ETFs listed in the Asia Pacific region, excluding Japan, reached record highs in assets in December 2018, reports ETF data providers, ETFGI. »

The global ETF industry is projected to double to more than USD10 trillion over the next five years, but the Canadian industry is expected to grow at a faster rate to CAD400 billion by 2024.  »

JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) was a latecomer to the ETF scene, with the USD 1.7 trillion (as of September 30, 2018) firm’s reluctance to enter the fray puzzling for many. JPMAM’s first ETFs came in 2014 in the US, while 2017 saw a push into Europe. »

The rise of the power of ESG investing is indisputable. According to the recently published "ESG Data: Mainstream Consumption, Bigger Spending" report, ESG investing is growing significantly globally, as the responsible investment market reached USD30 trillion in AUM in 2018. »

2018 saw BNP Paribas Asset Management’s ETF and Index Solutions division raise significant assets, closing the year with EUR13.7 billion in assets under management in its ETF and open-ended index funds. »

October saw the latest launch from Hector McNeil’s ETF white labeller HANetf with the HAN-GINS Innovative Technologies ETF and HAN-GINS Cloud Technology ETF. »

Having returned a total of 51 per cent in the prior two years, ROBO Global’s Robotics & Automation Index declined 22 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2018 on the back of what the company describes as a 'perfect storm of monetary tightening, geopolitical uncertainty, and fears of a slowing US economy'.  »