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       Posted on January 9th, 2013

FINMA comments on the partial revision of the Collective Investment Schemes Ordinance (Text in German)

In general, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) welcomes the changes to the Collective Investment Schemes Ordinance proposed by the Federal Department of Finance (FDF). Accordingly, FINMA’s opinion is confined to three areas. First, a new authorisation concept for contractual investment schemes will be submitted to the FDF for examination. Further, FINMA [...]


       Posted on December 10th, 2012

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) Trading

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


       Posted on December 4th, 2012

Connection: Returns and Sales – The Relationship between Fund Performance and Net Sales in the UK

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


       Posted on December 4th, 2012

Characteristics of Mutual Fund Investors, 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 [...]


       Posted on November 29th, 2012

Trends in the European Investment Fund Industry in the Third Quarter of 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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