Exchange traded products back in favour

This latest report from BlackRock confirms that investors have continued to return to the market choosing ETPs as the preferred vehicle to invest in a range of asset classes. The new high of net new assets represents an increase of 50% on Q4 2011 net new assets. BlackRock further confirms that investor interest in fixed income ETPs also hit a new high during the first quarter of this year. Fixed income products attracted inflows of $19.5bn, well over the previous quarter’s record of $14.7bn, and accounted for 29% of all inflows into ETPs globally. Within the asset class, says BlackRoc...