Firms are simply apprehensive in building it themselves and screwing it up and so are content to pay more to ensure this scenario does not materialise. Building it yourself is cheaper long term and you create more value, 100%. It’s been done many times and the path is clear.
Can the Boutique ETF manager swim with the sharks?
There is no doubt that this has been the year of Fixed Income so far. Record inflows ytd, BlackRock calling this a “once in a generation” opportunity in the fixed income space”. But, what about those boutique ETF managers who only focus on say Thematic products or equity exposure to a particular market?
Who would like to be a mutual fund manager CEO right now?
It has been forecasted that assets managed by model portfolios will surge to $10 trillion (€9.1 trillion) over the next five years and PWCs predicts that one in six global asset managers will ‘fall to the wayside’ by 2027.
US Bitcoin ETF application frenzy reminds us of Jaws
It has been wild since BlackRock submitted its application for a Bitcoin ETF. Seemingly, BlackRock received some pushback from the SEC, but crucially the SEC issued guidance around what they have a problem with which has not led to a bunch of managers revising their filing and resubmitting.
ETF managers are nothing if an opportunistic bunch
Following last week’s news that BlackRock had filed for a Spot ETF in the US there has been a scurry of activity from other managers following in their tracks all hoping to join the party on BlackRock’s coat tails.
Semi-Transparent ETFs are dead
This week T.Rowe Price launched a bunch of actively managed ETFs. Nothing unusual about that but in this case, these funds are fully transparent vs their existing funds which were semi-transparent. When was the last time anyone launched a semi-transparent ETF? A long time ago is our guess.
A humble apology to the CBI and an exciting new launch
Exciting news about seeing another entrant to the European ETF market with the launch of Circa 5000, and really cool to see them partner with Tumulo and become the UK’s first ETF range to provide pass-through voting to investors.
Inconsistencies with ETF share class approach in Europe is madness
The Central Bank of Ireland says that any asset managers adding an ETF share class to an Irish-domiciled product must rename an entire product umbrella and include the identifier UCITS ETF.
German ETF Market Overview
Germany is Europe’s largest ETF market with a 29% market share of European ETF market. Approx. $410bn AUM invested in ETFs and it is the fastest growing Retail market in the region.
The “star portfolio manager” syndrome is taking over ETFs
Very interesting to see Blackrock launch an Active Fixed Income ETF for star portfolio manager Rick Rieder.
This was no doubt a response to the run-away success that JP Morgan has had with the JPMorgan Equity Premium Income Active ETF (now at $25.9bn AUM) managed by one of their star portfolio managers, Hamilton Reiner. The active manager battle within ETF is now well and truly on.
