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Nov 30th, 2017 |
By George Watson
Barclays has launched the Barclays Rates Factor Indices, a suite of indices designed to capture risk premia (including carry, value, and momentum factors), from interest rate markets.
Posted in Fixed Income |
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Tags: Barclays, DWS Xtrackers, Emerging and Frontier, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, Europe, Fixed Income, Global, Invesco, iShares, Pimco, Smart Beta, Source, United Kingdom
Nov 3rd, 2017 |
By George Watson
The Bank of England (BoE) has announced a widely expected increase in the base rate from 0.25% to 0.50%, the first rise in over a decade, after the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee voted 7-2 in favour of the hike. Market commentators from across the ETF industry share their interpretations of the rate rise.
Posted in Alternatives / Multi-Asset |
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Tags: Currencies, Equities, ETF Industry News, Fixed Income, FTSE, Pimco, Source, SSGA SPDR, Themes and Strategy, United Kingdom, Vanguard, WisdomTree
Oct 13th, 2017 |
By James Lord, CFA
Invesco PowerShares has unveiled a eurozone short-term high yield ETF to complement its existing $1.2 billion US-focused product. Launched in partnership with fixed income specialists PIMCO, the ETF is likely to appeal to investors who are seeking higher income than they can get from government or investment grade corporate bonds.
Posted in Fixed Income |
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Tags: ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, Europe, High Income, Invesco, Pimco, Source
Sep 27th, 2017 |
By George Watson
The results from Germany’s election are in and Angela Merkel’s centre-right coalition remains the largest force in parliament. But with the two largest parties recording their worst result since the 1940s and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party enjoying considerable support, the political direction of Germany has an added air of unpredictability. How has all this affected markets and, in turn, what’s been the impact on ETFs linked to German equities and bonds?
Posted in Alternatives / Multi-Asset |
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Tags: ComStage, Currencies, Equities, ETF Industry News, ETF Securities, ETNs and ETCs, Europe, Fixed Income, iShares, Pimco, SSGA SPDR, STOXX, UBS
Sep 20th, 2017 |
By George Watson
After registering dynamic growth in the first half of the year, demand for Europe-listed ETFs slowed considerably in August, according to Morningstar’s monthly ETF asset flows analysis.
Posted in ETF and Index News |
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Tags: Amundi, Boost ETP, Commodities, DWS Xtrackers, Equities, ETF Industry News, ETF Securities, Europe, iShares, Morningstar, Ossiam, Pimco, S&P Dow Jones, Smart Beta, Source, SSGA SPDR, UBS, United States and Canada, Vanguard
Sep 6th, 2017 |
By James Lord, CFA
PIMCO has launched three smart beta equity ETFs providing investors with diversified exposure to US, international, and emerging market stocks. The funds target multiple factors including value, quality, low volatility, momentum and size which research shows have historically outperformed the broader equity market over the long term.
Posted in Equities |
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Tags: Emerging and Frontier, Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, Europe, Pimco, Research Affiliates, Smart Beta, United States and Canada
Aug 21st, 2017 |
By James Lord, CFA
Invesco has announced it has completed its acquisition of European ETF provider Source. The transaction sees Invesco add Source’s $26 billion in assets under management to Invesco’s own existing global ETF AUM of approximately $120bn. Martin L. Flanagan, president and CEO of Invesco, commented: “The addition of Source’s specialist expertise and product innovation to Invesco’s strong and diversified range of investment capabilities will further enhance our ability to meet the investment needs and outcomes our clients seek.”
Posted in ETF and Index News |
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Tags: Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, Europe, Fixed Income, Global, Invesco, Pimco, Source, Themes and Strategy
Aug 1st, 2017 |
By George Watson
Assets invested in actively managed ETFs/ETPs have grown by 30.5% in the first half of 2017 to reach a new record of $57 billion, according to research by ETFGI. The number of active ETFs/ETPs listed globally also grew by 20% to 364 in the first half of 2017. However, active funds remain a small part of the overall ETF/ETP landscape accounting for only 5% of the total number of ETFs/ETPs listed globally and a mere 1.2% of global assets.
Posted in ETF and Index News |
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Tags: Active ETFs, Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, First Trust, Fixed Income, Pimco, SSGA SPDR, United States and Canada
Jul 11th, 2017 |
By James Lord, CFA
Trading activity on the Tradeweb European-listed ETF marketplace amounted to €12.15 billion in June, significantly lower than the record €17.74bn recorded the month before. June marked the end of the platform’s second strongest quarter on record however, with total activity amounting to €43.65bn over the course of the last three months.
Posted in ETF and Index News |
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Tags: ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, Europe, Global, Pimco, United States and Canada
May 19th, 2017 |
By James Lord, CFA
By Greg Sharenow, real assets portfolio manager at PIMCO.
For all the attention paid to changes in US shale output, OPEC is capable of swinging oil balances more in a single month than US shale can in a year. As a result, any oil outlook must make some material assumptions about OPEC’s intentions at the upcoming meetings later this month and in November.
Posted in Commodities |
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Tags: Commodities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, ETNs and ETCs, Pimco, Themes and Strategy, United States and Canada