Amundi has expanded its suite of socially responsible investment products with the introduction of a European equity ETF based on the widely followed Stoxx Europe 600 universe.

Lyxor Asset Management has surpassed €100 billion of assets under management in ETFs.

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.

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.

Euronext, in collaboration with Borsa Italiana, has launched a socially responsible alternative to the FTSE MIB, Italy’s foremost equity index.

Amundi has expanded its ‘Prime’-branded suite of low-cost core portfolio ETFs with the launch of the Amundi Prime Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (PRAM GY) on Deutsche Börse.

BNP Paribas has made changes to its headline French equity ETF – the €160 million BNP Paribas Easy CAC 40 UCITS ETF – which will see the fund replicate a new index aligned with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria.

Amundi has expanded its suite of sustainability-focused ETFs with the launch of a new fund focused on Asian emerging market equities. The Amundi Index MSCI EM Asia SRI UCITS ETF (SADA GY), which has been listed on Xetra, is the French issuer’s ninth ETF to track an MSCI ‘SRI Filtered’ index.

Amundi is set to launch an ESG version of its blockbuster French equity ETF – the €1.3 billion Amundi CAC 40 UCITS ETF (C4D FP). The fund will track the CAC 40 ESG Index and is set to list on Euronext Paris in the coming weeks. Fannie Wurtz, Head of ETF, Indexing & Smart Beta at Amundi, commented: “We strongly believe that ETFs and index management have a key role to play in the democratization of access to responsible investing”.

BlackRock has expanded its suite of socially responsible ETFs in Europe with the launch of a pair of European equity strategies that are aligned with the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.