Mondays are all about ETFs here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the proliferation of indices.
Quote of the Day
"Passive investing is in danger of devouring capitalism...What may have been a clever idea in its infancy has grown into a blob which is destructive to the growth-creating and consensus-building prospects of free-market capitalism."
(Paul Singer, the founder of Elliott Management)
the biz
- How the advent of ETFs changed Wall Street forever. (thehill.com)
- Why it is getting tougher to be a startup ETF provider. (ft.com)
- Low price is only one of three factors for ETF company success. (alphaarchitect.com)
- Are ETFs the best solution for robo-advisors? (blogs.cfainstitute.org)
- What happens when a legal fight spills over into an ETF's expense ratio. (etf.com)
- The biggest ETF providers are beefing up their governance staffs. (ft.com)
Securities lending
- Zero (or even negative) fee ETFs are on the horizon. (wsj.com)
- How concerned should investors be about securities lending? (ft.com)