes and large redemptions which proves that the #ETF structure works during volatile markets. #PressPlay to watch.
ETFs in 2020: Key trends and risks for the industry
The ETF Rule in the US will lead to many new issues in the market across 2020; the ‘non-transparent active’ ETFs – in reality as transparent as mutual funds, and better described as periodically-disclosed ETFs, will increase in number. New smart-beta strategies and launches of funds based on existing smart-beta…
Innovation in product and protocol
Ivan Gilmore, head of exchange traded products and global product development at the London Stock Exchange sees innovation in trading protocols and ESG products are transforming the ETF landscape,; plus his thoughts on active vs passive and governance.
How to implement ESG into investment decisions
There are many ways for environmental, social and governance criteria to be brought into an investment portfolio. Manuela Sperandeo, EMEA head of smart beta, sustainable and thematic ETFs at BlackRock explains how to define the category, assess it in the context of investment strategy, and to implement it in practicality.
Active ETFs will be the next level
The use of fixed income exchange-traded funds for long term investment as well as for shorter term liquidity management and portfolio transitions. Tom Stephens, head of international ETF Capital Markets at JP Morgan Asset Management, says that changes in the regulation has increased transparency, changes in market participants has increased…
Difference in US and European approaches to ESG should not inhibit growth
In this second part of our interview with Elena Philipova, global head of ESG proposition at Refinitiv, we examine the regional differences in approach to supporting investment based on environmental, social and governance factors. Although different administrations have a variety of views on its importance, both bottom-up and top-down drivers…