Tag: ETFs
Push into Smart Beta Slows as Market Matures
Market saturation, diminishing investor confidence drives slower pace—and lower fees.
US Sustainable Fund Investment Soars to Record High in H1 2019
The $8.9 billion in inflows in the first six months smashes 2018’s full-year record.
Why the Index Effect Is Now Ineffectual
At Morningstar: ETF, Mutual Fund Securities-Lending Programs Coming Under Scrutiny
Practice seen as less risky as it was before the financial crisis.
Passive Investing to Overtake Active in 2021, Says Moody’s
Indexes now make up a bit more than one-third of funds, but will reach 50% in two years, the agency says.
ETFs Are in Higher Demand from Insurers
Buyers of the funds triple in number, although these securities are still a small part of carriers’ portfolios, study says.
Smart Beta ETFs Get Even More Popular
Brown Brothers Harriman study finds investors are now looking at them as defensive plays.
Why Index Fund Creator Jack Bogle Hated ETFs
The late Vanguard founder was best known for passive investing. But he decried its offspring, exchange-traded funds, as an abomination.
Advisors Increasingly Turn to External Asset Managers
Survey finds growing number of financial advisors need outside help.
Investments Pour out of EM Funds, but Why?
The end of the emerging market boom doesn’t mean that these stocks are in a death spiral.
Report: ETF Assets Expected to Reach $7.6 Trillion by 2020
Passive assets under management could exceed active by 2027.
Multi-Asset ETF Portfolio Best Route for Smaller Endowments, Isenberg Professor Says
Cost to manage illiquid portfolio assets too high to justify, according to Hossein Kazemi.
Shark Drives Home “Wonderful” Keys to Success
ETF investor and TV personality Kevin O’Leary reveals the driver for his track record, and it’s not what you think.
