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Net flows into passively managed environmental, social and governance ETFs globally slowed in the first half of 2023 but still grew at a faster pace than passive non-ESG ETFs, according to a report by STOXX, a global index provider.

Hamish Seegopaul, Global Head for Index Product Innovation, and Brian Zimmer, Chief Technology Officer, share their thoughts on the potential impact of artificial intelligence on the index industry in the latest issue of The Financial Technologist from Harrington Starr.

Thematic indices can offer diversification and market-beating returns, in some cases by using innovative index methodologies, says Christoph Schon at Qontigo.

“The overarching story around the components that make up Metaverse still have a very long-term appeal when it comes to growth and innovation,” said Arun Singhal, global head of product management at Qontigo, in an interview with ETF.com.

BlackRock has launched a new ETF (exchange traded fund), giving European clients targeted exposure to a wide variety of companies active in developing metaverse technologies. The iShares Metaverse UCITS ETF [MTAV] will track the STOXX Global Metaverse Index.

The last two years have been among the most eventful in the blue-chip DAX® index’s three-decade life. Qontigo, which manages the German benchmark and its entire family of indices, has since 2020 pursued DAX’s biggest overhaul since its inception. The aim has been to bolster the quality of constituent companies, bring selection criteria in line with international standards and improve representativeness.

Thematic ETFs have seen their biggest decline in assets globally, as assets plunged 6.9 per cent in Q1 driven by negative investment returns.

Citi has partnered with STOXX Qontigo to develop a series of single stock linked indices in an effort to generate a more efficient structured product universe for financial intermediaries and end investors.

Qontigo is a financial intelligence innovator and a leader in the modernization of investment management, from risk to return.

Northern Trust partnered with index provider STOXX to develop proprietary benchmarks for the ETFs.

Deutsche Börse has announced similar requirements for new entrants to the Dax index.