BlackRock turns focus on Japan for ethical ETF
BlackRock has launched a sustainable ETF with exposure to Japan. It’s an addition to a range of ETFs the asset manager has launched recently.
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BlackRock has launched a sustainable ETF with exposure to Japan. It’s an addition to a range of ETFs the asset manager has launched recently.
The largest ETF available to European investors has passed the $20bn mark in assets under administration. It benefited from an increase in inflows following Donald Trump’s election to the US presidency.
European investors have turned positive on emerging market debt again in January after two months of net outflows, reports Blackrock.
Emerging markets saw strong net inflows in August and September while outflows from European equity funds continue relentlessly.
Emerging market debt ETFs saw record net inflows of $5.8bn over the third quarter globally, according to Blackrock. Total inflows this year have already beaten the previous full-year record set in 2012.
The same research house that slammed smart beta ETFs earlier this year for being too expensive compared to plain vanilla index trackers has now found that the former are gaining market share, while fees are being reduced.
Flows into United States equities exchange-trade products reached their highest level since December 2014 in July, according to data from BlackRock.
The Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates at 0.25-0.5% announced last night surprised nobody, but the accompanying rhetoric suggested a more hawkish stance is emerging.
The only certainty for Blackrock in today’s highly uncertain world is that central banks around the world will remain dovish. In Europe, they will even print more money.
Bond ETFs remained popular with investors globally last month while outflows from equity trackers continued apace. According to data from Blackrock, European investors poured $2.6bn (€2.3bn) into fixed income ETFs in May.
The Leave campaign is somehow gaining momentum, making the outcome of the upcoming Brexit referendum increasingly uncertain. This uncertainty will have far-reaching market implications in the short term, as a Leave vote would likely shock global markets, Blackrock warned today.
European investors have been pouring unprecedented amounts of money into fixed income ETFs this year, while they are taking money out of equity ETFs, according to data from Blackrock.