ETFs

CONTRARIAN INVESTOR

Stamp duty on shares bought in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) is to be abolished in a bid to encourage more firms to domicile products in the UK.

ETPs

iShares, the exchange-traded funds (ETF) platform of BlackRock, said it has seen an uptick in the amount of iShares assets held on wrap platforms, signaling that ETFs are gaining greater traction with financial advisers after the introduction of the Retail...

iShares has launched three ultra-short bond exchange traded funds (ETFs) and two short duration bond ETFs as investors seek out new ways to protect themselves if interest rates start to rise.

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Vanguard Asset Management has launched four Irish-domiciled ETFs with total expense ratios (TERs) ranging from 0.15% to 0.29%, taking its range listed on the London Stock Exchange to nine.

ACTIVE FUNDS

Exchange-traded fund (ETF) platform iShares has launched a toolkit to help advisers assess the ETF market.

BlackRock has entered a definitive agreement to acquire the exchange-traded funds (ETF) business of Credit Suisse, in a deal set to complete by the end of the second quarter.