Fixed Income

Tabula debuts on SIX Swiss with CHF-hedged US ‘enhanced inflation’ ETF

Tabula Investment Management has expanded its footprint in Switzerland with the introduction of its US ‘enhanced inflation’ ETF in CHF-hedged format on SIX Swiss Exchange.

BNP Paribas adds two ESG government bond ETFs

BNP Paribas Asset Management has launched two new fixed income ETFs targeting eurozone and emerging market government bonds while tilting towards countries with enhanced environmental, social and governance credentials.

Commodities

Wilshire Phoenix debuts with risk-managed gold strategy ETF

New York-based Wilshire Phoenix has made its ETF debut with the launch of a physical gold fund that tactically allocates to cash based on changes in prevailing equity and gold market volatility.

Royal Mint terminates physical delivery facility on WisdomTree’s Gold Bullion Securities

Investors in WisdomTree’s Gold Bullion Securities are no longer able to exchange their shares for gold bullion coins or bars issued by the Royal Mint.

Alternatives / Multi-Asset

CoinShares launches ethereum ETP on SIX

CoinShares has launched a directly backed ethereum exchange-traded product in Switzerland. The CoinShares Physical Ethereum (ETHE SW) has listed on SIX Swiss Exchange and comes with a management fee of 1.25%.

Evolve cuts fee on bitcoin ETF just one week after launch

Evolve Funds has lowered the management fee on its Bitcoin ETF (EBIT CN) just one week after the fund launched on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Equities

Northern Trust unveils first FlexShares ETFs in Europe

Northern Trust Asset Management has launched its first FlexShares ETFs in Europe, debuting with a pair of ESG equity factor strategies listed on LSE and Euronext Amsterdam.

Humankind debuts with ETF focused on companies contributing to society

A New York-based manager of socially responsible investments has opened its doors with the launch of an ETF investing in companies that it considers are making the greatest contribution to society.

Global X launches actively managed China disruptive technology ETF

Global X has launched its second actively managed ETF – the Global X China Disruption ETF (KEJI US) – this time targeting Chinese companies with disruptive business models.

ETF and Index News

Mitsubishi UFJ to introduce low-cost S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 ETFs

Japanese asset manager Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai is set to launch two new low-cost ETFs providing exposure to key US equity indices, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100.

Assets at HANetf hit $2 billion

Assets under management at HANetf have topped $2 billion, just two months after the firm hit the $1bn mark.

SIX unveils ESG versions of SPI and SBI

SIX has introduced a suite of environmental, social, and governance indices covering Swiss equity and bond markets.