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  • A-share inclusion to erode EM equity differentiation

    China is so dominant that when A-shares are eventually included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, the result could be a spate of very similar passive products.

  • Americans like it stupid, Europeans prefer smart

    While virtually all American investors have an allocation to standard index-trackers, only one in five are invested in smart beta funds. In Europe, this percentage is twice as high, and among large institutional investors with more than $10bn in assets under management, more than two thirds use smart beta products. These large institutional managers use…

  • Leveraged China ETF propels Montero to victory in Fund Picker Competition

    Montero achieved a total return of 41.37% on his portfolio of eight funds from April 2014 to April 2015. The showpiece of his portfolio is the Direxion Daily FTSE China Bull 3X ETF Fund, a leveraged fund on the Chinese equity market. The fund took full advantage of the rally in Chinese equities following the…