A Conversation with Rick Redding from the Index Industry Association – Part II

In Part Two of a two-part series, the ETF BILD team sat down recently with Index Industry Association (IIA) CEO to discuss the evolving world of index regulation and its implications for the ETF industry. Part II – ESG Indexing and Regulation BILD: Does ESG pose any particularly new, interesting or provocative discussions about regulation? […]

A Conversation with Rick Redding from the Index Industry Association

In Part One of two-part series, The ETF BILD team sat down recently with Index Industry Association (IIA) CEO to discuss the evolving world of index regulation and its implications for the ETF industry. Part I – Global Regulatory Landscape for Indexes BILD: Rick, thanks for making time for us. These are interesting times to […]

SEC IS WIDE OF THE MARK ON ETF AND FUND VALUATION RULE PROPOSAL

ETFs in large part are regulated by a single statute, the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act). While most agree that the statute over the many years of its existence has done an admirable job of regulating ETFs (and mutual funds) and protecting their shareholders, it nevertheless contains a number of surprising provisions including […]

COVID Accelerating Digital Distribution Trends

By Richard Keary and Justin Meise, co-founders of ETF BILD | July 16, 2020 The ETF industry was built on a spirit of innovation – and in the time of COVID, ETF leaders are once again proving how adept the industry is at developing new solutions to challenges … and challenges there are aplenty. Despite […]

How Covid-19 Will Change the Conference Model and ETF Marketing, Maybe Forever

Co-founders Justin Meise and Bibb Strench discuss the potential effects Covid-19 will have on the conference model and ETF marketing in their featured ETF Trends article: The ETF industry has seen its share of crisis in its relatively short history, yet Covid-19 certainly presents unique challenges and will test the industry’s ability to adapt and innovate. Among the challenges, […]

Co-founder of ETF BILD featured on Nasdaq TradeTalks

Co-founder Richard Keary discusses ETF market structure and how strong its performing despite the coronavirus with Jill Malandrino on Nasdaq TradeTalks. Watch the full segment: https://www.pscp.tv/w/1LyGBNZbWVrGN

Is it time for ETF Innovation to Shift from Products to Product Distribution?

The ETF industry is celebrating its latest impressive innovation: The non-transparent active ETF structure. The concept is so novel and has so many applications that the providers lined up to offer this product have not yet standardized the name for them. They have been referred to as non-transparent or semi-transparent, actively managed ETFs; active shares; […]

A Guide for Inside ETFs

The annual trek to sunny South Florida is once again upon the ETF industry; a time to reflect, prognosticate and network with our colleagues at the Inside ETFs Conference. It is an interesting time in the industry; change continues to be the only constant, but it feels like it is developing more rapidly these days. […]