Calastone: The ETF industry ‘desperately needs standardisation’
Assets have skyrocketed to $12.7trn, and policy needs to keep up with rapidly accelerating demand
Assets have skyrocketed to $12.7trn, and policy needs to keep up with rapidly accelerating demand
They raked in £11.4bn in the first half of the year, with UK investors favouring US and global funds
While fixed income funds recorded their second worst month of withdrawals on record, according to the Fund Flow Index for May
Inflows were up five times compared to last year’s ISA season
Net inflows to North American funds were higher over the last four months than in the previous nine years combined
Investors have shown no signs of breaking their broader entanglement with the Magnificent Seven
ESG funds bring in £1.54bn across markets
Investors added £2bn to equity funds in January in one of the best months on record, but Calastone warns that returning confidence ‘should be treated with caution’
Rising equity markets pushed the value of mutual funds up by $10.7trn
While 2023 flows as a whole belonged to money market strategies
Improved market sentiment and rising prices tempted UK investors back
The sixth consecutive month of net selling saw £1.2bn of outflows