BMO Investments has launched the BMO US All Cap Equity Fund ETF Series (ZACE), which is actively managed by Brian Belski, Chief Investment Strategist, BMO Capital Markets.

Pacer ETFs (Pacer), an ETF provider that offers strategy-driven, rules-based ETFs, has passed USD7 billion in assets under management (AUM).

Emles Advisors (Emles) has launched a new actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF); the Emles Alpha Opportunities ETF (EOPS), providing institutional investors with access to a hedge fund strategy through an ETF structure.

Lyxor Asset Management has raised over EUR1 billion in assets in its Climate ETF range, only one year after launch, in a sign that investors are taking decisive action to align their portfolios with their carbon neutrality goals. 

Emles Advisors (Emles) has launched a new actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF); the Emles Alpha Opportunities ETF (EOPS). 

Crypto launches took centre stage this week, with CoinShares listing bitcoin, ether and litecoin ETPs on Borse Xetra. 21Shares also launched a UK bitcoin ETP on Aquis Exchange, designed to provide institutional investors with secure and cost-effective exposure to the cryptocurrency. ESG launches were also popular, with iClima Earth listing the world’s first ESG UCITS ETF providing exposure to companies promoting the decentralisation of energy generation. State Street Global Advisors also launched three new SDPR ETS focusing on companies with steady dividend growth and a good ESG profile. Funds also focused on Europe, with a new Lyxor ETF on Xetra giving investors access to fixed-income and euro-denominated eurozone government bonds, and the Polish WIGtechTR ETF listed on GPW providing investors with exposure to the top 49 stocks listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. KraneShares has it's sights set on the Far East meanwhile with the Bloomberg Barclays China Bond Inclusion ETF which tracks Chinese RMB-denominated securities. Finally, it was all bout biotech for WisdomTree, with the of listing the WisdomTree BioRevolution Fund (WDNA) offering diversified exposure to a basked of companies positioned at the intersection of biology and technology.

Environmental impact fintech, iClima Earth, is set to launch the world’s first ESG UCITS exchange traded fund (ETF), the iClima Distributed Renewable Energy UCITS ETF, that provides exposure to companies promoting the decentralisation of energy generation.

Neo Exchange Inc (NEO) has introduced a new and innovative solution to provide advisors registered with the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA) with access to real-time market data for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in an efficient, easy to integrate, and cost-effective ways. 

Flows into global Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) dropped for a second consecutive month, with USD95.6 billion added in May, down from USD105.4 billion in April and a record USD136.3 billion in March, according to the latest Global ETP Flows report from BlackRock.

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.