Hanwha Asset Management Launches Hanwha PLUS China AI Tech Top 10 ETF Tracking the Solactive China AI Tech Top 10 Index

May 13, 2025--Solactive is pleased to announce a new collaboration with Hanwha Asset Management on supporting the launch of the Hanwha PLUS China AI Tech Top 10 ETF, which tracks the Solactive China AI Tech Top 10 Index. This product aims to offer investors timely exposure to China's most prominent technology companies at the forefront of artificial intelligence innovation.

As China's AI development shifts from research to commercialization, the technology sector is entering a transformative phase. In late 2023 and early 2024, companies such as Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu launched advanced AI applications, signalling the sector’s growing maturity. The index captures this momentum, offering investors a timely benchmark aligned with China's digital evolution. Backed by strategic priorities under the 14th Five-Year Plan and substantial investment-such as the $47.5 billion state semiconductor fund[1]-- the index reflects China's push for tech self-reliance. This shift is further underscored by growing geopolitical tensions, which are contributing to the emergence of a distinct regional tech narrative, increasingly independent from Western frameworks, and relevant for global investors seeking diversified exposure[2].

Columbia Threadneedle Investments expanding US active ETF range to Europe

May 19, 2025--A 'natural expansion' for the firm
Columbia Threadneedle Investments is set to expand its active ETF offering to the European market as it looks to branch out from its existing US range.

Romanian investment management company lists new ETF to track BET index

May 16, 2025-SAI Broker, a Romanian investment management company part of BRK Financial Group, listed a new ETF on the Regulated Market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) on May 16, under the stock symbol BKBETETF. The ETF aims to fully replicate the structure of the main index, BET.

Global X ETFs Europe, STOXX launch first EURO STOXX 50 covered call ETF

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