Asset managers set to ramp up ETF offering
Most asset managers will offer ETFs in the next five years, according to two-thirds of respondents to an EY survey.
Passives
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‘Do or die’: Asset managers urged to embrace tech
Asset managers must embrace technological developments that will drive exponential change in the industry or risk missing out on growth, according to a PwC report.
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Rise of passive continues as global AUM hits $80trn
Passively managed assets continue to eat up a growing a share of total assets under management (AUM) around the world, according to Willis Towers Watson’s Global 500 research.
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State Street slashes ETF fees as competition heats up
State Street has ramped up the competition among the biggest US ETF providers by slashing prices across 15 ultra-low cost trackers.
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Six of the best impact ETFs
As the proportion of socially responsible assets has soared, from 3.4% in 2014 to 22% today, the range of ETFs designed to capture this demand has grown. Sam Dickens, assistant portfolio manager at IG, looks at some of the best impact ETFs on offer.
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7IM teams up to launch passive range
Seven Investment Management has teamed up with Distribution Technology to launch three passive risk targeted funds in response to growing demand from advisers.
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Research questions long-term performance of tracker funds
With the exception of funds tracking the US and UK mid caps, no passive funds have been able to generate first or second quartile performance in their respective sectors over the past 10 years, according to research from Chase de Vere.
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PA ANALYSIS: Time for active funds to adapt or die
The active funds industry must shrink, cut prices, better-align itself with investors and differentiate if it wants to compete against a passive onslaught, according to a report by Morningstar.
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PA ANALYSIS: How are today’s wealth managers using ETFs?
Assets in exchange traded funds sailed past the $4trn mark globally last month, indicating their increasing popularity among investors worldwide.
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PA ANALYSIS: Is passive beating active at its own corporate governance game?
It is no secret the evidence suggests the average active fund manager struggles to outperform consistently.
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PA ANALYSIS: The innovation to usurp active management
Multi-factor investing is being billed as the next big thing by asset managers eager to continue to weaponise passive management.
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Pimco warns on passive investing ‘free riding’
Passive management in the fund industry could lead to “free riding, adverse selection and moral hazard” if left unchecked, according to investment giant Pimco.
