Tagged: etfs

August 30, 2021 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Scalable Capital, an online broker and one of Europe’s largest digital wealth management platforms, recently expanded its savings plan offering. Scalable Capital customers are now able to consistently save towards stocks, exchange-traded funds or ETFs, and virtual currencies, beginning at just 1 Euro savings rate…. Read More

August 2, 2021 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore-based wealth platform iFAST Corporation recently revealed that the Group’s Malaysian division, iFAST Capital, has introduced trading services in US as well as support for Hong Kong-listed securities for Malaysians. The new offerings will reportedly include stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on FSMOne, its B2C online… Read More

July 27, 2021 @ 7:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Giant Wall Street investment bank Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has reportedly submitted an application with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that could provide exposure decentralized finance (DeFi) and blockchain initiatives to public firms. Although there are not too many… Read More

May 9, 2021 @ 7:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ram Ahluwalia, CFA, Founder of PeerIQ and careful observer of the Fintech, Crypto, markets, and startups space, has posed what he claims to be “a $100 billion question” for Coinbase. So here’s the $100 Bn question for Coinbase…If digital currency ETFs are inevitable, consumers will… Read More

March 22, 2021 @ 10:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The researchers at Bloqport have confirmed that only a month after launch, the first-ever Bitcoin ETF has reached $1 billion CAD in assets under management or AUM (as of March 20, 2021). Just one month after launch, the first ever #Bitcoin ETF has hit $1… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 6:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The North American Purpose Bitcoin ETF, which was introduced last month, has reportedly seen huge demand, as over $165 million in trading volume was recorded (as of February 19, 2021). The new ETF is the first Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in North America. It now… Read More

February 19, 2021 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As digital assets investing continues to become more widely adopted by institutional clients, Canada is introducing its second cryptocurrency exchange-traded-fund (ETF). The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has reportedly approved the second Bitcoin ETF from Evolve Funds, which has come only a few days after the… Read More

February 1, 2021 @ 9:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Erica Gellerman, a CPA, MBA, and personal finance expert, notes in a blog post published by Chime Financial Inc. (a US-based banking challenger valued at around $14.5 billion) that if you’re planning to grow your wealth or net worth, then investing can be “a smart… Read More

October 13, 2020 @ 8:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SIMON has expanded its digital wealth management platform to include exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The company has also launched a new marketplace with Innovator’s Capital Management’s Defined Outcome ETFs – which includes their Buffer ETFs. These products are currently available on SIMON’s centralized platform for “risk-managed… Read More

May 9, 2020 @ 4:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As US residents continue to stay home, due to lockdowns following the COVID-19 outbreak, many consumers have been purchasing products and services from online merchants (instead of visiting physical store locations). A significant increase in e-commerce activity has led to the adoption of the latest… Read More

April 4, 2020 @ 10:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UP Fintech Holding Ltd, a major digital brokerage company focusing on global Chinese investors, has confirmed that it’s entering the wealth management and technology (Wealthtech) business. UP Fintech has introduced a product, called the “Fund Mall,” which offers a new wealth management feature that makes… Read More

April 2, 2020 @ 9:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore-based Smartly, a Robo-advisory platform, is reportedly planning to close down its business operations, due to intense competition in the wealth management and technology (Wealthtech) industry. Established in 2015 and acquired in 2019 VinaCapital, a Vietnamese investment management company, Smartly’s management has been struggling  to… Read More

January 5, 2020 @ 3:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pennsylvania-based Vanguard, a registered investment advisor with over $5.3 trillion in assets under management, announced on January 2 that it will be introducing zero-fee online stock and options trading to all Vanguard Brokerage clients. As mentioned in a release, this expands Vanguard Brokerage’s commission-free platform… Read More

December 7, 2019 @ 9:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Millennials are allocating a relatively greater percentage of their investment portfolios to exchange-traded-funds (ETFs) and cash compared to other age groups, according to Charles Schwab’s SDBA indicators report. The report, which serves as a benchmark on retirement plan investments in self-directed brokerage accounts (SDBAs), tracked… Read More

May 8, 2019 @ 9:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech unicorn SoFi announced on Tuesday the launch of its newest exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which are the SoFi Gig Economy ETF (NASDAQ: GIGE) and the SoFi 50 ETF (NYSE: SFYF). According to SoFi, the ETFs will further extend its approach of providing members access to… Read More

April 1, 2018 @ 8:40 am By JD Alois  |  

CBOE Global Markets, operator of the Chicago Board Options Exchange – the largest U.S. options exchange, has sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) encouraging the regulator to move forward with cryptocurrency based Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) or Exchange Traded Products (ETPs). CBOE… Read More