Interview
Pacer ETFs sees continued inflows on back of factor offering
Pacer ETFs has continued on its asset growth path, reaching just shy of USD16 billion, says Sean O’Hara, president of the firm.
By Beverly Chandler | 19/08/2022
European crypto ETPs
ETC Group’s paper provokes mixed reactions from Europe’s crypto ETP cohort
ETC Group’s paper provokes mixed reactions from Europe’s crypto ETP cohort
Researchers at European crypto ETP issuer ETC Group have spent the long summer months reading the prospectuses published by their peers in the sector.
By Beverly Chandler | 17/08/2022
US Awards
Service provider nominations for the ETF Express US awards 2022 are open
Service provider nominations for the ETF Express US awards 2022 are open
Despite the heat wave, ETF Express has been busy and the nominations for the ETF Express Awards 2022 service provider categories are now open. Follow this link to place your nominations. Nominate here.
By Beverly Chandler | 11/08/2022
New US ETF issuer
F/m steps into ETF world with suite of US Treasury ETFs
F/m steps into ETF world with suite of US Treasury ETFs
Alexander Morris, F/m’s President, CIO, and Co-Creator of the US Benchmark Series, explains that their launch of the US Benchmark Series – a suite of US Treasury ETFs – represents their first step into ETF waters.
By Beverly Chandler | 15/08/2022
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity has moved to ‘have to have’ from ‘nice to have’ says ETFMG’s Gordon
Cybersecurity has moved to ‘have to have’ from ‘nice to have’ says ETFMG’s Gordon
ETFMG Group has been building its business as an ETF issuer to USD4.5 billion in assets under management, using the partnership model to develop new products.
By Beverly Chandler | 12/08/2022
New US ETF issuer
Archard and Rausch gear up AllianceBernstein for ETF push
Archard and Rausch gear up AllianceBernstein for ETF push
Noel Archard joined AllianceBernstein (AB) as Global Head of ETFs and Portfolio Solutions from State Street Global Advisors in February this year, arriving at a firm that had already started to make plans for its entry into the US ETF market. Additionally, Anita Rausch joined AB in June as the Global Head of ETF Capital Markets from WisdomTree.
By Beverly Chandler | 05/08/2022
Research
Cheapest ETFs make bear markets a bit less painful, says FactSet’s Kashner
Cheapest ETFs make bear markets a bit less painful, says FactSet’s Kashner
Elisabeth Kashner, Vice President, Director of Exchange-Traded Fund Research and Analytics at FactSet, has published more research on current conditions in ETFs in the US, looking specifically at ETF fee compression.
By Beverly Chandler | 08/08/2022
Interview
European retail appetite for ETFs sees slow but steady growth says Franklin Templeton’s Baron
European retail appetite for ETFs sees slow but steady growth says Franklin Templeton’s Baron
Franklin Templeton arrived in the ETF arena relatively recently, having established its first ETFs in 2016 globally and launched its first European products in 2017.
By Beverly Chandler | 20/06/2022
Obituary
Jean-René Giraud, Trackinsight founding CEO
Jean-René Giraud, Trackinsight founding CEO
I, and the rest of the team at ETF Express, just wanted to take a moment to offer our condolences to Jean-René’s family and the team at Trackinsight.
By Beverly Chandler | 24/06/2022
Interview
ETF native Rozemuller celebrates ETFs across Europe
ETF native Rozemuller celebrates ETFs across Europe
Martijn Rozemuller, CEO for VanEck Europe, was an early adopter of ETFs in Europe, having established ThinkETFs in 2008 in his native Amsterdam.
17/06/2022
In My Opinion
Central bank’s policy flux - I am not stupid. I am a tool
Central bank’s policy flux - I am not stupid. I am a tool
Nitesh Shah, Head of Commodities & Macroeconomic Research, Europe at ETF issuer WisdomTree writes that poor craftsmen often blame their tools.
20/06/2022
Interview
Strategas’s Sohn comments on the democratisation of investment through ETFs
Strategas’s Sohn comments on the democratisation of investment through ETFs
Strategas Securities is an institutional macro research shop launched some 16 years ago in the US. Todd Sohn, technical and ETF strategist, explains that the firm is divided into different verticals such as economics or fixed income but also has a technical team that looks at how things are trading which includes ETF research.
By Beverly Chandler | 14/06/2022