Beverly Chandler

STOXX Ltd has announced its acquisition of Nice, France-based Scientific Beta, which it describes as ‘known for its world-class research capabilities, and its suite of smart beta, climate, and enhanced cap-weight indices’.

HANetf has announced the launch of Defiance Photonics UCITS ETF (ticker: PHOT).

Leverage Shares has announced the listing of four new ETPs across European exchanges, headlined by two IncomeShares options-based income ETPs - Europe’s first income ETPs linked to SpaceX and to memory (DRAM).

Vanguard has announced the launch of the Vanguard Russell 1000 U.S. Growth UCITS ETF, the Vanguard Russell 1000 U.S. Value UCITS ETF, the Vanguard Russell U.S. Mid-Cap UCITS ETF and the Vanguard Russell 2000 U.S. Small-Cap UCITS ETF.

It was a busy week in US ETF launches, despite the holidays.

L&G has announced the launch of the L&G WTW Global Equity Diversified UCITS ETF providing access to institutional-level investment strategies in a cost-effective way.

ETF issuers are increasingly comfortable extending the ETF wrapper into ever more complex strategies, while tokenisation is emerging as one of the most important long-term shifts facing the industry, the latest Acuiti ETF Management Insight Report has found.

Global ETP buying rose to USD245.3B in June, supported by a resurgence in equity inflows to USD187.9B, writes iShares by BlackRock.

HANetf has announced the launch of Future of US Defence UCITS ETF (ticker: GIJO).

Fidelity International writes that its ‘Be Invested Global Study’ suggests European investors are becoming increasingly familiar with the broader range of investment approaches now available through ETFs.