Carbon-offset ETFs survive challenging year
Asset growth has been slow, with about $20 million held in three Canadian funds
- By: Rudy Luukko
- December 13, 2022 December 8, 2022
- 13:00
Asset growth has been slow, with about $20 million held in three Canadian funds
Digging deeper into ETFs and portfolio construction
Some strategies have "fair weather correlations" that spike at exactly the wrong time
Higher yields in traditional fixed income may put pressure on industry
Fixed income funds led again, this time with a preference for longer duration
Panellists discussed the funds during the ETFGI summit
NBI launched international equity funds while CIBC released a fixed-income alt
This year has brought new opportunities but also fresh scrutiny
BMO partners with ARK on innovation funds, and Purpose prepares single-stock ETFs
The products would offer exposure to large U.S. names while using covered calls to provide income
Recent launches include Canadian segregated versions of two Wellington funds and a multi-strategy alternative fund
There are now more retail options for defensive investors
Standardization efforts will be key to enhancing credibility and driving growth
Equity ETFs rebounded last month but defensive strategies continued to dominate
Market headwinds and lackluster sales erased almost a year’s worth of gains
At an annual Advocis event, FSRA raised concern about sales incentives being misaligned with customer needs
While a bank failure is unlikely, the attractiveness of GICs should lead advisors to brush up on their deposit insurance knowledge
Firms released new target date corporate bond funds, a multi-asset income ETF and balanced seg funds
Three ways to take action for clients in challenging times
Launches include a long/short equity alt ETF and an innovation fund
Clean-energy firms are beginning to find profitability amid a global push toward net zero
ETFs built on high-interest savings accounts make sense to investors who need a place to park cash until they’re ready to invest again
Dividend, low-volatility and covered-call ETFs can all support portfolios in bad markets
Recent launches include a green bond fund and an Ether ETF