Launches, record flows & an SEC probe: A closer look at the ETF industry in Q4

From fund launches to record flows

Investment Week takes a look at the major news and talking points across the ETF universe in Q4, after another year of huge flows into passive products prompted the US regulator to initiate a probe into the growth of the industry.

October Investors 'dipping their toes' back into value strategies Investors began to "dip their toes" back into value strategies according to a report by the State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). Value-tilted smart-beta strategies had been out of favour for years amid threats of global recession, a slowdown in China and economic struggles in Europe, while demand for other factors, such as low and minimum volatility, had picked up. However, SSGA sees this situation turning around as the economic environment becomes more favourable for value strategies, while other factors are becomi...