BlackRock has launched a pair of socially responsible equity ETFs in Europe which are aligned with the Paris Agreement’s objective of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

Paris-headquartered Lyxor Asset Management has launched its first ETF in Israel by listing the Lyxor Robotics & AI UCITS ETF (LYFF1 IT) on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

The Investment Association (IA), the trade body that represents the UK’s fund management industry, has added ETFs to its fund sectors for the first time.

New York-based Global X has introduced an ETF providing exposure to companies globally that are advancing the provision of clean water.

Amundi has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire fellow French ETF rival Lyxor from Société Générale.

BlackRock has expanded its European suite of sustainable fixed income solutions with the launch of two climate-aligned ETFs.

ETFs providing exposure to Turkish equities crashed during trading on Monday 22 March, following President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s unexpected dismissal of central bank governor Naci Agbal.

Lyxor has cross-listed its sustainability-screened US dollar high-yield corporate bond ETF on Deutsche Börse Xetra.

AgioFunds and its listing partner Beta Securities Poland have announced the launch of Poland’s first currency-hedged S&P 500 ETF on GPW, the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

By Lyxor Asset Management.

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