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.
Multi-factor investing is being billed as the next big thing by asset managers eager to continue to weaponise passive management.
Joe Parkin, head of wealth and retail at iShares talks the rise of the digital investor and why financial technology is far more than just robo-advice
BlackRock has added four US equity-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to its iShares range, each exploiting a different factor.
Since the financial crisis in 2008, the UK wealth management industry continues to evolve rapidly and that includes becoming more highly digitised.
US funds giant BlackRock said its iShares business had seen $130bn of new inflows during 2015 as strong retail and institutional demand drove the global exchange traded funds (ETFs) to post a record annual increase of $347bn.
Schroders has hired Esther Nass-Fetzmann into its multi-asset investments and portfolio solutions business.
BlackRock has added to its smart beta capability with a triple ETF launch.
BlackRock and IG Group have teamed up to launch a suite of exchange-traded fund-orientated investment portfolios.
BlackRock has moved to tackle the increased currency risk environment with the launch of a hedged European equities ETF.
In a bid to take advantage of growing interest in single-country ETFs, the Blackrock passive arm has launched its eighth such product, tracking the MSCI France index.
Assets under management may be up, but the regulatory road is far from clear for asset managers.
Charles Stanley’s John Fletcher flags China ETFs that could stand to gain from a change in sentiment