The independent ratings system and forecasting service, The Index Standard, headed by Laurence Black, has expanded to include the hire of a new head of analytics, Jay Watson.
Voting is now underway for the ETF Express US Awards 2021, which will be presented and celebrated at an exclusive virtual ceremony and industry networking event to be held on Thursday 23 September.
Commodities have been having their day in the sun with a noticeable run of commodity-linked launches in ETF form in the UK.
US-based boutique value equity manager Hillman Capital Management is the latest firm to step into ETF waters through a partnership with SS&C ALPS Advisors.
Israel-based KSM Mutual Funds has licensed the Indxx Global Digital Healthcare Index to launch the KSM KTF (4D) Indxx Global Digital Healthcare Dollar Hedge ETF, IGDHIN.
David Mann, Head of Capital Markets, Global ETFs at Franklin Templeton has done the brave thing and taken a look back at his predictions from the beginning of the year and also written his outlook for the remainder of 2021.
Viridi Funds, a registered investment adviser and emerging fund manager, is launching a publicly traded clean energy bitcoin mining ETF, Viridi Cleaner Energy Crypto-Mining & Semiconductor ETF, on the NYSE with the ticker RIGZ.
Prerna Chandak, pictured, Vice President ETFs at Canada’s Mackenzie Investments, has published a white paper on index investing, finding that advisers and investors should consider a due diligence framework for selecting index ETFs, ideally one that includes four key components: assessing index exposure, product structure, total cost of ownership and support offered by the ETF provider.
Sage Advisory Services has released its fourth annual Sage ETF Stewardship Survey, revealing that, among large and small ETF providers, close to 90 per cent of respondents received the highest possible score in the newly added section focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). This is the first year the stewardship report, which examines how ETF sponsors perform their fiduciary duties on behalf of ETF investors, has been broadly released.
Change Finance, a majority women-run ETF issuer with deep roots in activism, has released its 2021 Advocacy Report, which details its commitment to active ownership and their five-tiered shareholder advocacy strategy to promote sustainable practices.
The Index Industry Association has recently conducted its latest survey of 300 US and European asset managers, focusing this time on ESG.
Hector McNeil, HANetf co-founder, has confirmed that the London-headquartered firm intends to open in the US in the first half of next year, offering their white label facility to ETF issuers from outside the US, who want to launch ETFs into the country.
