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![Passive ESG ETF inflows slowed in first half, but assets grew faster than non-ESG](png/pi_logo_900x350.png)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Passive ESG ETF inflows slowed in first half, but assets grew faster than non-ESG
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.
![Will AI disrupt the index industry?](jpg/hs_thefinancialtechnologist_900x350.jpg)
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.
![Thematics: the new era for passive strategies](png/funds-europe-logo_900x350.png)
Thematic indices can offer diversification and market-beating returns, in some cases by using innovative index methodologies, says Christoph Schon at Qontigo.
![Metaverse ETFs’ Boom and Bust](png/etf-com-logo.png)
“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 launches the iShares Metaverse UCITS ETF](png/blackrock_logo_900x350.png)
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.
![DAX’s two-year methodology overhaul cements German benchmark’s standing with investors, issuers](png/etf-stream-1.png)
Index | Index / ETFs
DAX’s two-year methodology overhaul cements German benchmark’s standing with investors, issuers
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.
![Bad returns hurt passive ETFs in Q1](png/financial-times.png)
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 Exclusively Distributes Innovative Adjusted Returns Indices on Single Stocks](png/businesswire.png)
Index | Benchmarks
Citi Exclusively Distributes Innovative Adjusted Returns Indices on Single Stocks
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: OPTIMIZING IMPACT™ with Client Partners](png/etf-com-logo.png)
Qontigo is a financial intelligence innovator and a leader in the modernization of investment management, from risk to return.
![Northern Trust enters fast-growing European ETF market](png/financial-times.png)
Northern Trust partnered with index provider STOXX to develop proprietary benchmarks for the ETFs.
![Tesla’s delayed S&P 500 entry highlights rise of profit metric](png/financial-times.png)
Deutsche Börse has announced similar requirements for new entrants to the Dax index.