HSBC Asset Management has cross-listed its suite of equity ETFs that is aligned with Islamic investment principles while incorporating additional ESG criteria into Switzerland.

DWS is terminating its €70 million ‘ESG-Screened’ European energy sector ETF after changes to the underlying index’s methodology resulted in it falling short of UCITS requirements.

A consortium of 14 securities exchanges in Europe has been formed with the intention of developing a consolidated tape for equities and ETFs listed in the region.

WisdomTree has announced plans to boost the sustainability credentials of several of its UCITS ETFs through additional environmental, social, and governance screening criteria.

Despite a significant fall in AUM last year, Europe’s ETF market is poised to experience stellar growth in 2023 and beyond, according to global consulting firm EY.

BlackRock has announced an enhancement to the sustainability credentials of its Europe-listed ‘ESG-Screened’ ETFs including additional business activity screening and the adoption of overall carbon reduction targets.

The European Commission is weighing up banning kickbacks that financial advisers receive when they sell investment products, a move that would drive greater uptake of low-cost products such as ETFs.

More than a fifth (22%) of retail investors have cashed in mutual funds to switch their investments to ETFs over the past year, according to research from European white-label ETF platform HANetf.

Amundi has introduced its second fixed income ETF to provide exposure to euro-denominated corporate bonds while adhering to the carbon reduction goals of the Paris Agreement.

Amundi is preparing to launch a new socially responsible ETF which is set to be the first in Europe to track a climate-conscious version of the flagship French equity index, the CAC 40.