On April 11, 2025, the European ETF industry celebrates its twenty-fifth birthday. We would like to congratulate the industry with the publication of our annual ETF Yearbook, which provides an overview and analysis of trends in the European ETF industry and the wider ecosystem in 2024 and beyond. The ETF Yearbook analyzes assets under management and fund flows in the European ETF industry for 2024 from various perspectives. As a result, the ETF Yearbook offers unique insights and an unrivalled overview of the structure of the European ETF industry. In addition, the comprehensive analysis of fund flows identifies and describes

January 2025 was another month with strong inflows for the European ETF industry. These inflows occurred in a mainly positive but volatile market environment. The markets were driven by the effects around the inauguration of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president. On one hand, investors appreciated the expected positive impacts on the U.S. economy from the new administration. Meanwhile, they feared the impacts from possible tariffs, which may cause a global trade war as an unwanted side-effect and higher government spending on the inflation and, therefore, on the resulting policies of the U.S. Federal Reserve. That said, the high

The European fund industry witnessed overall inflows over the course of November 2023. These inflows occurred in a further unstable market environment in which some asset classes nevertheless showed positive results while others performed negatively. That said, it seems like European investors moved from an overall cautious sentiment to a somewhat more positive sentiment, as equity and bond funds enjoyed inflows over the course of the month. These inflows might also be seen as an indicator that European investors preparing themselves for a year-end rally on the equity markets and lower interest rates over the course of the year 2024.

Assets Under Management in the European Fund Industry Given the current situation in the economies around the globe it was no surprise that the European fund industry faced declining assets under management over the course of the year 2022 so far, as the geopolitical situation in Europe, the still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, disrupted delivery chains, increasing inflation, and interest rate hikes put some pressure on the securities markets. Within this environment the assets under management in the European fund industry decreased from €15.3 tr (as of December 31, 2021) to €13.3 tr at the end of Q2 2022. While ETFs

It was not surprising that May 2022 was in general a negative month for the European fund industry given the geopolitical situation in Europe, the still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, disrupted delivery chains, and the sluggish market environment. That said, the promoters of mutual funds (-€32.3 bn) faced outflows, while the promoters of ETFs (+€2.5 bn) enjoyed inflows. Within this market environment and given the economic uncertainties, one would expect that European investors sold long-term funds and bought money market products. Therefore, it is somewhat surprising that European investors further sold money market products (-€6.5 bn) over the course of May

American consumer confidence as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos Primary Consumer Sentiment goes into February 2018 continuing its forward progress to stand at 63.1. This is up a point and a half from last month and marks a new post-recession high. Jharonne Martis, Director of Consumer Research at Thomson Reuters, said, “Consumer confidence has a big impact on spending. The recent improvement is also reflected in The Thomson Reuters Retail and Restaurant earnings index, which has experienced a significant upward revision. The index is expected to grow 7.6% for the current quarter, up from 5.4% last month.” To download the full report, click

Shoes stealing the spotlight on and off the runway at New York Fashion Week this year, everything from boots to slinky stilettos even ugly sneakers. While it is uncommon for shoe brands to put up exclusive presentations, Stewart Widesman launched its fall collection for the first time at fashion week. Colorful, with a lot of texture with a mix of material and with alot of variety and style.  Director of Consumer Research, Jharonne Martis talks with Reuters TV about the latest consumer trends this season.