ETFs

Axa Wealth's Corporate Investment Services business is increasing the investment universe for employee benefits consultants by adding exchange traded funds (ETFs) to its bespoke Investment Only offering.

Active emerging market equity managers have been given a further incentive to invest ‘off benchmark' after recent market falls emphasised the role played by ETFs.

CONTRARIAN INVESTOR

Stamp duty on shares bought in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) is to be abolished in a bid to encourage more firms to domicile products in the UK.

ETPs

iShares, the exchange-traded funds (ETF) platform of BlackRock, said it has seen an uptick in the amount of iShares assets held on wrap platforms, signaling that ETFs are gaining greater traction with financial advisers after the introduction of the Retail...

iShares has launched three ultra-short bond exchange traded funds (ETFs) and two short duration bond ETFs as investors seek out new ways to protect themselves if interest rates start to rise.

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Vanguard Asset Management has launched four Irish-domiciled ETFs with total expense ratios (TERs) ranging from 0.15% to 0.29%, taking its range listed on the London Stock Exchange to nine.

ACTIVE FUNDS