Toby Lawes

2 weeks ago | etf.com | Toby Lawes

Recent ETF flows suggest the great U.S.-to-Europe rotation is already losing momentum, perhaps a sign of the TACO, or "Trump always chickens out," trade in action. Indeed, European ETF investors poured $3.3 billion into U.S. equities in the four weeks to June 6, surpassing European equivalents, which pulled in $2.2 billion, according to figures from Morningstar Direct.

3 weeks ago | etf.com | Toby Lawes

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing to lift the ban on selling crypto exchange-traded products to retail investors in a bid to "support U.K. growth and competitiveness."According to the press release, the U.K. regulator is launching a consultation around allowing individual investors to buy crypto ETPs so long as they are listed on an FCA-approved exchange, such as the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

1 month ago | etf.com | Toby Lawes

- The rise of benchmark-aware and index investing has killed the small-cap premium. - Stocks included in many indices have dramatically outperformed those with low index inclusion ratios. - Their cyclicality and suppressed valuations still make them worthy of a place in a well-diversified portfolio. The small-cap premium is “very likely dead,” and the forces that once drove it are “either gone or overwhelmed,” according to Joachim Klement, head of strategy at Panmure Liberum.

1 month ago | etf.com | Toby Lawes

Invesco has launched a systematic active ETF aiming to outperform global equities but with similar risk-reward characteristics to the benchmark, according to etf.com sister publication ETF Stream. The Invesco Global Enhanced Equity UCITS ETF (IQGA) debuts with a total expense ratio of 0.24% and is listed on Deutsche Boerse, Euronext Milan and the London Stock Exchange.

1 month ago | finance.yahoo.com | Toby Lawes

CLO ETFs experienced no “dislocations or surprises” during the April volatility, and the structures behaved “exactly as we had anticipated,” said Ali Dibadj, CEO of Janus Henderson Investors. As reported by Bloomberg and the Financial Times, CLO ETFs listed in the U.S. swung to wide discounts in early April—on average, more than 1% on April 4—as investors made large withdrawals during the market volatility.