ETFs – Page 11
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Advanced engineering
Factor investing has powered the growth of generic smart beta strategies underlying the broad ETF market. But it is entering a new phase of development that is seeing institutional investors move from studying the approach to adopting tailored versions
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Addressing current liquidity concerns
Two years ago, BlackRock’s chief executive Larry Fink warned that structural problems with leveraged ETFs had the potential one day to “blow up” the industry. While the alleged explosion hasn’t yet happened, does that mean the danger has gone away?
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EDHEC European ETF Survey 2015 – some key results
EDHEC Risk Institute conducted its ninth survey1 of European investment professionals on the usage and perceptions of ETFs at the end of 2015 with the support of Amundi ETF, Indexing & Smart Beta. EDHEC-Risk Institute’s ETF surveys now provide a continuous assessment of practices and views amongst professional investors since 2006.
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Asset managers look to boost headcounts despite weighing competition
PwC suvery of asset management chief executives show 46% to cut cost base in 2015, 28% to outsource
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Pension funds' ETF allocations driven by diversification, study shows
Schemes hold onto ETFs for 29 months on average – the highest of all institutions in Europe
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Top gear?
Leveraged and inverse ETFs have been causing a regulatory fuss in the US. Martin Steward unpicks the issues, and asks if these products are of any relevance to pension fund investors
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Liquidity fears dampen alternative ETF allure
While interest grows in new esoteric ETF products, institutional investors are unimpressed with the lack of liquidity in some areas, writes Maha Khan Phillips
