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ETFGI Press Release August 2014: Global

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… listings, from 223 providers listed on 60 exchanges according to preliminary data from ETFGI’s end August 2014 Global … over the situations in Ukraine and Gaza. The S&P 500 was up 4% in August and closed above the 2,000 threshold for … up slightly, emerging markets gained 3% and Latin America was up 9% in August. August was also a good month for fixed …

ETFGI Press Release April 2014: Global

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… According to ETFGI: Assets of ETFs and ETPs listed globally … industry to a new record high of US$2.49 trillion, according to preliminary data from ETFGI’s April 2014 Global ETF … Bn, and the Middle East/Africa at US$41.4 Bn. “In April, as was the case in March, investors continued to show a strong …

Top ETF and ETP Trends Through the End of Q3 2013

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… to $1.56 trillion, representing a new record high. In addition, through the end of Q3 2013, ETFs/ETPs have seen net … by fixed income ETFs/ETPs with $9.54 billion, while commodity ETFs/ETPs experienced the largest net outflows YTD with … the largest net outflows YTD with $4.76 billion. Commodity exposure Through the end of Q3 2013, commodity …

ETFGI US Press Release, Year End 2012

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… from $1.06 trillion to $1.35 trillion during 2012, according to figures from ETFGI’s monthly United States ETF and … by fixed income ETFs and ETPs with $46.3 billion and commodity ETFs and ETPs capturing $13.7 billion. “The record … tactical asset allocations. The flow data is a very good indicator of how investors are tactically and strategically …

What is a complex investment product?

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… A continuing area of uncertainty for product manufacturers, distributors, financial advisers, brokers and investors is … constitutes a “complex” investment product. The topic was raised when I was a speaker at the CFA Institute’s ETFs … not complex. However, the lack of complexity will not necessarily mean risk is not present: a debt instrument without …

Global ETF and ETP assets hit new heights

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… 204 providers on 56 exchanges. The challenging market conditions currently and over the past few years, combined with the difficulty in finding active managers that consistently … investors “Market volatility may be making investors wary about the stock market, but they continue to find …

Fuhr: the shooting stars of active management often fall hardest

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… the path of a meteor entering the Earth’s atmosphere, according to a new study from Standard and Poor’s Indices. These funds are initially called shooting stars, but … rather than to indexes – by asking whether a fund that was above average in year one is still above average in …

ETFs set to keep on trucking in Europe

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… using exchange traded funds (ETFs) in a greater variety of ways, paving the road ahead for the younger European market. … into a segment of advisers and asset managers who provide dedicated ETF advice on portfolio construction and … an 800% increase in assets.    Client satisfaction According to the research, nearly 80% of successful ETF …

Happy twelfth birthday ETFs

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… of $301 billion, from 36 providers on 21 exchanges according to the ETF Global Insight Q1 2012 report. ETFs providing exposure to equity benchmarks have proved to be the … ETFs account for 19% of overall assets with products providing exposure to government benchmarks proving to be the …

The ETF alphabet soup

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… in their portfolios and gain broad market exposure, according to a recent report by the Edhec-Risk Institute. The … The results revealed investors have a clear preference towards ETFs over other delta one products – those which move … to futures. Only 12% expect to use more total return swaps and only 22% expect to increase their use of index …