Exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw record inflows in the first quarter of 2017 as investors continued to pour money into both equity and bond vehicles, with developed market equities leading the way.
The three months to the end of March saw ETPs globally take in a record $189.1bn, far outpacing the previous record of $137.8bn in Q4 2014. According to the latest monthly report from iShares, the year-to-date figure is more than two and a half times higher than for the same period last year, while annualised industry growth accelerated in March to 22% versus 13% for the full year 2016. Developed equities saw the strongest inflows during the three months to 31 March, taking in $130.3bn versus $9.3bn into emerging market equity ETPs. However, the only area that suffered net outflows...
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