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Smart beta products facing transparency problems, investors say
June 14, 2017--Investors are struggling to get important information about smart beta strategies, according to a survey by EDHEC-Risk Institute.
Source: IP&E
BetaShares-Active v Passive: is passive investment outperformance merely cyclical?
June 13, 2017--A claim currently receiving renewed attention in the long-contested active versus passive investment debate is that the apparent outperformance of passive investment strategies is largely cyclical, and usually only takes place in the late stages of a bull market.
This note, however, argues that while there may well be an element of cyclicality in passive versus active fund manager performance, this is minor in degree.
Source: BetaShares
IOSCO Task Force issues report on the regulation of wholesale market conduct
June 13, 2017--The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions today published IOSCO Task Force Report on Wholesale Market Conduct, which describes the tools and approaches that IOSCO members use to discourage, identify, prevent and sanction misconduct by individuals in wholesale markets.
Wholesale markets are an important source of finance for companies and economic growth. Misconduct by individuals can undermine investor trust and confidence and the fair and efficient operation of these markets.
Source: IOSCO
Pimco-Economic Growth Amid Policy Shifts
June 13, 2017--Political risk, reform efforts and potential monetary policy shifts cloud the outlook for China, Europe and the U.S.
Source: Pimco
Assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed globally reach a new record of US$4.103 trillion at the end of May 2017
June 12, 2017--ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed globally reached a new record of US$4.103 trillion at the end of May 2017, according to preliminary data from ETFGI.
The Global ETF/ETP industry had 6,889 ETFs/ETPs, with 12,970 listings, assets of US$4.103 trillion, from 313 providers listed on 68 exchanges in 55 countries at the end of May 2017.
Source: ETFGI
Slow adoption of technology hurts asset managers
June 11, 2017--Money managers at risk of losing market share to digitally savvy disrupters.
Source: FT.com
Hedge funds face a crisis of confidence
June 11, 2017--Hedge funds are dancing with the devil.
They are facing a crisis of confidence and potential lawsuits amid unprecedented fund closures, job losses and -most critically -low investment returns.
Source: nypost.com
Bitcoin bulls runs wild as cryptocurrency surges above $3,000
June 11, 2017--Bitcoin traded above $3,000 for the first time, helped by increased demand from Asia-based investors.
The cryptocurrency climbed to an all-time high Sunday of $3,012.05, according to CoinDesk.
Bitcoin has now more than tripled in value since trading at $968 on Dec. 31, and has gained nearly 30 percent in June alone.
Non-U.S. equity funds experienced record flows of $30.4bn for the month, including
broad Europe accelerating to $9.3bn following the French election, EAFE setting an
all-time high with $8.8bn and broad EM reaching a nine-month high of $5.7bn
Fixed income remained on track for a second consecutive record year by gathering another $14.3bn, led by investment grade flows of $6.
8bn (the best month ever) and followed by EM debt with $2.1bn
Source: BlackRock
Chart: Measuring Global Competitiveness
Source: visualcapitalist.com
June 10, 2017--Summary
Global ETP flows of $45.0bn during May pushed assets past the $4 trillion milestone
Industry assets crossed $4 trillion after first reaching $3 trillion just two years earlier,
with organic growth rising from 11% in the first year to 18% in the second year.
June 9, 2017--What makes an economy competitive at the global level, and why?
It's a question that economists, investors, and politicians have been asking themselves for decades. And to help answer it, the World Economic Forum has created the Global Competitiveness Index, or GCI.
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