European ETF AUM to exceed $500bn by end of 2012

The firm's global head of ETF Research and Implementation Strategy Deborah Fuhr predicts an annual 30% rise in ETF AUM over the next few years. Europe experienced a compound annual growth rate of 90.5% in ETF assets over the past decade through year end 2009. This figure substantially exceeds the 58.1% growth rate in the US and 56.3% achieved globally in the same time period, showing burgeoning investor demand for ETFs in Europe. Fuhr says: "With greater awareness of risk management, many investors have found that ETFs, which are structured as funds, meet their desire for greater t...