Headline figures   Assets Under Management[1] Chart 1: Assets Under Management of ETFs Listed on the LSE by Asset Type, October 30, 2024 (£bn) Source: LSEG Lipper   Total ETF assets rose to £1.2bn in October, growing 35.4% year-on-year. Money market funds (MMFs) saw the greatest growth in percentage terms over the year (57.8%), but from a low base. All asset classes, apart from mixed assets, grew on a month-on-month basis. Over 12 months, equities grew by 43.3% and bonds by 11.7%. Conversely, mixed-assets ETFs were once more the main negative movers, down to 69.4% of their assets 12 months

Headline figures Assets Under Management[1] Chart 1: Assets Under Management of ETFs Listed on the LSE by Asset Type as of June 30, 2024 (£bn) Source: LSEG Lipper   Total ETF assets rose by £32.56bn (up 3%) over June, driven by strong net inflows (see chart 2), growing 29.1% on an annual basis. As was the case in May, money market funds (MMFs) saw the greatest growth in percentage terms on a month-on-month basis (6.2%). Equity ETFs also grew by 3.7% over the month. On an annualised basis, MMF ETFs also grew the most, at 51.6%, followed by equities (35%)

Headline figures   Assets Under Management[1] Chart 1: Assets Under Management of ETFs Listed on the LSE by Asset Type as of May 31, 2024 (£bn) Source: LSEG Lipper   Total ETF assets rose strongly by £35.52bn (up 3.4%) over May, driven by strong net inflows (see chart 2), growing 28.5% on an annual basis. Money market funds (MMFs) saw the greatest growth in percentage terms on a month-on-month basis (5.3%). Note also that this monthly growth is from a low base, as just 1% of ETF assets are held in commodity funds. On an annualised basis, MMF ETFs also

When Ronald Reagan said that the nine most dangerous words in the English language were “I’m from the government and I’m here to help,” he provoked a storm of protest from all sides of the political debate. Governments clearly can help drive competitiveness through improved skills policies, by investing in infrastructure and housing, as well as supporting innovation through R&D and incentivizing capital investment towards startups. Indeed Reagan embarked upon a radical new industrial strategy – the Small Business Innovation Research program – which between 1995 and 2018 generated an additional $184 billion in value added. But governments and investors

On April 11, 2000, the first two exchange-traded funds (ETF) based on the EURO STOXX 50 and the STOXX Europe 50 were listed on Deutsche Börse in Germany. With this listing, Merrill Lynch International brought a product to Europe which had been established in the U.S. since 1993. In addition to Germany, the trading of ETFs also began in Sweden, Switzerland, and the U.K. over the course of the year 2000. Even as the first reactions to these new products were positive, no one at that time really expected the future success that ETFs would experience. The following is a

On April 11, 2000, the first two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on the EURO STOXX 50 and the STOXX Europe 50 were listed on Deutsche Börse in Germany. With this listing, Merrill Lynch International brought a product to Europe which had been established in the U.S. since 1993. In addition to Germany, the trading of ETFs also began in Sweden, Switzerland, and the U.K. over the course of the year 2000. Even as the first reactions to these new products were positive, no one at that time really expected the future success that ETFs would experience. The following is a

Lots of people seem sad that the merger of London Stock Exchange Group with Deutsche Boerse has been blocked. The European Commission, which did the blocking, is sad that LSE refused to allay competition concerns by selling its trading platform, MTS. LSE is sad that Brussels insisted on that to begin with. Deutsche Boerse is sad that there will now be no $30 billion European infrastructure giant. Deciphering exactly who is to blame is harder. LSE boss Xavier Rolet is the one who refused to sell MTS even though antitrust tsar Margrethe Vestager had made clear his original remedy – selling