Revenge of the Nerds (all Thanks to the DOL)
An amazing thing just happened in the industry. Regulatory changes aren’t always a benefit to advisors (and sometimes they’re downright detrimental to…
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Currency-Hedged ETFs Storm the Scene in 2015
One of the big stories of 2015 in the ETF industry has been the impact of currency volatility and the suite of…
The Fascinating, Growing World of Robo Advisors
Robo-advisors are changing the landscape of financial services whether traditional advisors are ready for them or not. These programs range from interactive…
Is Your ETF Portfolio’s Strategy Compromised?
Volatility in markets tests all investors. From the mom and pop suburban plans all the way up to the Wall Street “gurus”…
Dzanis, Lydon Discuss Advisor Marketing to Multiple Generations
Marie Dzanis, senior vice president and head of funds and intermediary sales and services at Northern Trust’s (NasdaqGS: NTRS) FlexShares unit joined…
Assessing the Total Cost of ETF Ownership: A Real World Example
One of the biggest reasons exchange funds are steadily pilfering assets from actively managed mutual funds is cost and data suggest massive…
Dzanis on How Advisors Can Better Work With Millennials
Marie Dzanis, head of intermediary distribution for Northern Trust’s (NasdaqGS: NTRS) FlexShares exchange traded funds unit joined ETF Trends Publisher Tom Lydon…
Thomas Talks FlexShares Non-Traditional Indices
Northern Trust (NasdaqGS: NTRS) Executive Vice President and head of funds and managed accounts Shundrawn Thomas joined ETF Trends Publisher Tom Lydon…
FlexShares Cements Up-and-Comer Status
As industry observers well know, the exchange traded funds business is top heavy with three players –BlackRock’s (NSYE: BLK) iShares, State Street’s…
FlexShares Solves Quality ETF Conundrum
Among factor-based exchange traded funds, quality is perhaps the most emphasized factor. That much is proven by a spate of new fund…
ETF Chart of the Day: Go With GUNR
In just under three years since their September of 2011 inception, Northern Trust’s “FlexShares” have seen two separate ETFs grow to over…
Emerging Markets the Smart Beta Way
The term “smart beta” is one of the ETF industry’s hottest buzz phrases, but the application of smart beta, or non-market capitalization…
FlexShares Rolls Out Global Real Estate ETF
Northern Trust’s (NasdaqGS: NTRS) FlexShares unit will introduce the FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (NYSEArca: GQRE) today. With an annual…
FlexShares Infrastructure ETF Debuts
Northern Trust’s (NasdaqGM: NTRS) FlexShares ETF unit, will introduce the FlexShares STOXX Global Broad Infrastructure Index Fund (NYSEArca: NFRA) today. The new…