Lyxor has cross-listed the Lyxor Green Bond Monthly Hedged UCITS ETF on Deutsche Börse, offering access to the performance of euro- and dollar-denominated ‘green bonds’, as defined by the Climate Bond Initiative, issued by investment-grade companies. The ETF, which is linked to the Solactive Green Bond EUR USD IG Index, incorporates an in-built currency hedge, hedging the US dollar-denominated portion of the portfolio back to the euro.

KraneShares, a New York-based China-focused ETF issuer, has launched the KraneShares Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility ETF (KARS US) on NYSE Arca, providing thematic exposure to the fast-growing electric vehicle industry and the technologies shaping the future of transportation.

ETF Securities has expanded its thematic offering with the launch of three global equity ETFs providing targeted exposure to disruptive technologies in the healthcare, energy storage and commerce industries. The ETFs have been listed on the London Stock Exchange and are part of the issuer’s ‘Future Present’ line-up. Howie Li, CEO of Canvas, ETF Securities’ UCITS platform, commented, “These new additions to our technology range address exciting facets of changes in healthcare, energy storage and commerce.”

Deutsche Asset Management (Deutsche AM) has launched three new USD high-yield bond ETFs on the NYSE Arca, each offering investors different credit and interest-rate risk exposures. Fiona Bassett, Deutsche AM’s Head of Passive Asset Management, Americas, stated “Our expanded Xtrackers suite of high yield bond ETFs uses rules-based strategies to provide exposure to different levels of credit and interest rate risk, allowing investors to manage credit and duration exposure for a more customized solution.”

Index provider Solactive has expanded its USD high-yield bond suite with three new indices, including a shorter duration play and a pair targeting different levels of systematic risk. Steffen Scheuble, CEO of Solactive, said: “By expanding the Solactive USD High Yield Corporates Index range, we explore alternative strategies that will allow market participants to easily customize their risk exposure within this segment”.

UBS Asset Management has launched the UBS Global Gender Equality UCITS ETF (GENDER SW) on SIX Swiss Exchange, providing exposure to global companies leading the field in terms of gender equality. Commenting on the launch, Michael Baldinger, head of sustainable and impact investing at UBS, said, “The launch of this new ETF provides investors with a unique opportunity to benefit from systematically investing in the leading global companies on gender diversity”.

Frankfurt-based index provider Solactive has unveiled the Solactive Bitcoin Front Month Rolling Futures 5D Index, tracking the performance of bitcoin futures listed on Cboe Global Markets. Steffen Scheuble, CEO of Solactive AG, commented: “This is unprecedented in the history of capital markets and clearly opens the door to new bitcoin-based investment products.”

Frankfurt-based index provider Solactive has launched a family of five European single factor equity indices, which will tracks firms with strong value, quality, low beta, price momentum, and earnings momentum characteristics. The smart beta indices have been exclusively licensed to Invesco PowerShares to underlie a suite of ETFs launched on Deutsche Börse earlier this week.

Invesco PowerShares has launched five European equity ETFs, each offering focused exposure to a single factor – value, quality, low beta, price momentum, and earnings momentum. Chris Mellor, equity product specialist at Invesco PowerShares, commented: “We expect these new ETFs to attract a variety of investors who want to pursue factors from either a tactical or a strategic perspective.”

Solactive has launched the Solactive-ProShares Bricks and Mortar Retail Store Index, which tracks US retail companies that rely principally on in-store sales. The recently-launched ProShares Decline of the Retail Store ETF (EMTY US) provides inverse exposure to the index.