BlackRock launches five climate transition ETFs in Europe

June 25, 2024--Each of the Irish-domiciled Ucits funds will have a different geographic focus
BlackRock has rolled out a five-strong range of climate transition exchange traded funds aiming to provide investors with access to "companies leading in the transition to a low-carbon economy".

The Ireland-domiciled iShares MSCI Climate Transition Aware Ucits ETFs are classified under Article 8 of the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation.

Each of the five ETFs has a different geographic focus: global, Europe, US, Japan, and the European economic and monetary union.

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ESMA finalises technical standards on derivatives transparency and the OTC derivatives tape

December 15, 2025-The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor, published today the Final Report covering mandates under the MiFIR Review on derivatives trade transparency, package orders and the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives consolidated tape input and output data.

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France Eases Retail Crypto Rules as Europe Unlocks Access for Millions

December 9, 2025-AMF doctrine shift follows UK and Nordic moves;
CoinShares leads the European market with a 32% AUM share
CoinShares International Limited ("CoinShares" or "the Group") (Nasdaq Stockholm: CS; USOTCQX: CNSRF) - a leading global asset manager specialising in digital assets, which has announced a merger with Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp (Nasdaq: VCIC), welcomes France's AMF decision to open retail access to regulated crypto ETNs.

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