Chris Flood

London

Reporter with the Financial Times covering the asset management industry at https://t.co/VeUcuipEfM. Views expressed are my own.

Articles

TOPC: BlackRock Caps Mega-Stocks at 3% with New ETF

1 month ago | etf.com | DJ Shaw |Chris Flood |Ron Day |Sumit Roy

BlackRock, Inc (BLK) launched the iShares S&P 500 3% Capped ETF (TOPC) Wednesday, providing an alternative for investors concerned about the outsized influence of mega-cap stocks in the U.S. equity market.
Bond ETFs Are Clear Winners as Investors Seek Market Safety

1 month ago | etf.com | DJ Shaw |Sumit Roy |Ron Day |Chris Flood

U.S. fund investors pulled back in March amid growing economic concerns, with long-term fund inflows dropping to just $24 billion, the lowest total since April 2024, according to Morningstar Direct's latest fund flows report. The rapid expansion of the market for bond ETFs signals a fundamental shift in how investors access bonds during uncertain times.
European ETFs See Trading Surge as Trade War Kicks Off

1 month ago | etf.com | Chris Flood |DJ Shaw |Sumit Roy

Europe’s ETF industry registered its four busiest sessions on record, with orders for European exchange-traded funds worth a total of $161.6 billion, following President Donald Trump’s "liberation day" decision to impose swinging tariffs on America’s trading partners, which triggered a huge increase in volatility across financial markets globally.
SEC Green Lights Options Trading on Ethereum ETFs

1 month ago | etf.com | Mallika Mitra |Chris Flood

On Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved filings for options trading on several spot Ethereum ETFs.The green lighting of the requests was “100% expected,” according to James Seyffart, ETF research analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. The approvals included the Nasdaq ISE’s request to list option contracts on BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) just a day after the asset manager tapped an additional digital asset custodian for the fund.
BlackRock Adds New Digital Asset Custodian for IBIT, ETHA

2 months ago | etf.com | Mallika Mitra |Chris Flood |Sumit Roy |DJ Shaw

BlackRock Inc. (BLK), the world’s largest asset manager, has tapped Anchorage Digital as a digital asset custodian for the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) and the iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA)to meet growing crypto demand from retail and institutional clients. Coinbase Global Inc. (COIN) was previously the only crypto custodian for BlackRock’s Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds.
BlackRock's Larry Fink: Unlock Access to Private Assets

2 months ago | etf.com | Chris Flood

The tumult across global financial markets triggered by President Donald Trump’s trade war overshadowed the release last week of Larry Fink’s latest to investors, possibly the most far-reaching message penned so far by the CEO of the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock Inc. (BLK). The letter presents a radical vision of the future for ordinary investors.
Leveraged Tesla ETFs Make Big Moves Amid Epic TSLA Stock Skid

2 months ago | etf.com | Sumit Roy |Paul Curcio |DJ Shaw |Chris Flood

Tesla stock is on a historic losing streak, falling for eight consecutive weeks. Tesla Inc. (TSLA) is on a historic losing streak, falling for eight consecutive weeks—the longest in the company's history. Could this week make it nine in a row?
Markets on Edge: S&P Nears Correction, Rise of Active ETFs

2 months ago | etf.com | Kent Thune |Ron Day |Lauren Gibbons |Chris Flood

The etf.com editorial team discusses the hot topics of the week. The tariff-fueled market volatility continues as the S&P 500 flirts with correction territory. Are we witnessing a routine pullback or something bigger? In this episode of Exchange Traded Fridays, etf.com’s Sumit Roy, Kent Thune and Ron Day discuss. Plus, Europe’s markets are surprising everyone—we break down the key exchange-traded funds that are winning in this environment.
Franklin Templeton Seeks XRP ETF Approval

2 months ago | etf.com | Ron Day |Paul Curcio |DJ Shaw |Chris Flood

Franklin Templeton, which manages $27.7 billion in 74 ETFs, has applied to issue a fund offering investors exposure to the spot price of the XRP cryptocurrency, the fourth-largest digital coin by market cap, which has tripled in price over the past year. The filing came a day after the Securities and Exchange Commission delayed its review of Grayscale Investments’ XRP application, saying it needed more time. The new deadline is May 21.
Crypto Experts: Here's What's Driving Bitcoin in 2025

2 months ago | etf.com | DJ Shaw |Paul Curcio |Chris Flood |Ron Day

Bitcoin has pulled back from its post-election high of nearly $110,000 to around $80,000, raising questions about cryptocurrency's direction in 2025, according to experts who participated in Wednesday's etf.com Crypto Outlook for 2025 webinar.