European funds enjoy a comeback in July
Rising equity markets push AUM in open-end funds to record highs as passive funds see highest inflows since February
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Passive US equity funds outperform actives
Cheapest US equity funds have produced better returns compared to pricier active peers, according to Morningstar
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Active ETF threat to mutual funds draws scepticism
Global active ETF assets under management currently total $90bn
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Vanguard poaches from State Street for ETF role
Investors pile into Vanguard ETF despite launch of cheaper rival
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‘What are the fundamental needs of the end investor?’
Christian Pellis, global head of third-party distributors at Amundi, discusses the changing relationship between fund buyers and managers, and the idea that just ‘selling funds’ may not have much of a future.
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Fund sales in Europe plummet in 1H
Total fund sales for the first half of year across Europe was €59.8bn about six times lower than €362.4bn first-half sales in 2017. But ETF market share hits record high, according to Thomson Reuters Lipper data.
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Vanguard offers low-cost DAX ETF
Index-traded Ucits fund will invest in 30 blue-chip companies on DAX index and has total ongoing charges of 10 basis points.
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China Post Global offers euro-based CoCo ETF
China Post Global has launched a euro-based ETF on a European bank CoCo bond index.
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ETFs ‘could spark next financial crisis’
An economics consultancy has warned that ETFs contain a design flaw and could well be the catalyst for the next financial crisis.
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Franklin Templeton expands active ETF range
Actively-managed fixed income ETFs will allow managers to seek investment opportunities beyond benchmark index in period of rising rates and increased volatility.
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Invesco slashes pricing on sector ETFs
Invesco has dropped the charges on its US equity sector exchange traded funds (ETFs), including its S&P US Technology Sector Ucits.
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Blackrock undercuts Vanguard with slashed fees
Blackrock has undercut Vanguard by slashing fees on an iShares emerging markets product and matching its rival’s pricing on four European equity funds.