The final countdown


The final countdown £


UK Institutional investment in ETFs during 2018 Source: The Investment Association


% 250


The percentage of European institutional investors using ETFs for cash management Source: Greenwich Associates


£ 6.6 3.1 %


UK bottom line profit growth in Q2 Source: Link Asset Services


Quote of the month Some of the arguments for investing in ETFs sound a lot


like the reasons for investing in collateralised debt obligations before the last recession. Stuart Trow, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development


bn £


USS’ deficit in August 2019 Source: USS


bn


50 30 67


bn


The FTSE 350 deficit in August Source: Mercer


-13 %


The interest rate liability hedg- ing activity decline in Q2 Source: BMO Asset Management


%


The percentage of investment grade debt bearing negative yields in August Source: Bloomberg


14.5 13.3


UK dividend growth in Q2 Source: Link Asset Services


%


Profit growth among the 40 largest UK companies in Q2 Source: Link Asset Services


%


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