Assets in exchange-traded products (ETPs) listed globally reached a new record of US$6.66 trillion (€5.62 trillion) at the end of July.
Assets in exchange-traded products (ETPs) listed globally reached a new record of US$6.66 trillion (€5.62 trillion) at the end of July.
US fund house BlackRock has launched a strategy targeting five megatrends said to shape the future of both the global economy and society, with alpha and index exposure.
Around mid-June this year, fund fees came into the spotlight again when the European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) called for greater coordination between EU member states to prevent asset managers from overcharging retail investors.
Investment flows into China will accelerate over the coming 12 months, despite concerns about a slowing global economy and the impact of US-trade tensions, according to early findings of a Funds Europe survey being conducted in partnership with Standard Chartered.
Vontobel Asset Management and Duff & Phelps have partnered on the launch of a fund that aims for income and capital gains from infrastructure.
Over 90% of global public investors have specific ESG (environment, social and governance) investment policies in place or are in the process of developing them, according to a survey commissioned by BNY Mellon and the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF).
London-based Fulcrum Asset Management has launched an actively-manged climate change fund.
The Diversity Project – an organisation pushing for fairer representation in the investment industry – has laid out plans to increase the number of women in asset management.
Interest rate and inflation hedging activity increased in the second quarter amidst uncertainty around the economic outlook, according to a report by BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM).
BlackRock was the best-selling fund promoter in Europe for June, with net sales of over €11 billion.
