Nour Azhar

1 week ago | citywire.com | Nour Azhar

BlackRock is anticipating a seismic shift in how investors allocate to fixed income that will catapult the global market for bond exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to $6tn (£4.5tn) by the end of the decade. The asset manager first made its prediction two years ago, when total assets in fixed income ETFs hit $2tn.

1 week ago | citywire.com | Nour Azhar

BlackRock is anticipating a seismic shift in how investors allocate to fixed income that will catapult the global market for bond exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to $6tn (£4.5tn) by the end of the decade. The asset manager first made its prediction two years ago, when total assets in fixed income ETFs hit $2tn.

2 weeks ago | citywire.com | Nour Azhar

Traditional finance once viewed digital assets with scepticism, citing volatility and regulatory concerns. While the technology sparked interest, it often felt disconnected from the speculative ‘crypto’ space. But the ground is shifting, according to Duncan Moir, the new president of 21Shares – a global issuer of cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs).

3 weeks ago | citywire.com | Nour Azhar

The long-running active versus passive debate has continued into the ETF battleground, often framed by cost and headline-grabbing performance figures. But according to Ark Invest Europe head Stuart Forbes, this dominant narrative is missing a crucial dimension. ‘You’re forced by regulation to say whether a product is active or passive index-tracking. But actually, there’s a lot of nuances in between, and a lot of strategies that can either be packaged as an active or passive,’ said Forbes.

3 weeks ago | citywire.com | Nour Azhar

The long-running active versus passive debate has continued into the ETF battleground, often framed by cost and headline-grabbing performance figures. But according to Ark Invest Europe head Stuart Forbes, this dominant narrative is missing a crucial dimension. ‘You’re forced by regulation to say whether a product is active or passive index-tracking. But actually, there’s a lot of nuances in between, and a lot of strategies that can either be packaged as an active or passive,’ said Forbes.