Investors weather storm with ETFs

GLOBAL - Assets are sticky at Lyxor Asset Management where inflows into ETFs that are usually temporary seem to have become permanent, said Isabelle Bourcier, global head of Lyxor ETFs. Investors appear to be riding out the uncertainty in the markets by leaving their assets in exchange traded fund vehicles, she said. ETF's typically see heavy inflows over the summer months of June and July as well as during the December holidays. For some managers, this is a way to continue to get pure exposure to their indexes when many are away on holiday or have other year-end managerial duties, she ...