| |  | | NEWSLETTER | 26 Jun 2020 |
 | | A mixed bag – but still mostly ESG
This week’s newsletter reflects a mixed bag of activity in the ETF space. We don’t have the great summer holiday wind down this year, at least not in the same way as usual as plans are changing and evolving as we come through the pandemic, but it’s certainly still all systems go for the ETF industry. Launches are coming through as strongly as ever, and our industry, often a bellwether indicator for the financial world as a whole, is continuing with its heavy focus on ESG, e-commerce and internet launches.
This week saw an interview with Change Finance, an impact ETF firm which is calling for pay equity across race and gender in the US. We also have a passive investment survey from DWS which reveals that two thirds of pension funds (65 per cent) will increase their climate-linked passive investment, and that there has been an increase in 2020 to 10 per cent of their use of ETFs. The report says: “They are deemed to concentrate on narrow market segments. Also, they are deemed more suitable for short-term investors with high trading activity.”
Finally, welcome back to Adam Laird, formerly of Lyxor and Hargreaves Lansdown, who we have interviewed this week on his new venture.
Work continues on building the speaker list for etfLIVE North America 2020, our digital summit which will be held in October this year. Confirmed speakers now include: Nick Hooten, Head of Investment Solutions, QS Investors; Todd Rosenbluth, Head of ETF & Mutual Fund Research, CFRA; Dorrit Lowsen, CEO, Change Finance; Michael N. Loukas, CEO, TrueMark Investments; Terry Norman, founder, Blue Tractor; Ed Rosenberg, senior vice president and head of ETFs, American Century Investments; Rick Redding, CEO, The Index Industry Association; Linda Zhang PhD, CEO, Purview Investments and Thomas Kuh PhD, Head of Index, Truvalue Labs.
Please follow this link to register your interest in attending…
Beverly Chandler
Managing Editor, ETF Express
Companies in this issue
Amundi
Ards Ventures
Change Finance
DWS
ETFMG
Global X
O’Shares
Ossiam
Perth Mint
UBS
| | | | European ETFs and ETP see net inflows of USD10.59bn in May | | Thu | 25 Jun 2020, 14:46 | | ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe reported net inflows of USD10.59 billion during May, bringing year-to-date net inflows to USD21.33 billion which is significantly less than the USD38.51 billion gathered at this point in 2019. |
| | | | 21Shares lists its key ETPs in GBP | | Thu | 25 Jun 2020, 14:46 | | 21Shares AG, an issuer of crypto ETPs is officially listing its 21Shares Bitcoin ETP, 21Shares Ethereum, and signature crypto basket index HODL in GBP on the Swiss SIX Exchange on 30 June 2020. |
| | | | Sponsored Article | | Major breakthrough in bitcoin ETP | | Thu | 25 Jun 2020, 14:46 | | The world's first physically backed Bitcoin ETP by 21Shares is now quoting in GBP through all trusted UK brokers. 21Shares makes investing in Bitcoin and other major crypto assets as easy as buying stocks and shares. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Amundi comments on global ETF recovery in May | | Thu | 25 Jun 2020, 14:46 | | Amundi’s latest ETF flows report for the European market finds that global ETFs continued their April recovery into May, with total inflows of EUR37.3 billion. |
| | | | Perth Mint comments on LBMA review | | Thu | 25 Jun 2020, 14:46 | | Perth Mint has published a statement detailing its actions during a review of its activities by the London Bullion Market Association, and in response to media reports. |
| | | | | | | | Global ETF launches 18-25.06.20 | | Thu | 25 Jun 2020, 14:46 | | After the recent rush of new ETF launches, things have been a little quieter this week. UBS Global Asset Management debuted two new funds on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt – a sustainable investment fund and a commodity strategy that simultaneously takes a short and long position in two commodity indices. Elsewhere, Global X launched a preferred stock fund and Catholic Values ETF, while ETFMG added a biotech fund to its thematic offering. |
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