Wavelength Podcast Episode 134: All About ETFs
Josephine Gallagher and Anthony Malakian examine the ETF market to see how tech and data are changing the space.
This week, Josephine Gallagher, European reporter for Waters, calls in from London to talk with Anthony about the exchange-traded funds (ETF) marketplace. After speaking with experts from Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Vanguard, State Street Global Advisors and more for her August feature, she explains how technology is playing a greater role in this space, how alternative data and robo advisors are changing the sector, and whether or not Bitcoin ETFs will become a reality in the near future (hint: probably not.) And, being that Josephine is from the Republic of Ireland, she explains Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) sports like Gaelic football and hurling to a bewildered Anthony.
To hear the full interview, listen in the player above, or you can download it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaelic_Athletic_Association
https://www.waterstechnology.com/industry-issues-initiatives/3779766/etfs-priming-the-5-trillion-pump
https://www.waterstechnology.com/industry-issues-initiatives/3755246/bitcoin-advocates-seek-to-navigate-etf-maze
https://www.waterstechnology.com/trading-technologies-and-strategies/3769671/traders-urge-caution-on-potential-bitcoin-etfs
Contact Info
As is the case with everything we do, we'd love to get some feedback from our listeners. Feel free to reach out to Anthony or James via Twitter or email.
Anthony: @a_malakian; anthony.malakian@infopro-digital.com
James: @JimRundle; james.rundle@infopro-digital.com
Josephine: @Josiebgallagher; josephine.gallagher@infopro-digital.com
Past 10 episodes:
Episode 124: Exchange Outages and Blockchain Developments
Episode 125:Bitcoin, Ether Aren't Securities (Maybe); Privacy Issues and the Law
Episode 126: Brexit Fallout; the SGX-NSE Battle Continues; Cellphone Location Data
Episode 127: Digital Reasoning’s New AI Product; A Look at the July Issue of Waters
Episode 128: Agile Challenges; CAT Plan Questions
Episode 129: Interdealer Broker Troubles; Bitcoin ETFs
Episode 130: State Street Buys Charles River
Episode 131: More Bitcoin ETFs & More State Street-Charles River
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