Morgan Stanley Investment Management has unveiled a suite of six ESG-tailored ETFs, the firm’s first ETF launches since the early pioneer exited the industry more than two decades ago.
Morgan Stanley Asset Management is set to introduce its first ETFs since the early ETF pioneer exited the industry more than two decades ago.
Morningstar has agreed to acquire Moorgate Benchmarks, a privately held indexing specialist based in Europe, in a move that aims to enhance the investment research firm’s direct indexing capabilities.
Singapore Exchange (SGX) has announced the acquisition of smart beta index specialist Scientific Beta in a move that aims to scale up its own data and index business. Noël Amenc, CEO of Scientific Beta, commented, “As Asia’s most international exchange and a global leader, SGX provides a strong platform for Scientific Beta to expand regionally and across client segments. Together we will drive continued development in the smart beta and sustainable finance space, leveraging Scientific Beta’s academic rigour and SGX’s product development capabilities.”
Scientific Beta, a commercial affiliate of EDHEC-Risk Institute, is now offering environmental, social and governance (ESG) and low carbon options on all its flagship multi-beta multi-strategy indices.
ERI Scientific Beta, an affiliate of the EDHEC-Risk Institute, and Fundlogic, the ETF platform of investment bank Morgan Stanley, have partnered to launch five smart beta ETFs on the London Stock Exchange. The ETFs provide factor-based equity exposure to the US, Japan, developed Asia-Pacific ex-Japan, developed Europe, and emerging markets.
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.
The MS Scientific Beta Global Equity Factors UCITS ETF (GEF LN) has recorded significant inflows, gaining approximately $270 million in net new assets in Q3 2017.
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), the asset manager behind the SPDR range of ETFs, has announced future changes to the name and index of the SPDR Morgan Stanley Technology ETF.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) appears to be sending out contradictory signals regarding the use of leveraged ETFs following the approval and subsequent review of two new quadruple leveraged ETFs.