Franklin Templeton has expanded its European active ETF range with the launch of the Franklin US Income Equity Focus UCITS ETF, an actively managed US equity income strategy listed on the London Stock Exchange. The fund has a total expense ratio of 0.35% and targets income and capital growth through a portfolio of US large-cap […]
There are some words in financial services – from “guaranteed” to “uncorrelated” – that should set alarm bells ringing. Historically, “rebate” has been one of them. Anyone who remembers the pre-Retail Distribution Review world of fund supermarkets, platform payments and distribution incentives could be forgiven for assuming that the investment industry had broadly learned its […]
Several speakers at ETF Stream’s ETF Ecosystem Unwrapped 2026, held in London on 20 and 21 May, came with the message that active ETFs are becoming a core part of issuer product pipelines, but warned that education will be critical as increasingly sophisticated strategies move beyond professional investors. Active ETFs are moving from an institutional […]
Janus Henderson has listed seven active UCITS ETFs on the London Stock Exchange, broadening the range of actively managed strategies available to UK and European investors. The products cover short-duration high yield, emerging market government bonds, mortgage-backed securities, global equity and high-conviction US equity strategies, with fees ranging from 0.20% to 0.54% a year. The […]
State Street Investment Management and Ninety One have announced a strategic partnership to launch a suite of co-branded active ETFs, with the first products set to focus on actively managed global equities and emerging markets UCITS ETFs. The partnership will give investors across Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia-Pacific access to Ninety One’s […]
ACATIS Investment has entered the ETF market with the launch of its first actively managed ETF, listing the ACATIS Altersvorsorgedepot UCITS ETF on Deutsche Börse Xetra, on Friday 8 May. The fund has been designed as a long-term savings product for investors building capital for retirement. It is positioned around Germany’s developing Altersvorsorgedepot (AVD) framework. […]
Royal London Asset Management is preparing to enter Europe’s active ETF market with two equity tilt products, marking the latest move by a large UK asset manager into the fast-growing ETF segment. The Royal London Global Equity Tilt UCITS ETF and Royal London UK Broad Equity Tilt UCITS ETF have been filed for registration with […]
Schroders has expanded its European active ETF range with the launch of the Schroder US Equity Active UCITS ETF, as assets across its UCITS ETF franchise pass $2.8bn. The launch adds a US equity strategy to Schroders’ growing active ETF platform in Europe, following the group’s move into the UCITS active ETF market last year […]
HANetf, in partnership with London Stock Exchange Group, hosted a breakfast event on 22 April titled “How to enter the European UCITS ETF market”. After introductory remarks from Katya Gorbatiouk, head of investment funds at LSE, David McNay kicked off the event with a presentation titled “Themes and Trends: Top of Mind for Capital Allocators”. […]
State Street Investment Management has launched the Saudi Arabia Enhanced Active Equity UCITS ETF, giving European investors a first active ETF route into Saudi equities. The Saudi state’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has provided a $100m anchor investment. The launch extends the partnership between the two groups after PIF’s $200m seed investment in State Street’s […]
