ETF
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.
Asset managers to ramp up ETF offering
Most asset managers will offer ETFs in the next five years, according to two-thirds of respondents to an EY survey.
Legal and General IM acquires ETF platform Canvas
Legal & General Investment Management is to acquire ETF Securities’ European exchange-traded fund platform Canvas, which has $2.7bn (£20.5bn, €22.8bn) of assets under management.
How are advisers using ETFs and index mutual funds?
This was the question posed by KPMG researchers for Blackrock who asked 130 UK financial advisers, wealth managers and private bankers responsible for £4.5 trillion of client assets.
Investment | 27 Oct 17
Analysis: Fund fees wipe out ‘20% of gross returns’
The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) is turning up the heat on asset managers, highlighting the impact of fund charges on returns in a fresh report. Fund fees wipe out an average 20% of gross returns, according to the regulator.