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Architas 0% share class ‘gimmicky’
The multi-manager launches share class aimed at long-term investors
Low cost of ETFs lures investors: Morningstar
The appetite for exchange-traded funds is on the increase with investors struggling to boost returns attracted by the low cost, research has...
BlackRock’s international ETF should lower costs
Group expects launch of cross-exchange listed exchange traded fund should improve trading liquidity and lower transaction costs.
Evercore launches tracker-based model portfolios
Model portfolios launched on Novia platform as provider seeks new ways of keeping dealing costs lower.
Platforms told to boost ETF access to stem portfolio costs
DFMs have appealed to platforms to improve access to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and direct share dealing.
Vanguard adds short-dated bond tracker
Passives specialist Vanguard launches UK Short-Term Investment Grade Bond Index fund.
Analysis & Opinion
The importance of asset allocation
Passive investing has become much more fashionable of late. As stock markets rocked around the world during the financial crisis, fund managers...
Challenge of costs for advisers
How does passive investing compare to active investing? Do the performance figures bear out the enthusiasm for passives? And is it really passive...
Diversifying to suit risk profiles
The market for passive or index-tracking funds has evolved rapidly in the past few years, which is good news for fans of passive investing as it...
Open sector aids risk review
The strong growth of the exchange-traded fund market in Europe over the past years has resulted in an increasing level of scrutiny by regulators,...
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The problem with passives
Hardcore passivists are unlikely to be pleased with the FSA’s active nudge
Recent Articles
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From Special Report: | Jun 05, 2013ETPs and ETFs ready to break the $1 trillion barrier
Experts predict that the European exchange-traded product sector will exceed $900bn (£598bn) in size by the end of 2017. A large part of that is...
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From Special Report: | Jun 05, 2013Great rotation into credit and duration
Bond markets have shown strong positive returns in the past five years. During this period UK government bonds, as well as sterling corporate...
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From Our Publications| Jun 05, 2013
Passive Investing - June 2013
Passive investing has become incredibly popular in the last few years.
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May 29, 2013ETF assets on platforms flourish in Q1: iShares
There has been a 16 per cent increase in the overall number of iShares exchange-traded fund assets held on platforms in the first quarter of 2013,...
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From Your Industry| May 24, 2013L&G plans for 20% surge in passive sales
Projected retail uptake of passive investment funds is projected to soar as price competition drives business.
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From Your Industry| May 23, 2013OFT delays Blackrock’s Credit Suisse ETF merger
Delays such as this are “common” practice, Blackrock says.
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May 14, 2013L&G hints at further tracker launches
Group predicts further growth in passive funds for 2013, highlights charges as key driver for investor interest
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May 08, 2013
Growth spurt for ETP sector
The exchange-traded product sector is on a “wild ride of growth” across Europe, Mark Wiedman has said.
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May 08, 2013
iShares launches ETF tracking European financial bonds
BlackRock brings corporate bond exchange traded fund suite up to 17 with fund tracking the Barclays Euro-Aggregate Financial index.
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From Special Report: Investing in Gold - May 2013| May 07, 2013
What lies beneath the gold price slump?
The large drop in gold prices shows the importance of momentum within the gold markets.