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The narrowly focused funds that rely on the wisdom of crowds are failing to deliver this year
Funds from ETF Securities and Cosmos beat rivals to market despite delays
Net inflows slide to $27bn in April from $117bn a month earlier
Industry figures fear a ‘nanny state’ move to protect retail investors could exclude them from a swath of products
Expert questions long-term wisdom of the fund, but ByteTree executive says the two assets make sense as a paired investment
Patent for unique tax-efficient fund structure expires in 2023, but rivals may not be able to follow suit
Assets under management worldwide exceed $800bn following ‘dramatic’ growth since onset of pandemic
Investors dump European equity funds as fallout from the Ukraine war rocks markets
Exchange traded notes are risky for investors but so profitable for banks their future seems assured
Huge rise in assets held in target date funds thought to be partly responsible for the recent phenomenon
US Treasuries, gold, oil and gas and commodities funds are among those that have attracted the most inflows
Investors flock to challengers charging even lower fees on rival products
World’s largest wheat exchange traded fund hits regulatory limit as grain prices surge
Broad commodity ETPs, which benefit from rising energy and food prices, have attracted $6.8bn this year
Global financial hubs are divided on encouraging access to disruptive virtual assets
VanEck’s RSX spikes to historic premium while iShares’ ERUS plunges to discount
Decision is most concrete move yet by an index provider in wake of Ukraine invasion
Sanctions and Moscow market closure mean many Russian securities no longer meet liquidity requirements
‘Long and wrong’ investors’ losses are being compounded by a spike in bid-offer spreads
Fund flows could be sign that some view crisis as shortlived while others are more pessimistic
The strategy’s global assets have sunk from a peak of $71.3bn at the end of 2019 to $56.4bn
Flows to US equity ETFs fell from 69% of the global total in December to just 11.2% in January
Selling comes amid a sharp repricing of bonds as central banks turn more hawkish
Asset manager Strategas argues successful efforts to sway decision makers deliver earnings advantages for companies
Fund will invest in tokens generated by decentralised apps rather than crypto or listed companies
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