Reports and investment research on ETFs and other fund vehicles, including mutual funds, UCITs and white papers on liquid alternatives. Research on liquid alts has received a lot of attention, as institutional investors and FOHFs show increasing interest in the many different types of liquid alternative mutual funds. For hedge funds, alternative UCITs provide another opportunity to expand...
their investor universe. Research on future trends in UCITs has been popular, as have papers on the use of sub-advisers for liquid alternatives. The most popular ETF research includes papers on smart beta ETFs, best practices for ETF trading, Asian ETFs and bond ETFs. Different ETF articles will appeal to different members. For asset allocators seeking to make short-term allocations to an asset class, research providing a cost comparison of futures and ETFs has received many downloads. For DC Plan Sponsors, the question "should ETFs be an investment option in DC plans?" has generated a lot of interest, whereas for Canadian plan sponsors a paper questioning the use of mutual funds in Canadian pensions has proved popular.
Hoy en día la gente está generando más datos que nunca. Desde correos electrónicos, pasando por mensajes instantáneos y compras con tarjeta de crédito, por mencionar algunos, a tal punto que inclusive se recopilan y almacenan ubicaciones. Para que estas cosas tengan sentido para cualquiera a esta escala, con puntos de datos…
Es werden heute mehr Daten erzeugt als je zuvor. E-Mails, Sofortnachrichten, Kreditkartenkäufe – sogar Standorte werden erfasst und gespeichert. Wer angesichts dieses Ausmaßes – Milliarden von gespeicherten einzelnen Datenpunkten – den Überblick behalten möchte, benötigt dazu ein neues Instrument. Dieses Instrument ist…
Oggi, la creazione di dati è superiore a quella di qualunque altro periodo storico. E-mail, messaggi istantanei, acquisti con carta di credito – perfino le posizioni geografiche vengono raccolte e archiviate. Per potersi raccapezzari in questo mare magnum di informazioni –con singoli punti dati in miliardi di registrazioni-…
People today are creating more data than ever before. Emails, instant messages, credit card purchases—even locations are collected and stored. For anyone to make sense of things at this scale—with individual datapoints in the billions of records—a new toolkit is required. That toolkit is Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Using a comprehensive set of global “smart beta” exchange-traded funds (ETFs), in conjunction with factor risk premia and transaction cost estimates from Axioma Factor Risk Models, we find that the market of smart beta strategies capturing equity factors has room to grow, and rebalancing costs are not expected to exceed…
Just when investors thought they couldn’t sink any lower, the economic shock caused by COVID-19 has put further downward pressure on interest rates in developed markets. Caroline Hedges, head of global liquidity portfolio management at Aviva Investors, looks at the impact on money market funds.
In May 2020, S&P DJI published their annual study of ETF usage by U.S. insurance companies. The data for that analysis is only available annually. However, because of the market volatility in the first quarter of 2020, S&P DJI wanted to analyze the use of ETFs by U.S. insurance companies prior to the next annual…
By illustrating S&L ETPs flows, this report provides a nuanced view of investor sentiment across a range of exposures which cannot be seen using trading flow data.
Appetite for gold ETFs in Asia increased as global demand levels off overall.Gold-backed ETFs and similar products (gold ETFs) recorded their ninth consecutive month of inflows in August, albeit at their slowest pace for 2020. Collectively, gold ETFs added 39 tonnes (t) during the month, equivalent to US$2.1bn or 0.9% of…
Join Daniel Perrone, Head of Operations ESG Indices at S&P DJI, Meaghan Victor, Head of SPDR ETF Asia Pacific Distribution at State Street Global Advisors and Martin Dinh, Senior Product Manager, Investment Products at ASX as they discuss why ESG investing has gained so much traction, and how these strategies can be…
It is difficult to reconcile the recent exuberance of financial markets with the problems we see in the real economy around us. Focusing on long-term themes may help investors through this tension.
The recent, turbulent times have tested the limits of ETFs, with underlying Fixed Income markets experiencing extreme stress. This episode has demonstrated that Fixed Income ETFs coped well: they have passed the test of time and perceived weaknesses have turned out to be strengths. We look into how ETFs respond to Fixed…
Global expansionary monetary policies and bullish gold price momentum pushed both the LBMA Gold Price AM in US dollars and the Shanghai Gold Benchmark Price PM (SHAUPM) in renminbi (RMB) to historical highs in July. Chinese gold-backed ETFs’ total asset under management (AUM) reached US$3.8bn as of July, the highest ever.
Indian imports hit five-month high as market returns in premium. Economic activity weakened in July following signs of recovery in May and June. Jewellery demand received support from wedding purchases and promotions in July but faced headwinds from a higher local gold price and recurring lockdowns throughout the country.…
The China Gold Market Report 2020 – published at the end of July – provides a comprehensive review of China’s gold market in 2019. This report is a joint effort from the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE), Shanghai Futures Exchange (SFE), China Gold Association (CGA), the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) and the World Gold Council.…
Bolstered by innovation and regulatory reform to increase transparency, the ETF market in Australia has seen extraordinary growth. Frank Koudelka, head of ETF Servicing at State Street, recently connected with Arian Neiron, head of Asia Pacific at VanEck, to discuss industry trends. Arian explains how recent developments…
Finance is in the midst of a revolution. Processes are being digitized. Decisions are becoming increasingly data-driven and approached from the bottom up. Artificial intelligence (AI) is taking care of business while we work from home. The revolution has affected every market, firm, and department — except for product…
Gold ETFs close H1 with record $40bn of net inflows: Gold-backed ETFs (gold ETFs) recorded their seventh consecutive month of positive flows, adding 104 tonnes (t) in June – equivalent to US$5.6bn or 2.7% of assets under management (AUM) – taking global holdings to new all-time highs of 3,621t. Explore and download full gold…
The domestic gold price decreased by 4.4% m-o-m but ended the month 31.1% higher y-t-d. Retail gold demand weakened as consumers waited on the sidelines following a sharp correction in the domestic gold price amid rising COVID-19 cases.Demand for safe haven assets and strong year-to-date performance, coupled with the price…
