Europe’s largest asset manager posted its highest quarterly net inflows in four years, lifting assets to €2,398bn, a result Valérie Baudson says proves the strength of its model in uncertain markets.
The well-known fund manager has launched a series of low-cost ETFs which will help further its reach into the retail investor market.
The ETF landscape continues to rapidly expand beyond the replication of major stock market indices such as the S&P/ASX 200 and S&P 500. Today’s investor can choose ETFs across different sectors, based on certain themes or even offering alternative weighting schemes, like yield or value, captured by the phrase smart beta.
