Global X is winning the ETF launch race

Global X has kicked off a suite of China-thematic products with an impressive growing list of new listings already this year. And the race to launch the first metaverse ETF in Europe has been claimed by ETC Group and HanETF as they officially listed last week.

FIRST EUROPE-LISTED METAVERSE ETF

Metaverse ETF

A busy week of ETF launches and fund updates in Europe including news that ETC Group and new entrant Roundhill have plans to launch Europe’s first metaverse-themed ETF.

Capital Group enters the ETF market

The $2.6 trillion AUM firm Capital Group has finally entered the ETF market in the U.S. with six actively managed ETFs. And quite a number of index and exchange announcements related to Russia ETFs.

Purpose Investments to expand Down Under

Canadian Purpose Investments has plans to replicate the success of their $1.7bn bitcoin ETF in Australia. And Fidelity International joins the crypto space in Europe, plus a new FCA ESG rulings may finally drive larger inflows to UK listed ETFs.

European ETFs set new monthly record

A fast start to 2022 for European domiciled ETFs with $29.2bn of new inflows compared to $20.4bn in January 2021, and $14.0bn in January 2020.

Is AllianceBernstein set to enter the U.S. ETF arena?

U.S. and Canada ETF flows are reported for the first month of the year and a slew of ETFs launched globally. The trend of large asset managers entering the ETF space continues as AllianceBernstein indicates their plans to launch U.S. based ETFs in the near future.

How firms are reaping the retail market rewards

New market entrants seen in Australia and the U.S. while a DeFi ETF launch is planned in Brazil. A slew of ETF partnerships focusing on the under-tapped retail market were disclosed. And surprising news last week as the liquidity provider pool shrinks with the sudden announcement of BlueFin closing its doors in Europe.

Gold ETFs shine again after a rough 2021

Gold ETF products are seeing significant inflows as markets gyrate amid inflation concerns and rising geopolitical risks. And we are back to a long list of fund launches last week after a quiet start to the year.

The FCA to review index providers

The Financial Conduct Authority, FCA is planning to review competition law among index providers and every single ETF in the U.S. with the word “inflation” in the fund name saw inflows last year. A record number of ETP launches last year and the smallest number of fund closures since 2014.