ETFs

Several milestones in the exchange traded funds (ETF) industry are expected in 2010, with global assets under management having recently passed $1trn and the 1,000th product likely to launch soon

As the debate between passive vs active investing continues to divide opinion, a fine balance exists between the two, wherein it is possible to get a passive underlay with an active overlay. In such precarious times, balance is everything

The asset management industry has mixed feelings about the long-term threat exchange traded funds pose to index-hugging unit trusts and Oeics

Over the past few months I have constantly banged the drum for a brave new world in which asset managers finally bite the bullet and launch cost effective multi-asset portfolios, comprised largely if not exclusively of ETFs.

Cheap and easy to set up, ETFs are seen as a major breeding ground for innovation over the coming years

I don't know about you, but I find most investment industry events and conferences deadly dull.

The FSA recently passed comment on the perceived strengths of ETFs, but it is important to ascertain when ETFs are a suitable investment and when they are not.

Deutsche Bank's db x-trackers is listing fixed income ETFs on the London Stock Exchange for the first time.

Bubbles are a wondrous affair and, according to the aficionados, easy to spot from afar.

FTSE Group has partnered with India's stock exchange MCX-SX in order to offer a broad range of domestic and international indices to the Indian market.