Amundi launches socially responsible ETF
Amundi has launched a Ucits compliant ETF designed to provide diversified US corporate bonds exposure while applying environmental, social and governance (ESG) selection filters.
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Invesco offers new ETFs to hedge rising rates
Passive funds provide exposure to floating rate notes (FRNs) – a debt instrument with a variable interest rate.
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Investors pile into Vanguard ETF despite launch of cheaper rival
European investors have piled into a Vanguard ETF tracking the S&P 500, despite the launch of a cheaper rival tracking US large-cap companies.
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DWS issues four new ESG ETFs
Index-linked funds’ filters will avoid companies exposed to nuclear power, weapons and tobacco as German asset manager seeks to cash in on trend for socially-conscious investing.
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Determining the value of low-cost ETFs
ETFs have evolved significantly in recent years but do such products have a key place in a portfolio or are issuers falling wide of the mark?
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Capital market risks loom if passives dominate
The rapid growth in passive investing is likely to cause more sudden and sharp movements in equity markets but could also give active fund manager a bigger role in influencing stock moves, according to three top industry executives.
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DFMs using sector ETFs doubles
Wealth managers are increasing their use of sector ETFs as they seek a wider dispersion of returns and a more granular approach to asset allocation, according to research from SPDR ETF.
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European ETF sales for March slowest in almost three years
Net new assets gathered by exchange traded products saw the lowest monthly net inflows in March since June 2015, according to new data.
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Iberian fund selectors cool on passive funds
Iberian fund selectors’ appetite for index-tracking products took a sharp dip in the first quarter as volatility shook the markets.
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Deutsche Bank’s DWS launches new ETFs
German asset manager launches new index-tracking funds as passives price war intensifies.
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Fidelity steps up passives price war
Fidelity International has stepped up the passives price war with the launch of six low cost Irish-domiciled equity index funds and the reduction of pricing on three existing UK-domiciled index funds.
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Busting the ETF jargon
From fees to tracking error to “two-way flows”, fund buyers and unsuspecting investors can be caught off guard by some of the inside language used by the ETF industry, warns 7IM senior investment manager Peter Sleep.