The majority of active equity managers in the US failed to beat their benchmarks in 2020, according to the latest S&P Indices Versus Active (SPIVA) Scorecard, despite Covid-19 throwing up opportunities for outperformance.

Thematic ETFs could become a $300 billion category within five years despite being dismissed as a gimmick just a few years ago, says Bloomberg Intelligence.

Morningstar has published a review of synthetic ETFs amid renewed interest from European investors, particularly those seeking exposure to mainstream US equity indices.

Four-in-five investors plan to increase their allocation to thematic ETFs this year, according to the eighth annual global ETF investor survey conducted by Brown Brothers Harriman.

Lyxor Asset Management has outlined a roadmap to grow its ETF business by focusing on three key product pillars – ESG & climate, thematic, and core.

The Hang Seng Index is set for an overhaul that will ultimately see its constituent membership double in size.

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

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

S&P Dow Jones Indices has introduced a pair of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) indices based on its flagship US mid- and small-cap equity benchmarks.