Invesco has expanded its line-up of ESG-focused investment strategies with the launch of two new ETFs targeting stocks from the United Kingdom and developed Europe ex UK.

Invesco has expanded its US line-up of dynamic multi-factor equity ETFs with the launch of a business-cycle-driven factor-rotation strategy targeting developed market stocks outside of the US.

CSOP Asset Management has launched two new leveraged and inverse ETPs in Hong Kong providing exposure to large-cap China A-share companies.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management has reduced the total expense ratio on its Chinese government bond ETF, CBND.

By Robin Marshall, Director of Fixed Income Research, FTSE Russell.

According to recent data, US Treasuries have become expensive compared to other major sovereign bond markets over the last four years.

DWS has effectively created a new ETF offering socially responsible, low carbon exposure to UK equities. The Xtrackers MSCI UK ESG UCITS ETF (XASX LN) has come into existence through the repurposing of its FTSE All-Share-linked ETF.

By Philip Lawlor, Head of Global Investment Research, FTSE Russell.

Vaccine-lifted hopes of a quicker return to economic normalcy have triggered dramatic reversals across global financial markets in recent weeks.

Nikko Asset Management has partnered with ICBC Asset Management, the investment arm of the state-owned Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), to launch an ETF in Singapore providing exposure to government bonds issued in mainland China.

ETFs that invest according to Islamic principles have, for the most part, significantly outperformed their regular market benchmarks this year, owing primarily to sector tilts that are typical of Sharia strategies.

Vanguard Australia has expanded its suite of ‘ethically conscious’ ETFs with the launch of a new strategy targeting Australian equities.