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BNP Paribas boosts sustainability credentials of 18 of its ETFs
BNP Paribas Asset Management has boosted the sustainability credentials of 18 of its ETFs with the adoption of new or amended indices. The ETFs concerned have assumed new ESG protocols or incorporated construction methodologies that bring them into alignment with Paris-Aligned Benchmark standards. Isabelle Bourcier, Head of Quantitative & Index Management at BNPP AM, said: “The move towards sustainable indices, including PAB, is a decisive step and a major axis of our development”.
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- CSOP lists Hong Kong’s first inverse crude oil ETP
- Lyxor reaches €100 billion ETF assets milestone
- Horizons, Evolve launch Canada’s first Metaverse ETFs
- VanEck launches Australia’s first listed private equity ETF
- Global X launches copper miners ETF in Europe
- UOB launches Asia Pacific green REIT ETF on SGX
- Direxion unveils nanotechnology ETF
Latest news
Horizons, Evolve launch Canada’s first Metaverse ETFs
Horizons and Evolve have introduced Canada’s first thematic equity ETFs to provide dedicated exposure to the ‘metaverse’.
VanEck launches Australia’s first listed private equity ETF
VanEck has launched the first ETF in Australia providing exposure to listed private equity.
Global X launches copper miners ETF in Europe
Global X has introduced its first commodities-focused ETF in Europe with the launch of the Global X Copper Miners UCITS ETF.
UOB launches Asia Pacific green REIT ETF on SGX
UOB has launched an ETF in Singapore providing exposure to high-yielding green REITs listed in Asia Pacific and Oceania.
Direxion unveils nanotechnology ETF
Direxion has introduced a new thematic equity ETF in the US providing exposure to companies involved in nanotechnology.
Fixed Income
Tabula cross-lists its ESG Asia ex-Japan high-yield corporate bond ETF on Xetra
Tabula Investment Management has cross-listed its highly successful Asia ex-Japan high-yield corporate bond ETF on Deutsche Börse Xetra.
American Century partners with Nomura on active high-yield bond ETF
American Century Investments has partnered with a division of Nomura Asset Management to launch a fully transparent, actively managed high-yield bond ETF.
Commodities
CSOP lists Hong Kong’s first inverse crude oil ETP
CSOP Asset Management has introduced a new ETP in Hong Kong which is the territory’s first to provide inverse exposure to crude oil markets.
SparkChange, HANetf partner on world’s first physical EUA ETP
SparkChange, an issuer of specialist carbon investment products, has teamed up with white-label ETF provider HANetf to launch the world’s first ETP providing physically-backed exposure to EU Allowances (EUAs), the world’s foremost carbon credit.
Alternatives / Multi-Asset
FinEx launches first REIT ETF on Moscow Exchange
Anglo-Russian issuer FinEx has launched a new ETF on Moscow Exchange providing broad exposure to real estate investment trusts (REITs) listed in the US.
21Shares lists first polygon crypto ETP
Digital asset ETP specialist 21Shares has listed the world’s first ETP providing exposure to MATIC, the native token underpinning the Polygon network.
Equities
Amundi adds China and EM ex-China ETFs to ‘ESG Leaders’ suite
Amundi has expanded its ‘ESG Leaders’ suite of ETFs with the launch of the Amundi MSCI China ESG Leaders Select UCITS ETF and Amundi MSCI Emerging ex-China ESG Leaders Select UCITS ETF on LSE.
Cathay launches ‘medical revolution’ ETF on TWSE
Cathay Securities has launched a new thematic equity ETF in Taiwan providing exposure to companies worldwide that are aligned with the sub-themes of vaccine breakthroughs, gene technology, and regenerative medicine.
Global X makes big push into Europe with seven new thematic ETFs
New York-headquartered Global X has made a big push into Europe with the launch of seven new thematic equity ETFs. The new funds include strategies targeting autonomous & electric vehicles, e-commerce, robotics & AI, cybersecurity, clean technology, fintech, and the IoT.
ETF and Index News
Lyxor reaches €100 billion ETF assets milestone
Lyxor Asset Management has surpassed €100 billion of assets under management in ETFs.
Saturna assumes management of Almalia/Sanlam’s Shariah-compliant active global equity ETF
Washington state-based investment manager Saturna Capital has taken over the management of an actively managed Shariah equity UCITS ETF originally sponsored by Almalia and Sanlam.
ETF trends to watch in 2022: Crypto, taxes, and active
By Nicholas J. Elward, Head of Institutional Product and ETFs at Natixis Investment Managers.
We expect 2022 to be even more exciting than this year. Here are three trends we’re watching closely.