Recent market volatility may have sparked the usual calls for bans on short-selling, but any such move would be counter-productive, says Edward Monrad (pictured), Head of European Equity Market Structure, Optiver Europe…
Anthony Ginsberg, Co-creator of the HAN-GINs Indxx Healthcare Innovation ETF (WELL) says the Coronavirus crisis has exposed many flaws in the US and other healthcare systems, which has proven a boost for innovative healthcare companies.
A note from Tabula Investment Management CEO Michael John Lytle reveals that this year and 2021 could see a big increase in the number of US high yield defaults. Lytle believes that the financial market indicators are optimistic relative to both credit and economic indicators.
Andy Vicat, Rich Evans and Jake Beeman from DXC Technology comment on the lack of a European Consolidated Tape.
Morningstar’s Director of Global ETF Research, Ben Johnson, has commented on the latest annual US fund fee study from Morningstar which shows that in 2019 the asset-weighted average expense ratio across all mutual funds and ETFs was roughly half what investors paid in fund fees as of 20 years ago at 0.45 per cent.
Investors need to reconsider their approach to dividends in this new investment climate, says Chris Huemmer, Senior Investment Strategist at USD16 billion FlexShares Exchange Traded Funds.
David Mann, head of capital markets, global ETFs at Franklin Templeton, has commented further after last week’s announcement from the Federal Reserve on supporting the US bond market.
Brian Kraus, Head of Investment Consulting and Internal Sales, Hartford Funds writes that investors are looking for new opportunities to generate alpha in this volatile market climate, but the potential benefits of multi-factor ETFs should not be ignored.
Late March saw The Federal Reserve establish the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF) to support credit to employers by providing liquidity to the market for outstanding corporate bonds.
Rahul Bhushan, co-founder of European thematic ETF provider, RizeETF, has written a comprehensive note on the impact of Covid-19 on the world…