ETF / Index

Societe Generale announces the finalisation of the acquisition of the Commerzbank’s Equity Markets and Commodities’ (EMC) business with the integration of the exchange-traded investment solutions.

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs/ETPs ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe reported net outflows of US$22.83 billion at the end of March, the largest monthly outflow for Europe, bringing year-to-date net outflows to US$1.63 billion.

As Head of Lyxor ETF for Germany and Austria, Heike’s particular focus will be on overseeing the smooth completion of the merger between Lyxor and ComStage ETF ranges, resulting in one of Europe’s most comprehensive and liquid offerings with more than 250 ETFs, including a unique range of ETFs offering exposure to a large pool of German securities.

Lyxor is launching three new ETFs built to provide a more sustainable exposure to High Yield bonds. The three ETFs – covering USD High Yield, EUR High Yield, and Global High Yield – use Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Sustainable SRI indices, which apply sustainability filters to the bond universe to reduce exposure to controversial and low-ESG-rated issuers.

Solactive kicks off 2020 with the release of a new major index family, concerning significant socio-economic trends set to shape society’s future way of life. The Solactive Future Trends Index Series offers a range of new index concepts in the field of megatrends and thematic investing.