Contents:
INTRODUCTION
Exchange Traded Funds, and Not Exchange Traded Funds
OPINION
Initial steps towards a regulation of Exchange Traded Funds
ETF trading – Real-time pricing and intraday liquidity are two benefits that ETFs offer over mutual funds
FEDERATION NEWS
2011 Cost and Revenue Survey
WFE statistics database improved
INDUSTRY NEWS A-Z
MARKET STATISTICS
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Posted on December 4th, 2012
Lipper’s report examines the relationship between fund performance and net sales in the UK. Although it’s not a surprise to discover that funds with first quartile performance attract the greatest inflows, this report goes further to investigate how this relationship changes over time, sector and quartile.
Source: Lipper
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Posted on December 4th, 2012
Key findings:
In 2012, most households that owned mutual funds were headed by individuals in their peak earning and saving years.
The majority of mutual fund owners was employed and had moderate household incomes.
Mutual fund–owning households often held several funds, and equity funds were the most commonly owned type of mutual fund.
Almost all mutual fund investors were [...]
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Posted on November 29th, 2012
The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has published its latest Quarterly Statistical Release which describes the trends in the European investment fund industry during the third quarter of 2012.
Main highlights:
Despite large withdrawals from money market funds, UCITS enjoyed increased net inflows of EUR 20 billion in the third quarter [...]
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