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ETF businesses bullish on growth prospects

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... fund (ETF) businesses expect to grow by nearly 18% per year for the next three to five years, according to EY's 2015 Global ETF Survey. Despite an unstable economic environment, more than 90% of those surveyed expect the industry to see positive net ...

Investors return to active global equities managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
Active managers in the global equities space are back in favour following an extended period of outflows, according to Fidelity portfolio manager Amit Lodha. Between 2008 and 2012, active global equity funds saw net outflows of US$825 billion (A$870 ...

ETF assets to surpass hedge funds in 12-18 months

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... industry could surpass the hedge fund industry in assets under management (AUM) in the next 12-18 months according to EY's Global ETF Survey. The report said while growth rates will be highest in Asia and lowest in the more mature US market, the growth ...

Aussie ETF use reaches new level of sophistication

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... advisers are using exchange traded funds belies the relative immaturity of the local market, according to BlackRock's global ETF business iShares. BlackRock director and iShares specialist Jonathan Howie said that the ASX ETF industry has had "a big ...

Global ETF regulation proposed

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... that poured into ETFs and similar products following the onset of the global financial crisis in 2008. IOSCO estimates global ETF assets to be almost US$2 trillion or 7% of the global investment market. Raising concerns for IOSCO is that the rapid take-up ...

Zenith upgrades State Street ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... 'recommended' rating confirmed. Zenith says it continues to have a solid conviction in SSgA's ETF platform, adding that as a global ETF manager, the ability of SSgA to draw on knowledge and expertise of their global capabilities is a key differentiator ...

ETP growth attracts IOSCO concerns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... changes identified [later just as organisational change." IOSCO noted, citing BlackRock research, that at end of 2011 global ETF assets reached US$1,5 trillion including 4,221 ETFs with 6,612 listings from 1559 providers. IOSCO taking the lead in this ...

Indexing warning as ETFs surge

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... quarter of 2011. According to BlackRock, Q1 inflows were more than double that seen in the equivalent period in 2010. Global ETF assets have increased 6.7 per cent in the year to date and now total US$1.399 trillion. In Australia appetite for ETFs is ...

Synthetic ETFs set to grow

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
Synthetic Exchange Traded Funds make up just 14 per cent of total global ETF assets, but based on European experience this ratio is likely to increase considerably. In Europe, half of ETF assets are already synthetic, a proportion far ahead of the estimated ...

iShares increases ETF range

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
... Australia in 2007, are popular for their cost efficiency, simplicity and flexibility. According to BlackRock's research the global ETF/ETP industry is expected to reach US$2 trillion in assets under management by early 2012.