BlackRock has launched an ETF providing climate change risk-adjusted exposure to eurozone government bonds.

Index provider Stoxx has initiated a market consultation process to consider proposals regarding the reform of the DAX index in the wake of the failure of former constituent, Wirecard.

Vanguard has changed the index underlying its UCITS German equity ETF, switching out of the widely followed DAX in favour of a broader market benchmark calculated by FTSE Russell.

CSOP Asset Management has debuted in Singapore with the launch of the city-state’s first ETF tracking government bonds issued in mainland China.

DWS has rolled out an ultra-short duration US Treasuries ETF on LSE and Xetra.

HSBC Global Asset Management has cross-listed five low carbon, ESG-tilted equity ETFs on SIX Swiss Exchange.

BlackRock has expanded its line-up of ETFs providing exposure to the Middle East with the launch of the iShares MSCI Kuwait ETF (KWT US) on Cboe BZX Exchange.

HSBC Global Asset Management has expanded its range of low carbon ESG ETFs with the launch of a fund providing broad emerging markets equity exposure.

FTSE Russell has unveiled a new government bond index providing exposure to local currency debt issued by Saudi Arabia.

By Philip Lawlor, Head of Global Investment Research, FTSE Russell.

Forward PE multiples hit new decade highs in August amid buoyant risk appetite and recovery hopes for both economies and corporate earnings.