by Josh Lusk | Feb 11, 2015 | Conferences & Events, ETFs, Financial Services
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,...
by Josh Lusk | Jan 26, 2015 | ETFs, Financial Services
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...
by Josh Lusk | Jan 21, 2015 | ETFs, Financial Services
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...
by Josh Lusk | Sep 29, 2014 | Conferences & Events, ETFs, Financial Services
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...
by Josh Lusk | Sep 16, 2014 | ETFs, Financial Services
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...
by Josh Lusk | Jul 21, 2014 | ETFs, Financial Services
More than 650 new exchange-traded products launched since the start of 2011 for a total of 1,586 products on the U.S. market as of April 17, 2014. The din of the crowd is making it harder for new voices and new products to stand out to investors in a sea of choices...
