AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. ( NYSE: AB) and AllianceBernstein L.P., have announced the launch of its first set of active ETFs on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE): the AB Ultra Short Income ETF ( NYSE: YEAR) and the AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF ( NYSE: TAFI).

European ETF issuer Amundi and FinTech bank and broker FinecoBank have signed an agreement that allows Fineco’s Italian clients holding a current account and a securities deposit to access a wide selection of ETFs from Amundi (labelled Amundi or Lyxor) without trading fees on buyorders and with no minimum investment.

Carbon Fund Advisors Inc has announced the launch of the Carbon Strategy ETF (NYSE: KARB), an actively managed thematic ETF that is designed to provide investors with exposure to the global compliance carbon markets, which have grown from EUR186 billion (USD220 billion) in 2018 to EUR760 billion (USD899 billion) in 2021 according to Refinitiv.

Lukas Smart, Head of US iShares Sustainable and Factors Product Segments, and Arun Singhal, Qontigo’s Global Head of Index Product Management, discuss the update to BlackRock’s multi-factor offering and the outlook for factor investing.  

FreightWaves and MerQube have announced the launch of the MerQube FreightWaves Supply Chain Tech Index, designed to provide exposure to publicly traded global companies operating in the supply chain technology sector.

DWS writes that it is providing investors with access to the Indian rupee-denominated Indian government bond market with the launch of the Xtrackers India Government Bond UCITS ETF. The ETF is listed on the London Stock Exchange and on the Deutsche Börse.

A new study from European ETF provider Tabula Investment Management reveals that over 90 per cent of European institutional investors and wealth managers surveyed are concerned about inflation.

Equiduct, the pan-European retail exchange, has announced that it has launched the trading of US equities in Apex, the on-exchange best execution service with zero trading fees for retail brokers.

AllianceBernstein has announced that the Global ETF Team, led by Global Head of ETFs & Portfolio Solutions Noel Archard, has expanded with the addition of three new team members: Head of ETF Specialists Brett Sheely, Global Head of ETF Strategy & Partnerships Julie Gunts, and ETF Operations Manager Jason Thalmann.

ETP sponsor WisdomTree has announced the launch of WisdomTree Blockchain UCITS ETF (WBLK). Listed on Börse Xetra and Borsa Italiana, WBLK seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Blockchain UCITS Index (the ‘Index’) and has a total expense ratio of 0.45 per cent. WBLK will list on the London Stock Exchange on 14 September 2022.