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

Indexers want to index everything says Kristen Mierzwa, Head of Digital Assets, Index Investments Group, FTSE Russell.

Bloomberg and MSCI have announced the launch of the first indices in their joint Climate Benchmark offering with the Bloomberg MSCI Global, Euro and US Corporate Paris-Aligned Indices. These indices will serve as a benchmark for investors to assess the performance of corporate bond holdings that seek to meet or exceed the minimum standards of the EU Paris-Aligned Benchmark (PAB) label.

MSCI has announced the launch of its Thematic Exposure Standard, enabling investors to better understand their portfolio’s economic linkage to long-term structural trends.

Swiss financial data expert SIX, has announced that Sustainalytics’ ESG data is now available for the broad customer base of SIX for them to comply with new EU sustainability regulations. 

Index provider Alerian S-Network Global Indexes has expanded its ESG offering and partnership with gold source data provider, IdealRatings. 

MV Index Solutions GmbH (MVIS) in partnership with CryptoCompare, an FCA authorised benchmark administrator, has announced the licensing of the MVIS CryptoCompare Crypto Leaders VWAP Close Index (ticker: MVLEADV) to VanEck Europe to underlie a VanEck Vectors Crypto Leaders ETN.

MerQube, a next-generation index provider is set to transform the index industry, writes Philippa Aylmer.

European index provider specialising in crypto assets, Vinter, has announced that it has raised a further USD3.4 million as it continues to expand its range of crypto asset indexes for ETP and ETF issuers.

Germany-headquartered index provider Solactive writes that over the last few years, investors have been increasingly considering aligning investment decisions with ESG values.