BondBloxx Investment Management has announced the launch of the BondBloxx JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets 1-10 Year Bond ETF (XEMD) on CBOE.

One in 10 European professional investors rate the current ESG offering in the fixed income ETF market as poor, and a further 29 per cent describe it as average. Just 7 per cent believe it is excellent, with the remainder claiming it to be quite good.

The global momentum towards net zero continues to drive demand for sustainable investment strategies. BlackRock has launched an ETF that aims to help investors align their portfolios with the objectives of the Paris Agreement – the international agreement to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

Putnam Investments has announced that the firm will bring three active fixed income and two active quantitative equity ETFs to the market, all with an ESG focus, following completion of the regulatory process.

Two new ETFs issued by iShares are tradable on Xetra and via Börse Frankfurt.

PGIM Investments writes that it continues to build out its actively managed fixed income ETF line-up with the launch of the PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF (NYSE Arca: PFRL).

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc has announced that SS&C ALPS Advisors, an asset manager and wholly-owned subsidiary of SS&C, has launched the ALPS Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF (MNBD).

Despite the most challenging fixed income market in decades, BlackRock projects that global bond ETF assets under management (AUM) will triple to USD5 trillion by 2030.

Fixed income ETFs have seen rapid growth over recent years, apparently in disregard as to what is happening in their underlying markets.

State Street Global Advisors has announced the launch of the SPDR MarketAxess Investment Grade 400 Corporate Bond ETF (LQIG).