First Trust has launched a new ETF providing income-enhanced exposure to the highest-yielding stocks of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

London-based fintech company Algo-Chain has introduced a comprehensive set of ETF-focused portfolio tools powered by the GPT 3.5 Turbo artificial intelligence framework.

AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM), the asset management arm of French insurance group AXA, has introduced its first three ETFs in Switzerland.

Innovator Capital Management has unveiled an innovative suite of defined outcome US equity ETFs that combine fixed rates of high income with protective barriers against a decline in the S&P 500.

Another ETF investing in special purpose acquisition vehicles (SPACs) is due to shut this week in a further sign that investor interest in what was once the stock market’s hottest trend has well and truly subsided.

By Manooj Mistry, Chief Operating Officer, HANetf.

S&P Dow Jones Indices and MSCI are set to implement changes to the Global Industry Classification Standard this month, modifications that will have an impact on S&P 500 ETFs as well as ETFs tracking specific sectors of the bellwether index.

Traders appear to be preparing for a surge in US equity volatility with demand soaring for call options based on the Cboe Volatility Index, also known as the VIX.

Financial regulators in China and Hong Kong have jointly announced calendar enhancements for the Stock Connect programme, adding up to ten additional trading days each year.

DWS is terminating its €70 million ‘ESG-Screened’ European energy sector ETF after changes to the underlying index’s methodology resulted in it falling short of UCITS requirements.