21Shares, a Swiss issuer of digital asset ETPs, is teaming up with ETF Securities to launch Australia’s first ETFs providing exposure to the spot price performance of cryptocurrencies.

Sydney-based crypto specialist Cosmos Asset Management has launched a concentrated thematic equity ETF in Australia providing exposure to companies that are focused on digital asset mining and blockchain infrastructure.

ETF Securities has launched the ETFS Fintech & Blockchain ETF (FTEC AU), providing thematic exposure to companies disrupting the global financial industry through technology-enhanced services including those facilitating a decentralized financial infrastructure.

ETF Securities has launched a new thematic equity ETF in Australia which is the country’s first to target companies involved in the global hydrogen industry.

ETF Securities has launched the ETFS Semiconductor ETF (SEMI AU), Australia’s first ETF providing thematic exposure to companies from across the semiconductor value chain.

Assets under management at HANetf have topped $2 billion, just two months after the firm hit the $1bn mark.

Lyxor Asset Management has cross-listed the Lyxor 1 DAX 50 ESG UCITS ETF on SIX Swiss Exchange. The fund provides exposure to large- and mid-cap German equities with robust ESG characteristics.

First Trust has launched an actively managed ETF that employs a multi-manager approach in a bid to outperform the US large-cap growth market. The First Trust Multi-Manager Large Growth ETF (MMLG US) has listed on NYSE Arca and comes with an expense ratio of 0.85%. Ryan Issakainen, Senior Vice President, ETF Strategist at First Trust, commented, “By combining multiple large-cap growth strategies that have the potential to perform well in different market environments, this ETF seeks to produce more consistent alpha over time.”

Australian online broker and investment adviser SelfWealth has launched its first ETF with the introduction of a rules-based fund that mimics the holdings of Australia’s top-performing Self Managed Super Funds (SMSFs). The SelfWealth SMSF Leaders ETF (SELF AU) has listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and comes to market in collaboration with ETF Securities Australia. It has been seeded with A$100m.

Global gold-backed ETFs (including ETPs) recorded $1.9 billion of net inflows in October, swelling their collective holdings by 44.4 tonnes to a new record high of 2,900t, according to World Gold Council.