Global ETF News Older than One Year
Building minimum variance portfolios with low risk, low drawdowns and strong returns
October 13, 2016--In the wake of the global financial crisis, minimum variance equity strategies quickly gained traction by capturing the attention of a risk-aware and risk-averse investment community.
But minimum variance portfolios (MVPs) offer much more than just an efficient way to lower portfolio volatility.
Source: STOXX
Shaping the Global Agenda on Ageing: Meeting the Needs of Cognitive Decline
October 13, 2016--The world's older adult population-estimated to double to 2 billion by 2050-is a triumph of human development that will generate both economic growth and uncertainty in the decades to come.
Longer lives mandate that we prepare for cognitive changes. The science is clear: many cognitive abilities will improve or stabilize with age, yet the ability to make fact-based decisions declines as brains get older.
view the White Paper-Shaping the Global Agenda on Ageing Meeting the Needs of Cognitive Decline
Source: WEF (World Economic Forum)
Hard targets to dump boardroom Trumps
October 12, 2016--Evidence is building that companies with diverse boards outperform those whose members are all male.
Source: FT.com
Does a price war loom for ETF providers?
October 12, 2016--Some observers argue that the competitive nature of ETF fees means that more cuts beckon
Source: FT.com
IMF Research Bulletin, September 2016
October 11, 2016--The IMF Research Bulletin, September 2016.
Source: IMF
Bond ETF volumes surge to record highs
October 11, 2016--Investors pile in more than $100bn this year, a rise of 24 per cent
Investors have piled more than $100bn into bond exchange traded funds so far this year, taking the global total to its highest ever level as fixed income investors adapt to a changing financial ecosystem. view more
Source: FT.com
Harmonisation of critical OTC derivatives data elements (other than UTI and UPI)-second batch, consultative report issued by CPMI-IOSCO
October 11, 2016--The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have today published for public comment a consultative report on Harmonisation of critical OTC derivatives data elements (other than UTI and UPI)-second batch.
The report responds to the G20's agreement in 2009 that all OTC derivatives contracts would be reported to trade repositories (TRs), as part of the G20's commitment to reforming OTC derivatives markets with the aim of improving transparency, mitigating systemic risk and preventing market abuse.
Source: BIS
WGC-Gold ETPs continue to see gains in September
October 11, 2016--At the end of September, total holdings in physically-backed gold exchange-traded products stood at 2,335.6t (75.1 moz), representing a 38.1t month-on-month increase. In value terms, total holdings were worth US$99.3bn, 3% higher than at the end of August.
Once again, flows into North American and European ETPs were positive, with the latter leading the way. European ETPs grew 34.0t to 876.9t (+4%), while holdings in North American ETPs crept up by 6.5t to 1,339.6t (+0.5%). Asian ETPs fell by just under a tonne (-0.9t); while Other ETPs declined by 1.5t, primarily due to outflows from NewGold ETF in South Africa.
Source: World Gold Council (WGC)
Policy paper: Women in Finance Charter
October 11, 2016--On 11 July, HM Treasury announced that 72 firms across the financial services sector have signed the Women in Finance Charter. Together these firms employ over 530,000 people in the UK, with headquarters in the UK, USA, Europe and Asia.
These firms have committed to implement four key industry actions, as recommended in Jayne-Anne Gadhia's review into the representation of women in senior managerial positions in financial services published on 22 March
Source: HM Treasury
Bond ETF volumes surge to record highs
October 10, 2016--Investors have piled more than $100bn into bond exchange traded funds so far this year, taking the global total to its highest ever level as fixed income investors adapt to a changing financial ecosystem.
Source: FT.com
