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    Steve Johnson

    ETF correspondent

    Steve Johnson is the FT's ETF correspondent. He previously covered emerging markets, currencies, stock markets, personal finance and asset management for the FT, the latter as deputy editor of FTfm. Before joining the FT he worked for a number of regional newspapers, focusing on areas such as crime, politics, health and education.
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    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      Exchange traded funds
      US investors shun costly passive ETFs as actives gain ground

      Low-cost and active ETFs attracted $39bn in October, mid-market vehicles suffered a net $4bn in outflows

      A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange
    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      Exchange traded funds
      White-label ETF provider agreement highlights Europe challenges

      HANetf and Tidal have agreed to collaborate so their respective clients can launch ETFs in the US and Europe

      Close-up photo of a financial chart
    • Friday, 10 November, 2023
      Exchange traded funds
      Investors pull record sums from corporate bond ETFs as lending rates soar

      US Treasury exchange traded funds draw nearly $30bn of inflows in September

      A cyclist passes the Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC
    • Monday, 6 November, 2023
      News in-depthETF Hub
      Investors in ‘synthetic’ ETF nursing losses after Nigeria pulled from index

      Move by S&P Dow Jones Indices highlights risks of swap-based contracts, especially in frontier markets

      The headquarters of the Nigerian Stock Exchange in Lagos
    • Friday, 3 November, 2023
      News in-depthETF Hub
      Stockpicking ETFs attract inflows from European investors

      Active ETFs in Europe pull in €9.3bn since the start of last year, following strong growth in the US

    • Monday, 23 October, 2023
      Special ReportFTfm: Exchange Traded Funds
      Will India’s rise above China mean higher ETF returns?

      Analysts are asking how much of the country’s buoyancy is priced in to valuations

      Commuters in India rushing towards a railway station - blurred to convey their motion
    • Monday, 16 October, 2023
      ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
      Fight to launch spot bitcoin ETF in the US passes another hurdle

      Reaction to SEC’s decision not to appeal against Grayscale ruling suggests investors think approval looks more likely

      Bitcoins against a computer motherboard
    • Monday, 16 October, 2023
      ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
      Stock lending weakens BoJ’s ETF buying programme, BIS paper claims

      Researchers suggest reduced lending fees encourage short selling and that impact is greater on hard-to-borrow stocks

      A Japanese national flag flies outside the Bank of Japan in Tokyo
    • Thursday, 5 October, 2023
      Exchange traded funds
      Goldman Sachs wades into third-party ETF business

      The Brandes actively managed vehicles are the first of a wider rollout set to include ETFs from Grantham’s GMO

      A view of the Goldman Sachs stall on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
    • Wednesday, 4 October, 2023
      Exchange traded funds
      Ether futures ETFs fizzle on US debut

      The nine ETFs saw combined trading volume of $6.6mn on Monday — attracting only a fraction of BITO’s $1bn initial haul

      Representation of Ethereum, with its native cryptocurrency ether
    • Wednesday, 27 September, 2023
      Exchange traded funds
      ESG ETFs fail to shine over past 10 years

      Scientific Beta findings contradict view that sustainable strategies can steer investors towards ‘winners’

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    • Friday, 22 September, 2023
      Exchange traded funds
      Securities lending earnings dwarf fees in some ETFs

      Bonanza for the niche thematic funds arose because the stocks they owned were tumbling in value

      A monitor displaying the Bitcoin price chart at the Bithumb exchange office in Seoul, South Korea
    • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
      Exchange traded funds
      First ETF zero-day options ETF launches in the US

      Complexity of the product and the ‘casino’ nature of its ultra-short puts prompts concerns

      The Nasdaq logo in Times Square, New York City
    • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
      Exchange traded funds
      China attracts record ETF flows even as US and Europeans pull out

      Stimulus measures appear to have prompted a surge that accounts for nearly a third of August global ETF investment

      People walk under an electronic board showing stock information at the Shanghai Stock Exchange
    • Tuesday, 5 September, 2023
      ExplainerETF Hub
      Secretive active ETFs lose out to their fully transparent rivals

      The portfolio-shielding models had a strong start when they were approved in 2019, but have failed to gain traction

      Cathie Wood
    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      Exchange traded funds
      Bitcoin slides after SEC pushes back ETF approvals

      Regulator defers decisions on the first US exchange traded funds that invest directly in the cryptocurrency

    • Tuesday, 29 August, 2023
      Exchange traded funds
      Hashdex aims for first US spot bitcoin approval with novel filing

      Little-known Brazilian asset manager believes it can assuage SEC concerns around risk of manipulation

      Representation of cryptocurrency bitcoin placed on a PC motherboard
    • Wednesday, 23 August, 2023
      Exchange traded funds
      Vanguard share class monopoly faces challenge with unique filing

      US investment boutique hopes first application for mutual fund share classes of ETFs will gain approval

      Traders at the New York Stock Exchange
    • Tuesday, 15 August, 2023
      ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
      Surge in ETF closures and fall in launches hits European market

      Tiny net increase in new funds contrasts with huge numbers recorded in 2022 and 2021

      Montage of banknotes and an anxious-looking woman speaking into a landline
    • Wednesday, 9 August, 2023
      ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
      India and AI enthusiasm fuel demand for ETFs in July

      Overall, global net ETF inflows hit $88.1bn last month, down from $99.1bn in June, as Europe fell out of favour

      The entrance to the Bombay Stock Exchange building in Mumbai
    • Tuesday, 8 August, 2023
      ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
      Investors pull huge sums from expensive investment funds

      The 20% of cheapest US funds had inflows of $394bn vs outflows of $734bn for the rest, data shows

      A screen displays a chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
    • Monday, 31 July, 2023
      ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
      Companies with good ESG scores pollute as much as low-rated rivals

      The finding holds true even when researchers looked only at the environmental part of the metric

      A flame emits from a chimney at the BASF chemical company in Ludwigshafen, Germany
    • Tuesday, 25 July, 2023
      ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
      3x Tesla ETP fails to deliver promised returns in June

      Leverage Shares’ $320mn vehicle was unable to deliver the full three times returns on six trading days during the month

      Tesla electric cars on show at the Electrify Expo in Washington, DC
    • Tuesday, 18 July, 2023
      ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
      First ETF with 100% protection against losses launches in US

      The fund, which requires investors to forgo some potential gains, is aiming to disrupt the annuities market

      Commuters arrive on trains in Grand Central Station, New York
    • Monday, 17 July, 2023
      ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
      ETFs shrug off pending multitrillion- dollar Nasdaq 100 revamp

      There is no evidence yet of front-running despite decision to massively reduce weightings of tech giants

      The Nasdaq logo is displayed at the Nasdaq Market site in Times Square in New York City
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