Événements et webinars

The emergence of the Omicron Covid-19 variant has unsettled markets and reminded investors that the evolution of health outcomes will remain important for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, governments and central banks are under pressure to keep the global economic recovery on track, but with inflation on the rise and extraordinary, pandemic-driven fiscal support measures still in place, there is little margin for error.

How these factors play out will have consequences for investors. Watch this webinar to find out what our economists expect from the economy and investment markets in 2022 and beyond.

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have experienced huge growth as more investors adopt them as a low-cost, liquid and transparent way to access indexed strategies. But what are the key trends driving their rise in popularity? Deborah Fuhr, ETFGI Managing Partner, Founder and Owner, examines the latest developments in the industry in Europe and the product developments that ETF investors can expect in the coming years.

Our presenters will discuss:

• The latest insights in ETF growth trends and flows.
• How industry developments are reshaping the ETF competitive space in Europe.
• What the future might hold for ETF investors.

Effective corporate governance practices can drive long-term value creation at the companies in which equity index funds invest. But how do index fund managers promote these practices and represent investors’ interests?

Learning objectives:

• How the values that underpin Vanguard's investment stewardship programme are communicated to the companies in our equity index funds.
• Some of the key themes of our engagements with companies.
• Voting trends across companies, meetings and proposals.