By Charles Moussier, EMEA Head of Insurance Solutions at Invesco.

According to a preconceived notion, insurers rarely use ETFs in their investment strategies and allocations. However, this is not the case at all.

HANetf has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management. The milestone represents a significant achievement for the London-based white-label issuer which is led by ETF veterans Hector McNeil and Nik Bienkowski.

Exchange-traded funds will be included in the Investment Association’s (IA) sectors from 19 April 2021.

Legal & General Investment Management has introduced its first fixed income ETFs, offering core and ESG-integrated exposures. The suite consists of five ETFs linked to JP Morgan indices.

Low carbon investment strategies are expected to be the main driver of growth in ESG ETFs in Europe, according to research from Cerulli Associates.

Amundi has repurposed its FTSE 100 ETF to provide socially responsible and fossil-fuel-free exposure to the broader UK equity market.

BlackRock has reduced the fees charged on a quartet of ETFs providing exposure to value and growth stocks within the mid-cap and small-cap segments of the US equity market.

London Stock Exchange Group has agreed to sell its entire shareholding in LSEG Italia, the parent company of Borsa Italiana, to a consortium of buyers led by pan-European stock exchange operator Euronext.

HSBC Global Asset Management has further extended its sustainable ETF line-up with the launch of a UK exposure on the London Stock Exchange.

Amundi has announced that its ultra-low-cost ‘Prime’ range of core ETFs has surpassed €2 billion in assets under management, just 18 months since the range was unveiled.