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UniCredit has unveiled a pair of Eurozone equity ETFs that deliver a factor-based strategy while incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) screening.

Today UniCredit Bank AG, via its subsidiary Structured Invest SA, introduced two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on the Eurozone’s first set of indices combining a factor strategy with environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria on European equities.

Thematic investing has been one of the most talked-about topics in the asset management industry over recent years, led largely by innovation in index-based products.

The term “megatrend” was coined by US political scientist and author John Naisbitt at the start of the 1980s. It refers to powerful macroeconomic transformative forces that have a major impact on countries, businesses and societies around the world, disrupting the way products and services are produced, delivered and consumed.

Willem Keogh, Head of ESG, Thematic and Factor Solutions at STOXX Ltd., discusses the future of index-based ESG strategies.

In the asset management world, the terms ‘value’ and ‘growth’ have long been used to describe two distinct investment styles, and many managers categorize themselves and their products along these two labels.

STOXX Ltd. has licensed the EURO iSTOXX® 50 Low Carbon NR Decrement 3.75% Index to Banca IMI, Intesa Sanpaolo Group, as an underlying for structured products.

The rapid growth in environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment strategies has been underpinned by the thriving availability of corporate sustainability metrics.

Global stocks recovered in June from their May slump, as investors looked for a favorable resolution to trade disputes and leading central banks indicated their readiness to ease monetary policy should the economic situation demand it.

Global stocks recovered in June from their May slump, as investors looked for a favorable resolution to trade disputes and leading central banks indicated their readiness to ease monetary policy should the economic situation demand it.

Institutional and retail client demand is making environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies a common feature and requirement in the structured-products business, according to a panel of industry professionals at the Innovate2Invest conference. 

STOXX Ltd. has won a request for proposal to license four low-carbon sustainability indices to the pension funds of four states in Germany.