Wisdomtree poaches from Invesco for UK sales head
Ravi Azad is among a trio of hires for the ETF business
Ravi Azad is among a trio of hires for the ETF business
$5trn funds giant touts savings for investors as it drops fees on 36 products
Only physically-replicated products will be eligible
Still on track to become first UK asset manager with £1trn AUM
A passive portfolio of 50% bonds and 50% equities faces negative annualised returns, according to a report by Pictet Asset Management.
Legal & General Investment Management has become the latest fund manager to launch a passive fund tracking companies with diverse boards.
High yield ETFs have a reputation for poor tracking difference, but 7IM senior portfolio manager Peter Sleep argues there are still ways for passive investors to access the asset class.
The asset management industry is split on the market implications if passives continue to rake in inflows, while investors lose faith in active management.
As cumulative flows into emerging market passive funds surpass active alternatives investors should seek opportunities further down the market-cap scale, Aviva Investors head of emerging markets and Asia Pacific Will Ballard argues.
Passive investors pay scant regard to the fundamentals of individual securities and free-ride on the work of active investors with implications for financial stability, price discovery and index correlation, according to a paper from the Bank of International Settlements.
Coutts is offering access to five risk-graded multi-asset passive funds via a new online platform, Coutts Invest.
Fourteen trackers that aim to replicate key equity and bond markets have been awarded a “recommended” status by Square Mile Investment Consulting and Research.