Fidelity Investments Canada has launched a suite of factor-based ETFs on Toronto Stock Exchange. The six new ETFs focus on dividend-payers from across Canadian, US, and international equity markets. “Factor investing offers tremendous opportunity to bring innovation to the Canadian marketplace,” said Rob Strickland, President of Fidelity Investments Canada.

Fidelity International has made its Swiss ETF debut with the cross-listing of the Fidelity US Quality Income UCITS ETF on SIX Swiss Exchange. The listing comprises five separate trading lines across various currency, currency-hedged and income or distributing share classes. The asset manager first launched the ETF in April 2017 via a listing on the London Stock Exchange, followed by a listing onto Xetra. Fidelity becomes the 25th issuer to list ETFs on the exchange.

Fidelity Investments has launched two new fixed income ETFs in the US, the Fidelity Low Duration Bond Factor ETF (FLDR US) and the Fidelity High Yield Factor ETF (FDHY US). The funds are the first bond ETFs to be introduced under Fidelity’s factor-based line-up.

Inflation in the UK fell more than expected during February, according to latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), providing some relief for hard-pressed consumers. Representatives from ETF issuers offered their take on what the results mean for UK monetary policy.

One sector has more than recouped its losses from February’s volatility. Technology has stormed ahead over the past month; 12 of the 15 top-performing London-listed ETFs over one-month track a tech-based index. But, as Chris Dhanraj, Head of the ETF Investment Strategy team at iShares, notes, “In investing, past is not prologue… the question is: Can the good times roll on?”

Fidelity Investments has expanded its smart beta ETF offering in the US with the introduction of a pair factor-based international equity ETFs on NYSE Arca. The funds track in-house indices and provide exposure to high-dividend and value stocks.

Fidelity International has introduced currency-hedged share classes for three of its London-listed smart beta income ETFs. Investors will now have the option of currency hedging with pound sterling on the Fidelity Europe Quality Income UCITS ETF (FEQP LN), Fidelity US Quality Income UCITS ETF (FUSP LN), and Fidelity Global Quality Income UCITS ETF (FGQP LN).

Ten new ETFs and 27 ETPs were listed on London Stock Exchange in December 2017, making it exchange’s busiest month of the year for new listings. On-exchange ETF/ETP trading, however, was down for the month and broadly flat for the year.

Morgan Stanley has become the latest entrant into the US robo-advisor market following the official launch of Morgan Stanley Access Investing after a successful six-month pilot programme. The automated digital wealth management service consists of ten portfolios, comprising a mix of blended active-passive solutions, as well as purely passive portfolios constructed using ETFs.

Fidelity International is expanding its smart beta ETF range with two new quality income-focused funds, providing exposure to high quality companies with attractive dividend yields within the European and emerging markets universes.