Passives
Launches, M&A and new IA committee: IW's top ten ETF highlights in 2017
This year has been another stellar 12 months for the European ETF industry, as more players look to launch products this side of the Atlantic and M&A activity intensified.
AJ Bell reports 29% pre-tax profit increase as it rules out further acquisitions
Helped by pension freedoms
MiFID II is the 'latest injection of steroids into the ETF business'
Active ETFs to dominate market
Investment Pulse: What could hold back the uptake of passive products in 2018?
Market correction concerns
BMO GAM snaps up ETF investment strategist from ETF Securities
Joined on 1 November
Carmignac's Saint-Georges: Why gold should be in portfolios heading into 2018
In his outlook for 2018, Didier Saint-Georges, managing director at Carmignac, explains why investors should invest in gold as most other assets have the potential to be highly correlated if and when a market correction happens.
Consultancy warns passive 'bubble' will burst in 2018
Momentum play
BlackRock launches global aggregate bond ETF
TER of 0.10%
Report: Almost all asset managers will offer ETFs within five years
ETF market to hit $7.6trn by 2020
Is this the start of a fright flight? The ETFs topping the performance and flows charts in October
Japanese ETFs haven been the winners in terms buying
Which active managers have stormed ahead since Trump's election?
S&P 500 up 16% in sterling terms
PwC: Asset and wealth managers must be 'fit for growth' as heyday of 30%+ profit margins not sustainable
Burgeoning wealth of HNWs
Managers and investors face challenges from an 'absurd' proliferation of indices
Over a million indices globally
Franklin Templeton expands LibertyShares ETF suite with EM smart-beta launch
Launched on 19 October
Vanguard CEO McNabb warns of 'decent-sized' market correction
£3.5trn asset manager
BlackRock launches global equity ESG ETF
TER of 0.30%
Fund buyers warn on potential pitfalls when investing in income ETFs
Amid rising popularity of products
Revealed: The best and worst performers in September's ETF Select 100
Energy ETFs among best performers
First Trust's CEO: Ratings agencies should put ETFs on equal footing with active funds
Demand from DFMs and advisers
Lyxor embarks on programme to revamp ETF range
Includes plans to close funds
Update: Invesco confirms $1.2bn deal to acquire Guggenheim Investments' ETF business
Becomes fourth largest global ETF provider
