New futures-based industrial metals ETP on the books for Aberdeen Standard Investments

Texas-headquartered ETF asset manager SAGE Advisory is compiling the results of its annual stewardship survey for 2021. So far CIO & President Bob Smith (pictured) and Research Analyst Emma Harper report three key highlights, with the full survey results due in early July. 

Refinitiv Lipper has published its review of the European ETF industry in 2020, entitled Unwrapping the European ETF industry, and authored by Detlef Glow (pictured), Head of Lipper EMEA Research, Refinitiv. 

Global X’s European Thematic UCITS Report for May 2021 found that at the end of May 2021, there were 61 thematic UCITS ETFs totalling USD35.6 billion in assets under management (AUM), declining by 0.8 per cent on the month. Disruptive Technologies and People & Demographics recorded a monthly decrease of AUMs in May, -2 per cent and -5 per cent respectively, while Physical Environment thematic UCITS ETFs saw a 3 per cent increase.  

ETF custodian and administrator, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co (BBH), has published the findings of its fourth annual Greater China ETF Investor Survey, which reports that 92 per cent of investors in the region expect to increase their allocation to ETFs in the next year, an increase of 10 percentage points from 2020. 

Yev Shelkovskiy (pictured), PM at Emles reports that retail sales have shown a significant shift towards luxury goods, post pandemic. Emles is the issuer behind LUXE, the Emles Luxury Goods ETF and Shelkovskiy says that first quarter GDP total sales were 6.3 per cent higher than a year ago – before the pandemic really hit – and that he believes that the latest USD1,400 stimulus payment and relaxation of Covid containment measures will increase the opportunities to spend. 

Index provider Solactive recently reported that Swedish asset manager Handelsbanken had released five new Paris-aligned index funds tracking the Solactive indices. 

The great and the good have come out to support the launch of LGBTQ Loyalty Holdings’ first ETF targeted at the LGBTQ community, with Martina Navratilova on the board, saying: “I am thrilled that the launch of the LGBTQ + ESG100 ETF has arrived. Today is an important day for advancing equality, as we showcase companies that align and support the LGBTQ community through this announcement. Seeing the trading symbol ‘LGBT’ listed on Nasdaq is truly historic.” 

BNY Mellon Investment Management has filed with the SEC to launch a new active sustainable ETF solution, the BNY Mellon Responsible Horizons Corporate Bond ETF. 

A poll of European retail investors conducted by Leverage Shares, the European pioneer in S&L ETPs on single stocks, has revealed that, in the UK, the number one irritation was not being able to buy crypto ETPs, followed by the costs of FX conversion – particularly onerous for active traders – and the fact that many Asian stocks, held within an ISA, can’t be bought individually because the Asian exchanges are not deemed to be properly regulated. 

Not for profit financial think tank Planet Tracker has been at it again, bringing disruption and challenges to the world of index providers. Their new report, finds that the largest index providers, MSCI, FTSE Russell, S&P Dow Jones and Bloomberg, are being challenged by innovative competitors – including their own clients – due to rising demand for sustainable investment.