Safe bets and ESG have been in favour while fixed income ETFs continue to face challenges
ESG performance and definitions, pricing in value factor upside and new ways to play real estate made headlines this week
CSPX inflows of $1.5bn is a record for September
XDEW recorded $2.5bn in outflows over the past three months
Certain factors could offer favourable defensive characteristics
Thematic ETFs' reliance on growth stocks is not a foregone conclusion
Value and growth stocks will tussle for primacy in a year of monetary tightening
