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  • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
    Index providers take record $5bn in revenue in 2021

    The figure marks a 23% rise on the total collected in 2020, new research shows

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    Exchange traded funds
    High-value bond ETF trades rise sharply from last year

    Market participants say evidence points to increasing participation by large institutional investors

  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
    Exchange traded funds
    Meme-themed, social media-driven ETFs plummet in value

    The narrowly focused funds that rely on the wisdom of crowds are failing to deliver this year

  • Sunday, 15 May, 2022
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    First crypto ETFs to launch in Australia underwhelm on debut

    Funds from ETF Securities and Cosmos beat rivals to market despite delays

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    Invesco launches onshore China equity ETFs in Europe

    The two funds will use swaps to replicate the performance of A-share indices providing large-cap and mid-cap exposure

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    ETF investing plummets to lowest level since Covid crisis hit

    Net inflows slide to $27bn in April from $117bn a month earlier

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    Vanguard cuts fees on $81.4bn bond ETF

    Fund manager makes cost changes to more than $137bn in ETFs and mutual funds

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    Giulio Renzi-Ricci
    Your investments and why it’s right to diversify

    Two fundamental reasons underpin the strategy: risk and return

  • Tuesday, 3 May, 2022
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    US regulatory scrutiny of ‘complex’ ETFs prompts fears of crackdown

    Industry figures fear a ‘nanny state’ move to protect retail investors could exclude them from a swath of products

  • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    First combined gold-bitcoin ETP launches in Europe

    Expert questions long-term wisdom of the fund, but ByteTree executive says the two assets make sense as a paired investment

  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    SEC launches probe into ETF revenue-sharing deals

    US regulator to investigate potential conflicts of interest arising from payments to intermediaries

  • Monday, 25 April, 2022
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    SEC fears may cement Vanguard monopoly

    Patent for unique tax-efficient fund structure expires in 2023, but rivals may not be able to follow suit

  • Friday, 22 April, 2022
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    Global ETF and digital asset industry salaries jump 10% in a year

    Total remuneration for analysts starting out in their careers has surged 42% to an average of $87,000

  • Wednesday, 20 April, 2022
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    Principal Global Investors to convert six passive ETFs to active strategies

    Consent of investors needed for changes to several of the funds’ investing restrictions

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    Passive funds could threaten UK climate transition, warns think-tank

    Research finds index-tracking funds’ growing ownership of fossil fuel industry risks creating stewardship ‘inertia’

  • Thursday, 14 April, 2022
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    Digital platforms fuel European ETF growth spurt

    Commission-free investment hubs steer retail investors towards low-cost funds

  • Wednesday, 13 April, 2022
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    Vanguard’s special ETF patent expires next year. Does it matter?

    Rivals could copy their structure, but the question is whether any will bother

  • Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    iShares trims management fees on $200bn in emerging market and bond ETFs

    New 3 basis point fee for Core US Aggregate Bond ETF comes in below Vanguard’s equivalent fund

  • Friday, 8 April, 2022
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    BlackRock fails to win support for iShares ETF switch to ESG index

    Manager to investigate why shareholder meeting failed to reach quorum

  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    Gold ETP inflows hit record high of $11.3bn in March

    Investors dump European equity funds as fallout from the Ukraine war rocks markets

  • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    Franklin Templeton launches Taiwan ETF for European investors

    About 60% of the fund’s assets are in Taiwanese technology stocks

  • Monday, 28 March, 2022
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    Surge in end-of-quarter rallies driven by funds, research suggests

    Huge rise in assets held in target date funds thought to be partly responsible for the recent phenomenon

  • Tuesday, 22 March, 2022
    Markets InsightTatjana Puhan
    US ruling on bond ETFs raises a market risk

    More inflows into passive funds could exacerbate selling of certain assets in times of crisis

  • Monday, 21 March, 2022
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    Active funds take more of the fixed income ETF pie

    Recent rule changes by the SEC have made it easier for new entrants to make their mark

  • Friday, 18 March, 2022
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    Investors flee from bank sector ETFs following Ukraine invasion

    US Treasuries, gold, oil and gas and commodities funds are among those that have attracted the most inflows

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