At the end of January, Joe Anthony and I, along with 1,800 ETF industry participants, descended upon Hollywood, Fla. for the annual Inside ETFs Conference. We were given the opportunity to “geek out” over the newest trends, key players and the future of this industry,...
In our previous post, we introduced our quartet of ETF industry experts who currently are operating at ground zero of new ETF issuance to talk about how to successfully launch products in an increasingly crowded and competitive market. The four panelists agreed that...
According to ETF.com, the number of exchange traded funds (ETFs) listed in the U.S. increased to 1,669 last year with 197 new products launched and a total AUM of over $2 trillion. Everyone’s favorite investment product is putting up some staggering numbers. It’s...
Last week Morningstar hosted its 5th Annual ETF Conference in Chicago, bringing together some of the industry’s brightest minds and rising stars. The conversation took assessment of the current ETF landscape, speculating the next frontiers on the verge of taking over...
Low-cost. Tax efficient. Transparent. Intraday trading. Liquidity matching the underlying securities. These qualities of ETFs have been trumpeted for years since iShares, State Street and other large issuers helped make ETFs an option for mainstream investors. In the...