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Intervention highlights uneven EU playing field, with some Ucits funds holding crypto assets
European mutual funds have never before suffered two consecutive years of negative flows
‘Bold’ move to cut fees to 0.03% means manager can go no lower without losing money, analyst says
Dutch fund house plans to launch its first ETF in the second half of 2024
New service will offer online retail bank customers access to three multi-asset funds of funds
Why does no one like them?
The bank acts as custodian for more than two-thirds of European ETF assets, Refinitiv Lipper data shows
European digital assets exchange traded products have so far been structured as exchange traded notes
SSGA is exploring digital distribution of exchange traded funds
Country’s stance, which results in mutual funds being labelled as exchange traded funds, delivers competitive advantage to Luxembourg
*as long as they can pick the timeframe
Scrutiny of sustainable investing is increasing in the €100bn gold fund sector
Many of Xtrackers’ European rivals have seen inflows over the same period
Ireland funds launch marks departure from French manager’s previous Luxembourg focus
Narrowly focused vehicles in Europe have struggled to attract inflows despite broader booming demand
Retail investors miss out on outperformance enjoyed by institutional investors due to higher costs
Research finds index-tracking funds’ growing ownership of fossil fuel industry risks creating stewardship ‘inertia’
Esma research undermines active manager claims that they outperform passives in tough trading conditions
Peter Harrison claims Cathie Wood’s funds are an example of the trend for ‘speculating rather than investing’
Sustainable finance expert says investors should have learned lessons after annexation of Crimea
Industry observers say repurposing an ETF can affect the client relationship and destroy trust
Respondents to watchdog’s consultation say there are multiple barriers to switching indices
Fidelity, UBS and State Street are the latest to say they are scrutinising the crypto fund space
Manager’s other ETFs have seen net outflows
Research debunks criticism that switching to sustainable options is a costly choice
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