Northern Trust extends its distributing ladder suite to 2056
Eight new TIPS and muni funds pay principal annually and liquidate at maturity, testing the case for a bond ladder with a stop date.
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Guggenheim expands active income suite with two ETFs
The covered-call equity fund and the CLO fund land at 35 basis points, widening Guggenheim's post-GISC platform into two more income sleeves.
ChinaAMC lists Asia's first spot Solana ETF on HKEX
The new Solana fund expands Hong Kong's virtual asset ETF lineup beyond bitcoin and ether.
Global X lists a NYSE 100 UCITS ETF on London and Xetra
An exclusive ICE license backs a UCITS fund holding 100 US-listed tech and tech-enabled growth companies.
Vanguard files three UCITS ETFs to fill out its global equity range
The new funds fill gaps in Vanguard's low-cost global equity range and will list on five European exchanges.
BMO and REX Shares launch 3x country leverage in six ETNs
Six long and short notes tracking Brazil, Japan, and Taiwan begin trading Thursday, each aiming for three times a VettaFi index's daily move.
VanEck lists Europe's first semiconductor ETF across four exchanges
The $4bn US chip strategy reaches London, Frankfurt and Milan in a UCITS wrapper, with a 10% cap that can drift between rebalances.
Trading Central's quantamental ratings power a new UCITS ETF
The new fund packages a five-factor stock-rating framework into a PEA-eligible, physically replicated UCITS structure.
LAIQON lists first AI-driven active ETF on Deutsche Börse
The Hamburg manager's debut UCITS fund pairs an AI stock picker with a human portfolio team.
July’s Canadian ETF launches lean into income
Seven of the 16 funds carry income in their names; the rest are mostly equity.
Pacer launches MILK, first Cash Cows bond ETF
Pacer transplants its free-cash-flow equity screen into fixed income, where credit ratings usually rule.
BlackRock swallows its pride on synthetic ETFs
The firm spent a decade calling swap-based funds opaque. Then it launched one.
VanEck lists a space-industry UCITS ETF on European exchanges
The fund tracks an ESG-screened space index and ties its growth case to 5G, the metaverse, and a $1 trillion revenue forecast for 2040.