Risk Management Remains Top of Mind as Advisors Pursue Strategic Mix of Products By Invesco
Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs) expect to see increased usage of Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) in client portfolios, while aversion to risk remains high, according to results of an Invesco market research study released today. RIAs surveyed believe ETFs will make up 24 percent of portfolio allocations over the next 12 months and 33 percent over the next three years, representing a 10 percent increase over results reported in Invesco’s survey of …
Pros and Cons of Actively Managed ETF’s By Robert Powell (Market Watch)
 —A growing number of investment firms, hoping to jump on the exchange-traded-fund band wagon, are launching actively managed ETFs. In recent weeks, for instance, several large managers best known for their active management, including PIMCO, BlackRock, Fidelity Investments, and John Hancock, either plan to or have already launched funds that seek to give investors the best of both worlds—mostly low costs, intraday trading and a chance to beat the indexes. …
Looks Like We Really Can Blame ETFs After All By Tom Lauricella
REUTERS A running debate in the markets for the last few years has been the degree to which exchange traded funds have been driving the ups and downs of underlying stocks that make up ETFs. A big part of the problem is simply that it’s difficult to know precisely just how much trading of individual stocks is generated by shares of ETFs being bought and sold, especially if the trading …
Active ETFs Likely to fuel in US Market
PrintĂ‚Â Ă‚Â Ă‚Â | Close Active ETFs likely to fuel growth in US market Author: Clare Dickinson ETFM| 07 Sep 2011 | 12:23 The growth of the US ETF market is likely to be driven by active ETFs as a number of potential new issuers are seeking to list them, according to the New York Stock Exchange. The exchange is seeing a healthy flow of issuers preparing to enter the US market. …