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Assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Canada reached a new record of US$89 billion at the end of January 2017
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… up 3.2% and 5.1% respectively while the S&P 500 index was up 1.9% and the DJIA index was up 0.6% in January, ” according to Deborah Fuhr, … greater than the US$56 Mn in net inflows at this point last year. Equity ETFs/ETPs saw net inflows of …
ETFs/ETPs listed in the US gathered record inflows of US$42 billion and assets reached a new high of US$2.641 trillion
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… to other products that have similarities to ETFs in the way they trade and settle but they do not use a mutual fund … up 3.2% and 5.1% respectively while the S&P 500 index was up 1.9% and the DJIA index was up 0.6% in January,” … US$41.84 Bn in January, which is much greater than at this point last year when there were net outflows of US$468 Mn. …
FT Article: ETFs: A hive of activity
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… views on which asset classes and areas of the market they want to be allocating new assets to or reducing their exposure. The very first ETF was listed just over 23 years ago in Canada on 9 March 1990 … of $5.7bn (£3.6bn). Deborah Fuhr is a partner of ETFGI Key points * The difference in usage patterns of equity and …
The industry needs regulatory certainty, not just guidelines
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… exercise the minds of Europe’s exchange-traded industry and was the focus of recent conferences in London and Amsterdam. … investors and regulators in Asia and Latin America, wants stable, predictable and regulatory certainty for Ucits … ETFs will be regulated at the product level or at the point of distribution by requiring advice or an …
Cautionary tale
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… to you – on a par with that investment risk itself. It was indeed ironic that the genesis of this concern lay in an exchange traded exposure that was far removed from the principles that underscored the … The debate around these four areas of concern has been most pointed in Europe where it is possible to have physically …
Deborah Fuhr: where the smart money is headed
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… Most consultants use AUM of $100 million as the breakeven point for a fund. The top 100 ETFs, out of 1,295, account …
The murky world of non-Ucits ETFs
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… investment in a physical precious metal, or through swap-like arrangements designed to deliver commodity index … are buying. For as long as this debate continues and we await clarification across the regulatory spectrum and the various initiatives governing this area, it is a point we shall need to revisit. …
Why the shift to passive investing?
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… When looking at what is driving the shift towards passive investing, I’d first of all like to say I … us assume that one of the target allocations the investor wants to implement is exposure to the US stock market, as … should be very small - typically less than 0.50 percentage points for an S&P 500 index fund. Over the past few years …
Esma group paper gives clue to rule changes
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… concerns among regulators and investors has been the finger pointing and bickering between physical ETF providers … The Group says it views ETFs “as a low-cost and straightforward investment proposition for investors”, and says Esma … in respect to the collateral received in exchange for the swap in the case of synthetic ETFs, and the lending agent …
Time for a new total expense ratio?
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… funds in Europe declined slightly from 37 to 36 basis points. The move to lower fees is positive as it directly … is fast approaching. While a balanced portfolio will always have scope for alpha strategies, the trend towards beta investment by ETFs can only grow when so many …