Investment
ETFs drive record inflows at Blackrock
Blackrock has reported record high net inflows for 2017, with $367bn (£269bn, €301bn) for the full year and more than $103bn in the final quarter alone, driven in part by a strong performance by iShares.
Investment | 12 Jan 18
Is the passive bubble ready to burst?
Everyone has heard about the bitcoin bubble; Neil Woodford has warned of a new tech bubble; and now investors are voicing concerns about a passives bubble. But if such a bubble exists, is it ready to burst? Or will index funds continue to steal market share away from their active peers?
Investment | 12 Jan 18
Strategic bond fund sales break £7bn in 2017
Net retail sales of Sterling Strategic Bond funds neared £1.5bn ($2.02bn, €1.69bn) for the second month in a row in November 2017, taking the total raised by the sector for the year to £7.25bn, according to the Investment Association.
Could Mifid II spark a market downturn?
The rule requiring managers to report any 10% fall in a portfolio to clients will do little to discourage the buy high/sell low mentality of the man on the street, but, that said, it remains unlikely that Mifid II will push markets into a downward spiral.
Investment | 10 Jan 18
Tilney cuts funds in portfolios from 70 to 30
Wealth manager Tilney has “eliminated the low-hanging fruit” and reduced the number of funds it holds in its portfolios from 70 to 30.