| | US institutions move to embrace ETFs
Research from Cerulli Associates reveals that US institutions are gradually moving into using ETFs, a finding that supports a lot of what we are going to be talking about in October’s etfLIVE North America digital summit – you’ll find more information on that at the end of this editorial.
The ETF rule and the arrival of semi and non-transparent ETFs have definitely given the US ETF industry a leg up in its asset raising. We have an interview with Columbia Threadneedle Investments’ Marc Zeitoun on their annual financial adviser survey that shows that most of them think they will increase their allocation to ETFs.
For one firm and its advisers, it was a simple decision, as Cabana Asset Management instantly gained over USD1 billion in assets when it unleashed its adviser base on an ETF version of its target drawdown products – read our interview with them.
More news from the US comes from Blue Tractor which is to ride out into pastures new through a red gate (forgive me – it’s been a long week) with the launch of the first ETF from Red Gate Advisers using its shielded alpha structure.
Meanwhile, back in Europe, Invesco has taken the opportunity to report that synthetic ETFs offering exposure to core US and global equity benchmarks have delivered strong outperformance with lower tracking errors compared to physical ETFs across the past year.
We also have a new ETF issuer arriving with a gold ETF. Meet Wilshire Phoenix, founded by institutional asset managers and bringing institutional structure to their ETFs with the planned launch of their innovative gold ETF.
With all the upheaval and change and uncertainty of this year, the last thing markets need is an election, but here we go, running up to the US Presidential election on 3 November. It’s not been a dignified start, with the first TV debate still ringing in our ears as I write, but we are launching the first in what will be a series of columns over the next few weeks, looking at the US election from the ETF perspective. There’s plenty more comment coming through and do reach out if you would like to add to the series.
Finally, Thursday 1 October saw our virtual awards networking ceremony, announcing the winners of the second outing of our US ETF awards, with data provided by Bloomberg. Many congratulations to all our winners, who have been judged and deemed winners by their peers – the strongest of accolades in this huge but collegiate industry.
Do register for our etfLIVE North America digital summit – professional investors go free, with added CPD points.
Beverly Chandler
Managing Editor, ETF Express
Companies in this issue
Almalia
Amundi
BlackRock
Blue Tractor
Cabana Asset Management
Cambria Investment Management
CBDX
Cerulli Associates
ClearShares
Columbia Threadneedle Investments
Defiance ETFs
Global X
Invesco
iShares
Loomis Sayles
Red Gate Advisers
TrueMark
Vanguard
Wilshire Phoenix
| | ADVERTISEMENT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Blue Tractor debuts with Red Gate Advisers ESG Large Cap ETF launch | | Thu | 1 Oct 2020, 13:59 | | The first outing for Blue Tractor and its shielded alpha ETF wrapper will be with Red Gate Advisers, a newly formed multi-boutique investment adviser set to launch its first fund, the Stance Equity ESG Large Cap Core ETF, which will be administered by the RBB Fund, Inc Series Trust. |
| | | | | | | | Invesco reports synthetic ETFs performed well during Covid-19 market volatility | | Thu | 1 Oct 2020, 13:59 | | Invesco has analysed performance and market flows related to the S&P 500, MSCI USA and MSCI World Indices and found that synthetic ETFs offering exposure to core US and global equity benchmarks have delivered strong outperformance with lower tracking errors compared to physical ETFs across the past year. |
| | | | ADVERTISEMENT | | | | | | | | | | IAIM makes CEO Appointment | | Thu | 1 Oct 2020, 13:59 | | Michael D'Arcy, a former Minister of State with Responsibility for Financial Services, has been appointed as the new CEO of the Irish Association of Investment Managers (IAIM). |
| | | | | | | | KraneShares jumps the queue with China ESG ETF Launch | | Thu | 1 Oct 2020, 13:59 | | By Allan Lane, Algo-Chain – It is fair to say that China’s President Xi Jinping stunned the world with his recent announcement to the United Nations general assembly with his pledge that China would reach peak carbon before 2030 and for good measure drive down emissions to close to zero by 2060. |
| | | | Global ETF launches 24.09-01.10.20 | | Thu | 1 Oct 2020, 13:59 | | Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, or SPACS, have been all the rage in 2020 and now investors can get access to the most liquid SPAC IPOs in a diversified basket with the Defiance Next Gen SPAC Derived ETF. Other notable newcomers in a busy week for ETF launches, include the first actively-managed, Shariah-compliant, global equity ETF from Almalia, plus Red Gate Advisers' Stance Equity ESG Large Cap Core ETF, which is the first fund to utilise Blue Tractor's shielded alpha ETF wrapper. |
| | | | | | | | | | | KraneShares jumps the queue with China ESG ETF Launch By Allan Lane, Algo-Chain – It is fair to say that China’s President Xi Jinping stunned the world with his recent announcement to the United Nations general assembly with his pledge that China would reach peak carbon before 2030 and for good measure drive down emissions to close to zero by 2060. |
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