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Emerging Markets | 8 Feb 17
European investors pile into EM debt
European investors have turned positive on emerging market debt again in January after two months of net outflows, reports Blackrock.
Commodities | 7 Feb 17
New commodity tracker fund sees record inflows
A new Ucits exchange-traded fund (ETF), which tracks the Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM), has become the fastest growing European tracker fund in the last five years, according to its promoter Source UK Services.
Passive investments set to overtake actives by 2024, says Moody’s
Assets held in passive investments will represent more than 50% of the US market in four to seven years’ time, with the growth rate in Asia expected to increase, according to a Moody’s report.
Europe’s ETF market hits record but sales growth slows
The European ETF market hit a new record in terms of total funds under management last year though the flow of money in the asset class slowed from the record levels of 2015, according to new data from Thomson Reuters Lipper.
Asia Pacific ETF assets lag other regions despite record year
Asia Pacific ex-Japan ETF/ETP assets hit a record high of $135bn (£110bn, €127bn) in 2016, but still only account for 4% of the industry’s global assets, according to ETFGI.