Do Vanguard and BlackRock Have Too Much Power?
Chicago law professor Eric Posner argues that the concentrated power of some institutional investors is reducing competition
View ArticlePassive Fund Providers are Taking an Active Role in ESG
Morningstar's Jose Garcia Zarate tells Emma Wall that passive fund providers have bowed to pressures to engage with ESG issues
View Article10 Most Popular ETFs in 2017
The ETFs with most net inflows to November 30 2017 were a mixed bag, with bond, equity and gold-focused funds catching investors' imaginations
View ArticleTrump Tax Reforms Boost Investment into US Equity ETFs
Investors pumped cash into US large-cap equity ETFs in the fourth quarter of 2017 as they look to cash in on buoyant markets
View ArticleCan You Use ETFs to Invest in High Yield Bonds?
Against a backdrop of increased popularity, it becomes important to assess if high-yield ETFs truly are the efficient alternative to active funds
View ArticleETF Investors Prepare for Higher Inflation
European ETF Investors spent December and January preparing for increases in inflation, as US CPI comes in higher than expected
View ArticleBenchmark Trackers Should Have Ultra-Low Costs
Investors can reduce their costs, and thereby improve their outcomes, by paying as little as possible for tracking the market
View ArticleUse ETFs to Combat Rising Rates
Morningstar senior analyst Jose Garcia Zarate shares three ways investors can use ETFs to prepare for higher rates in the eurozone
View ArticleETF Investors Favour Emerging Markets in 2018
Investors scaled back their ETF purchases in March, but in the first quarter of 2018 there were some clear favourite areas of focus
View ArticleETF Investors Should Beware Hidden Costs
Despite total fees falling, investors should still beware less visible costs that can add to an ETF's ongoing charge and eat into investor returns
View ArticleMarket Volatility Spurs ETF Outflows
Europe-domiciled exchange traded funds run by dominant player iShares endured hefty outflows of more than ?4 billion in March and April
View ArticleGlobal Dividend ETFs Underperform
Rising US bond yields have made already expensive dividend stocks less financially attractive from a risk/reward perspective
View ArticleETF Investors Dump European Stocks
European equity focused ETFs saw net outflows of ?5 billion in the first half of 2018, as corporate earnings and economic growth weakened and political risk rose
View ArticleThe Future of China's Stock Market
As they open their doors to foreign investors, Chinese capital markets are entering the next stage of their evolution - but what does the future hold?
View ArticleUS Leads Best-Performing ETFs of 2018
US equity exchange traded funds have topped the charts so far, with two small-cap offerings leading the way, but emerging markets and Japan have lagged
View ArticleETF Investors Look to Healthcare Stocks
The S&P 500's Healthcare sector has returned 18% in the year-to-date, almost twice that of the wider index's 9.5% - and ETF investors are getting in on the act
View ArticleThe 5 Megatrends Shaping the Future of Investing
iShares' Rob Powell talks to Emma Wall about thematic investing and how megatrends are shaping global economies and stock markets
View ArticleFidelity's Spreadbury: 4 Rated Funds Under Review
Following the announcement that Fidelity's Ian Spreadbury will be retiring at the end of the year, Morningstar analysts have placed four funds under review
View ArticleETF Investors Drop Commodity and Gold Funds
After inflows in the first half of 2018, commodity-focused exchange traded funds saw sentiment reverse in Q3 as investors took flight
View ArticleHow Exposed to Italy Are Passive Bond Funds?
Italy has the largest government bond market in the eurozone and the third largest in the world after the United States and Japan
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