The exchange-traded fund (ETF) market is set to grow further during 2013 with 67 per cent of European ETF investors planning to increase their usage of this investment vehicle, according to EDHEC-Risk.
In a survey of 212 European ETF investors, EDHEC-Risk found that during 2012 there was a significant increase in rates of ETF usage within corporate bonds, real estate and infrastructure. In addition, the survey found that 49 per cent of investors believe that there is room for development concerning emerging market equity ETFs and 43 per cent said that they want to develop emerging market bond ETFs.
Findings also found that there has been an increased interest in actively managed ETFs with the number of respondents wanting to see actively managed ETFs increase from 11 per cent in 2011 to 17 per cent in 2012.
European investors stated that the increased interest was due to higher levels of disclosure and transparency imposed on actively managed ETFs by the new 2012 European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Guidelines aimed at increasing investor protection.
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