Endowment Index Press Releases Discontinued
SEC Marketing Rule 206(4)-1, places new requirements on the distribution of hypothetical performance on investment advisers. To comply with the Rule, ETF Model Solutions will no longer provide Endowment Index® performance data via press release. Investment professionals, institutional investors, endowment managers, family office staff and accredited investors who wish to continue to receive Endowment Index® […]
ETFMS’ Prateek Mehrotra Named to Wisconsin Titan 100
Titan CEO and headline sponsor Wipfli LLP are pleased to announce Prateek Mehrotra, Chief Investment Officer, Endowment Wealth Management as a 2023 Wisconsin Titan 100. The Titan 100 program recognizes Wisconsin’s Top 100 CEO’s & C-level executives. They are the area’s most accomplished business leaders in their industry using criteria that includes demonstrating exceptional leadership, […]
Endowments Slow to Adopt Digital Assets
U.S Endowments are not jumping on the crypto bandwagon as quickly as other institutions. Of the Endowment/Foundation respondents to Fidelity’s 2021 Institutional Investor Digital Assets Study, just 13% of U.S. endowments and foundations reported they do not currently buy or invest in digital assets. Of the pension and endowment respondents, just 3% reported exposure. This […]
Do You Know What is in Your Thematic ETF?
Part of the ETF marketing machine is launching thematic ETFs with a catchy symbol based on the latest trends. However, not always does the ETF offer exposure to the desired theme as you might think it should. For example, some investing themes may be too narrow and do not have enough established public companies trading […]
Custodians Move to $0 Commissions Impacts Advisory Firms
Over the past month, large custodians including Schwab, Fidelity and others have eliminated commissions for both retail clients and RIA custody clients. For some RIAs, especially those that offer services via wrap fees that previously were absorbing these costs, these RIAs need to evaluate whether or not their Form ADV disclosures need to be updated. […]
Factors to consider before adding a thematic ETF to your portfolio
In the quest to launch successful products, ETF sponsors have ventured into thematic segments of the financial markets. Think robotics, artificial intelligence, fintech, online retail, cyber security, etc. There has been mixed success among issuers, as some of these products have rapidly grown to $1 billion in AUM such as ETFMG’s Prime Cyber Security ETF […]
SEC Modernizes Regulations of Exchange Traded Funds–Eases Regulatory Burdens, Reduces Cost, Time to Market for New ETFs
On Thursday, September 26th, the SEC passed a long-awaiting ruling that differentiates ETFs from mutual funds from a regulatory perspective. The new regulations will reduce costs and substantially decrease the time in which new ETFs can be approved. The rule is expected to facilitate greater competition and innovation in the ETF marketplace, leading to more […]
China A Shares weight increases to 15% in MSCI Indexes
MSCI announced today that they have increased the inclusion factor of all China A Large Cap shares from 10% to 15% in the MSCI Indexes notably MSCI Emerging Markets Index and MSCI ACWI Index, coinciding with the recent Quarterly Index Review, effective August 28, 2019. MSCI’s previously announced decision to increase the weight of China […]
ETF use increasing among insurance companies
A recent Greenwich Associates/Invesco study showed 70% of U.S. insurance companies now use ETFs. The primary reasons for using ETFs were better access to cash/liquidity management, to gain or maintain specific exposures and low cost. ETF holdings are still a small portion of insurance company portfolios. The main reason for increased adoption is the result […]
80% of the stock market is now on autopilot
Passive investments control about 80% of the equity assets while quantitative funds (trend following models) account for 20% of market share. Passive Funds have attracted $39 billion in inflows during first half of 2019, while active funds have lost $90 billion. (link to article: https://tinyurl.com/y62es57r)
