Itiviti, the global provider of multi-asset trading technology and financial infrastructure, has announced a strategic partnership with ULTUMUS, an ETF data solution provider. The partnership will provide Tbricks by Itiviti ETF clients with the ability to compare multiple sources of static data to ensure quality which is key for a competitive and profitable ETF business.…
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BlackRock has announced that it has collaborated with information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) to launch an exchange traded fund (ETF) to provide investors with a way to invest in companies across developed and emerging markets that promote diversity and inclusion practices, which have been shown to benefit companies’ long-term performance. The iShares Thomson Reuters Inclusion…
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B3 has announced that it has begun to trade the first Fixed Income ETF in Brazil. The product was developed by Mirae Asset Global Investments along with the index provider S&P Dow Jones Indices and was enabled by the B3 trading platform. The product will follow the S&P/B3 Fixed Income Index, which will measure the…
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Estonia based Retail FX brokerage firm Admiral Markets Group AS has announced that it has expanded its MetaTrader 5 offering. Company clients can now have access to 177 new ETFs on the Admiral.Invest account. ETFs are investment funds traded in an exchange, much like stocks. Any ETF is an asset portfolio that tracks an index…
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The ETF segment at SIX Swiss Exchange is gaining another high-profile provider: As of today, 5 smart beta ETF issued by Fidelity International trade on SIX. This takes the number of ETF providers available via SIX to a new high of 25, and the number of ETFs to a record of 1’394. Fidelity International is…
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FTSE Russell, the global index provider, has announced that Vanguard Australia has licenced a new values-aligned index for two ESG-related investment products. The FTSE Developed ex Australia ex Non-Renewable Energy/Vice Products/Weapons Index forms part of the new FTSE Global Choice Index Series. It is the first FTSE Russell standard index family to incorporate several categories…
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Singapore Exchange (SGX) has welcomed the listing of Nikko AM SGD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) that offers investors easy access to a basket of Singapore Dollar-denominated, investment grade corporate bonds in affordable units. This ETF is launched by Nikko Asset Management (Nikko AM), one of the largest ETF managers…
Read moreSolactive has just announced the launch of the Solactive Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond Select TR Index used as the basis for BetaShares Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (CRED). The index seeks to replicate the performance of a portfolio of investment grade, senior corporate bonds denominated in Australian dollars (AUD). The index methodology will…
Read moreVanEck has announced that it will partner with SolidX to list a physically-backed bitcoin ETF that will be insured against loss or theft of bitcoin. SolidX will act as the sponsor of the ETF and VanEck will provide marketing services. The two firms will work jointly with regulators. VanEck was the first to file for…
Read moreInvesco has announced that it is launching three ETFs for investors wanting passive exposure to floating rate notes (FRNs), an asset class seeing increased demand from investors concerned about rising interest rates. In 2017, 20% of the flows into European fixed income ETFs went into FRN ETFs, and 55% in the first quarter of 2018…
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