State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), the asset management business of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), has launched the SPDR Bloomberg SASB Euro Corporate ESG UCITS ETF (SPPR GY). The SPDR Bloomberg SASB US Corporate ESG UCITS ETF (SPPU GY) will also launch on Monday 26 October. 

Interview with Jason Smith (pictured), Chief Investment Officer, Tabula Investment Management.

As sustainable investing has become a mainstream choice, it is now more transparent, cost effective and accessible than ever, says BlackRock’s Manuela Sperandeo.

2020 has been an extraordinary year of change and upheaval, with severe market volatility in the early part, all accompanied by the effects of a worldwide pandemic and subsequent lockdown.

Two new iShares ETFs focused on government bonds with a climate change focus are now trading on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt.

FTSE Russell, the global index, data and analytics provider, has been selected for the launch of the iShares € Govt Bond Climate UCITS ETF (the Fund), which began trading on Deutsche Börse’s ETF venue, Xetra, on 5 October 2020. 

The EDHEC-Risk 2020 European ETF survey has revealed strong motivations for integrating ESG, whether in ETFs, or in smart beta and factor investing strategies.

Vanguard has launched its first fixed income environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ETF for US investors – the Vanguard ESG US Corporate Bond ETF (VCEB). 

DWS has launched a new ESG-filtered Xtrackers ETF focused on the USD corporate bond market.

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ETFs and ETPs listed globally broke through the USD100 billion AUM milestone at end of July 2020.