ETF and Index News
Feb 27th, 2023 |
By James Lord, CFA
Financial research house Morningstar has introduced a new suite of impact-focused indices targeting companies whose economic activities address the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
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Feb 26th, 2023 |
By James Lord, CFA
Despite a significant fall in AUM last year, Europe’s ETF market is poised to experience stellar growth in 2023 and beyond, according to global consulting firm EY.
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Feb 21st, 2023 |
By James Lord, CFA
RBC iShares has launched four new ETFs, including two equity and two fixed income funds, on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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Feb 16th, 2023 |
By James Lord, CFA
Simplify Asset Management has launched a new actively managed ETF providing exposure to smaller, more speculative companies within the biotech, pharmaceuticals, healthcare technology, and life sciences sectors.
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Feb 9th, 2023 |
By James Lord, CFA
The European Commission is weighing up banning kickbacks that financial advisers receive when they sell investment products, a move that would drive greater uptake of low-cost products such as ETFs.
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Feb 9th, 2023 |
By James Lord, CFA
Bloomberg has unveiled ETF list trading capabilities via its Request for Quote (RFQ) service, enabling clients to trade multiple ETFs with a single click.
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Feb 9th, 2023 |
By James Lord, CFA
More than a fifth (22%) of retail investors have cashed in mutual funds to switch their investments to ETFs over the past year, according to research from European white-label ETF platform HANetf.
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Feb 6th, 2023 |
By James Lord, CFA
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has unveiled a suite of six ESG-tailored ETFs, the firm’s first ETF launches since the early pioneer exited the industry more than two decades ago.
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Feb 2nd, 2023 |
By James Lord, CFA
BlackRock, in partnership with neobroker BUX, has unveiled a low-cost savings plan service in Europe where investors can build and manage portfolios comprised solely of iShares ETFs.
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Jan 31st, 2023 |
By James Lord, CFA
BMO Asset Management has introduced five new ETFs on Toronto Stock Exchange providing exposure to various equity and fixed income strategies.
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